diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 4ba908f8b..359a417d8 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ int32_t komodo_is_special(int32_t height,uint8_t pubkey33[33],uint32_t timestamp
             komodo_chosennotary(&nid,height-i,pubkey33,timestamp);
             if ( nid == notaryid )
             {
-                if ( (0) && notaryid > 0 )
+                //if ( (0) && notaryid > 0 )
                     fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d notaryid.%d already mined -i.%d nid.%d\n",height,notaryid,i,nid);
                 if ( height > 225000 )
                     return(-1);
diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 617161aff..6f20ebc2f 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
     if ( height == 0 )
     {
         height = komodo_currentheight() + 1;
-        fprintf(stderr,"set height to %d\n",height);
+        //fprintf(stderr,"set height to %d\n",height);
     }
     if ( height > 34000 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 ) // 0 -> non-special notary
     {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
         }
         flag = komodo_eligiblenotary(pubkeys,mids,&nonzpkeys,height);
         special2 = komodo_is_special(height,pubkey33,timestamp);
-        fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d notaryid.%d special.%d flag.%d special2.%d\n",height,notaryid,special,flag,special2);
+        //fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d notaryid.%d special.%d flag.%d special2.%d\n",height,notaryid,special,flag,special2);
         if ( notaryid >= 0 )
         {
             if ( height > 10000 && height < 80000 && (special != 0 || special2 > 0) )
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
         }
         if ( flag != 0 || special2 > 0 )
         {
-            fprintf(stderr,"EASY MINING ht.%d\n",height);
+            //fprintf(stderr,"EASY MINING ht.%d\n",height);
             bnTarget.SetCompact(KOMODO_MINDIFF_NBITS,&fNegative,&fOverflow);
         }
     }