diff --git a/src/api/slurm_pmi.c b/src/api/slurm_pmi.c
index 04a7bd57cd63cbd6bd36d4224f8eeb5fe3613968..03f54d756d4eb451e2d722f87effdf4348a1ed58 100644
--- a/src/api/slurm_pmi.c
+++ b/src/api/slurm_pmi.c
@@ -155,25 +155,8 @@ int  slurm_get_kvs_comm_set(struct kvs_comm_set **kvs_set_ptr,
 		error("slurm_get_kvs_comm_set msg_type=%d", msg_rcv.msg_type);
 		return SLURM_UNEXPECTED_MSG_ERROR;
 	}
-#if 0
-info("send kvs confirmation @ %ld", (long)time(NULL));
 	if (slurm_send_rc_msg(&msg_rcv, SLURM_SUCCESS) < 0)
 		error("slurm_send_rc_msg: %m");
-info("sent kvs confirmation @ %ld", (long)time(NULL));
-#endif
-#if 0
-info("send kvs confirmation @ %ld", (long)time(NULL));
-{
-	return_code_msg_t rc_msg;
-	rc_msg.return_code = SLURM_SUCCESS;
-	msg_send.msg_type  = RESPONSE_SLURM_RC;
-	msg_send.address   = msg_rcv.address;
-	msg_send.data      = &rc_msg;
-	if (slurm_send_node_msg(srun_fd, &msg_send) < 0)
-		error("slurm_send_node_msg");
-}
-info("sent kvs confirmation @ %ld", (long)time(NULL));
-#endif
 	slurm_close_accepted_conn(srun_fd);
 	*kvs_set_ptr = msg_rcv.data;
 	return SLURM_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/srun/pmi.c b/src/srun/pmi.c
index 2137a38a0508bf7813858e4ae1eca1a2c93f93ff..05987e3e5efec9e9dde682f2faf9b8f339b8202a 100644
--- a/src/srun/pmi.c
+++ b/src/srun/pmi.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "src/common/xstring.h"
 #include "src/common/xmalloc.h"
 
-#define _DEBUG 1
+#define _DEBUG 0
 
 /* Global variables */
 pthread_mutex_t kvs_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@ static void *_agent(void *x)
 			(void) slurm_shutdown_msg_conn(task_fd);
 			continue;
 		}
-#if 0
-info("get reply @ %ld", (long)time(NULL));
 		rc = slurm_receive_msg(task_fd, &msg_rcv, 0);
-info("got reply, rc=%d @ %ld", rc, (long)time(NULL));
-#endif
 		(void) slurm_shutdown_msg_conn(task_fd);
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			error("KVS_Barrier confirm fail from %s",