diff --git a/examples/main.c b/examples/main.c
index 70a42cf2227fa2cfeae742d8ad657c5f08a642e0..003501b706ca525bd3a2e0108d1966073171e1c4 100644
--- a/examples/main.c
+++ b/examples/main.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   struct clocks_time tic, toc;
 
   int nr_nodes = 1, myrank = 0;
+
 #ifdef WITH_MPI
   /* Start by initializing MPI. */
   int res = 0, prov = 0;
@@ -375,21 +376,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     message("%zi parts in %i cells.", s.nr_parts, s.tot_cells);
     message("%zi gparts in %i cells.", s.nr_gparts, s.tot_cells);
     message("maximum depth is %d.", s.maxdepth);
-    // message( "cutoffs in [ %g %g ]." , s.h_min , s.h_max ); fflush(stdout);
-  }
-
-  /* Verify that each particle is in it's proper cell. */
-  if (talking && !dry_run) {
-    int icount = 0;
-    space_map_cells_pre(&s, 0, &map_cellcheck, &icount);
-    message("map_cellcheck picked up %i parts.", icount);
-  }
-
-  /* Verify the maximal depth of cells. */
-  if (talking && !dry_run) {
-    int data[2] = {s.maxdepth, 0};
-    space_map_cells_pre(&s, 0, &map_maxdepth, data);
-    message("nr of cells at depth %i is %i.", data[0], data[1]);
   }
 
   /* Construct the engine policy */
@@ -485,7 +471,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     message("nr of cells at depth %i is %i.", data[0], data[1]);
   }
 
-  // exit(-99);
   /* Legend */
   if (myrank == 0)
     printf("# %6s %14s %14s %10s %10s %16s [%s]\n", "Step", "Time", "Time-step",
diff --git a/src/engine.c b/src/engine.c
index c897b7af5a96a1f1f89a1827b352e4387b9962b7..a1915b7d487e65e4f40d6a138a31b32db962250b 100644
--- a/src/engine.c
+++ b/src/engine.c
@@ -1916,8 +1916,7 @@ void engine_init_particles(struct engine *e) {
   /* Add the tasks corresponding to external gravity to the masks */
   if ((e->policy & engine_policy_external_gravity) ==
       engine_policy_external_gravity) {
-    printf("%s: JR: Excellent lets add the external gravity tasks here.....\n",
-           __FUNCTION__);
+
     mask |= 1 << task_type_grav_external;
   }