diff --git a/src/feedback/EAGLE/feedback_iact.h b/src/feedback/EAGLE/feedback_iact.h
index 79906a83dffde727aa80829f3742c1a714ee483d..e57e903c8fc797acaa96e323ea457cab4f894c5a 100644
--- a/src/feedback/EAGLE/feedback_iact.h
+++ b/src/feedback/EAGLE/feedback_iact.h
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ runner_iact_nonsym_feedback_apply(const float r2, const float *dx,
       hydro_set_physical_internal_energy(pj, xpj, cosmo, u_new);
       hydro_set_drifted_physical_internal_energy(pj, cosmo, u_new);
 
-      message(
-          "We did some heating! id %llu star id %llu probability %.5e "
-          "random_num %.5e du %.5e du/ini %.5e",
-          pj->id, si->id, prob, rand, delta_u, delta_u / u_init);
+      /* message( */
+      /*     "We did some heating! id %llu star id %llu probability %.5e " */
+      /*     "random_num %.5e du %.5e du/ini %.5e", */
+      /*     pj->id, si->id, prob, rand, delta_u, delta_u / u_init); */
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/runner.c b/src/runner.c
index b5766b4834494ca316bd0d8554a96aec8d16e413..38c450316d4133ad2937b1fec8f8cf368ef3daa8 100644
--- a/src/runner.c
+++ b/src/runner.c
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@
 #undef FUNCTION_TASK_LOOP
 #undef FUNCTION
 
-int cell_to_check = -10000000;
-int parent_cell_to_check = -10000000;
-int super_cell_to_check = -10000000;
-
 /**
  * @brief Intermediate task after the density to check that the smoothing
  * lengths are correct.
@@ -1104,7 +1100,8 @@ void runner_do_star_formation(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int timer) {
             /* Did we get a star? (Or did we run out of spare ones?) */
             if (sp != NULL) {
 
-              message("We formed a star id=%lld cellID=%d", sp->id, c->cellID);
+              /* message("We formed a star id=%lld cellID=%d", sp->id,
+               * c->cellID); */
 
               /* Copy the properties of the gas particle to the star particle */
               star_formation_copy_properties(p, xp, sp, e, sf_props, cosmo,
@@ -1507,17 +1504,6 @@ void runner_do_stars_sort(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int flags,
   if (c->hydro.super == NULL) error("Task called above the super level!!!");
 #endif
 
-  if (c->cellID == cell_to_check) {
-    message("Sorting stars in cellID=%d count=%d is_super=%d super=%d",
-            c->cellID, c->stars.count, c == c->hydro.super,
-            c->hydro.super->cellID);
-  }
-
-  if (c->cellID == super_cell_to_check) {
-    message("Sorting stars in cellID=%d count=%d is_super=%d", c->cellID,
-            c->stars.count, c == c->hydro.super);
-  }
-
   /* We need to do the local sorts plus whatever was requested further up. */
   flags |= c->stars.do_sort;
   if (cleanup) {
@@ -1657,8 +1643,6 @@ void runner_do_stars_sort(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int flags,
 
       /* And the individual sort distances if we are a local cell */
       for (int k = 0; k < count; k++) {
-        if (sparts[k].id == 155966626889L)
-          message("Sorting star %lld", sparts[k].id);
         sparts[k].x_diff_sort[0] = 0.0f;
         sparts[k].x_diff_sort[1] = 0.0f;
         sparts[k].x_diff_sort[2] = 0.0f;
@@ -3158,9 +3142,6 @@ void runner_do_timestep(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int timer) {
       /* Get a handle on the part. */
       struct spart *restrict sp = &sparts[k];
 
-      if (sp->id == 155966626889L)
-        message("getting time-step for spart id=%lld", sp->id);
-
       /* need to be updated ? */
       if (spart_is_active(sp, e)) {
 
