diff --git a/smmapdfw/verify_worker/verify_worker.c b/smmapdfw/verify_worker/verify_worker.c
index d47134c..aba82d1 100644
--- a/smmapdfw/verify_worker/verify_worker.c
+++ b/smmapdfw/verify_worker/verify_worker.c
@@ -495,8 +495,6 @@ int verify_work(void *handle, void *work_handle, char *input, htbuffer_t *output
   err = pthread_cond_timedwait(vwh->result_cond, vwh->result_mutex, &ts);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(vwh->result_mutex);
   if (ETIMEDOUT == err) {
-    printf("last worker: %p, %d\n", wt, wt->whereAreWe);
-
     incStatCounter(vwh->vch->statCounter, STAT_CNT_VERIFIER_WORKER_THREADS_TIMEOUT);
     TEMP_NOK_RETURN("worker thread timed out");
   }
@@ -712,8 +710,6 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *arg) {
   static const char *NO_PERM_RESULT = "no checker returned permanent result";
   static const char *INTERNAL_ERROR = "verifier internal error";
 
-  lastThing = wt;
-
   syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "verify (%p) worker_thread %d started, %s", 
 	 wt->vwh, wt->id, wt->input);