diff --git a/src/cryptoconditions/src/threshold.c b/src/cryptoconditions/src/threshold.c
index ec0570850..9547f4f8c 100644
--- a/src/cryptoconditions/src/threshold.c
+++ b/src/cryptoconditions/src/threshold.c
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ static int cmpCostDesc(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
     int retval;
     retval = (int) ( *(unsigned long*)b - *(unsigned long*)a );
-    //if ( retval != 0 )
+    return(retval);
+    /*if ( retval != 0 )
         return(retval);
     else if ( (uint64_t)a < (uint64_t)b ) // jl777 prevent nondeterminism
         return(-1);
-    else return(1);
+    else return(1);*/
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/pow/tromp/equi.h b/src/pow/tromp/equi.h
index 0584cd6cc..b474194fc 100644
--- a/src/pow/tromp/equi.h
+++ b/src/pow/tromp/equi.h
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ int compu32(const void *pa, const void *pb) {
     int32_t retval;
   u32 a = *(u32 *)pa, b = *(u32 *)pb;
   retval = a<b ? -1 : a==b ? 0 : +1;
-    //if ( retval != 0 )
+    return(retval);
+/*   if ( retval != 0 )
         return(retval);
     else if ( (uint64_t)pa < (uint64_t)pb ) // jl777 prevent nondeterminism
         return(-1);
-    else return(1);
+    else return(1);*/
 }
 
 bool duped(proof prf) {