@@ -3179,10 +3160,6 @@ void runner_do_timestep(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int timer) {
         sp->time_bin = get_time_bin(ti_new_step);
         sp->gpart->time_bin = get_time_bin(ti_new_step);
 
-        if (sp->id == 155966626889L)
-          message("new time-step for spart id=%lld is %d", sp->id,
-                  sp->time_bin);
-
         /* Number of updated s-particles */
         s_updated++;
         g_updated++;
@@ -3866,19 +3843,6 @@ void runner_do_recv_spart(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int clear_sorts,
       time_bin_min = min(time_bin_min, sparts[k].time_bin);
       time_bin_max = max(time_bin_max, sparts[k].time_bin);
       h_max = max(h_max, sparts[k].h);
-
-      if (sparts[k].id == 155966626889L) {
-        message("Received star %lld", sparts[k].id);
-        cell_to_check = c->cellID;
-        parent_cell_to_check = c->parent->cellID;
-        super_cell_to_check = c->hydro.super->cellID;
-        message("Cell to check: %d depth=%d", cell_to_check, c->depth);
-        message("Parent cell to check: %d", parent_cell_to_check);
-        message("Super to check: %d", super_cell_to_check);
-        message("Super to check sort task: %p", c->hydro.super->stars.sorts);
-        message("Super to check sort task skip: %d",
-                c->hydro.super->stars.sorts->skip);
-      }
     }
 
     /* Convert into a time */
diff --git a/src/runner_doiact_stars.h b/src/runner_doiact_stars.h
index 2518571656bffa8270d193987b0b323f910996b7..be4f83f8137a1908f0d3dc7f321b2d11ea28bd3d 100644
--- a/src/runner_doiact_stars.h
+++ b/src/runner_doiact_stars.h
@@ -1308,12 +1308,7 @@ void DOSUB_PAIR1_STARS(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj,
       /* Do any of the cells need to be sorted first? */
       if (!(ci->stars.sorted & (1 << sid)) ||
           ci->stars.dx_max_sort_old > ci->dmin * space_maxreldx) {
-        error(
-            "Interacting unsorted cell (sparts). ci->nodeID=%d "
-            "ci->stars.count=%d ci->stars[0].id=%lld ci->cellID=%d "
-            "ci->super->cellID=%d",
-            ci->nodeID, ci->stars.count, ci->stars.parts[0].id, ci->cellID,
-            ci->hydro.super->cellID);
+        error("Interacting unsorted cell (sparts).");
       }
 
       if (!(cj->hydro.sorted & (1 << sid)) ||
@@ -1338,19 +1333,7 @@ void DOSUB_PAIR1_STARS(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj,
 
       if (!(cj->stars.sorted & (1 << sid)) ||
           cj->stars.dx_max_sort_old > cj->dmin * space_maxreldx) {
-        error(
-            "Interacting unsorted cell (sparts). cj->nodeID=%d "
-            "cj->stars.count=%d cj->stars[0].id=%lld cj->cellID=%d "
-            "cj->parent->cellID=%d cj->super->cellID=%d stars.ti_end_min=%lld "
-            "ti_current=%lld cj->depth=%d cj->super->depth=%d "
-            "cj->requires_sorts=%d cj->do_sort=%d sid=%d dx_max_part=%e "
-            "dx_max_part_old=%e dx_max_sort=%e dx_max_sort_old=%e",
-            cj->nodeID, cj->stars.count, cj->stars.parts[0].id, cj->cellID,
-            cj->parent->cellID, cj->hydro.super->cellID, cj->stars.ti_end_min,
-            e->ti_current, cj->depth, cj->hydro.super->depth,
-            cj->stars.requires_sorts, cj->stars.do_sort, sid,
-            cj->stars.dx_max_part, cj->stars.dx_max_part_old,
-            cj->stars.dx_max_sort, cj->stars.dx_max_sort_old);
+        error("Interacting unsorted cell (sparts).");
       }
     }