diff --git a/sPuReMD/src/geo_tools.c b/sPuReMD/src/geo_tools.c
index 84f1913e6a8975ec94d6dac8731d38f0523bfd96..01f404b4f6d51e73722b9f450f9ca8873dc3c9c9 100644
--- a/sPuReMD/src/geo_tools.c
+++ b/sPuReMD/src/geo_tools.c
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ char Read_PDB( char* pdb_file, reax_system* system, control_params *control,
             atom = &(system->atoms[top]);
             pdb_serial = (int) strtod( &serial[0], &endptr );
             workspace->orig_id[top] = pdb_serial;
-            fprintf( stderr, "===>HERE1.5\n" );
 
             Trim_Spaces( element );
             atom->type = Get_Atom_Type( &(system->reaxprm), element );
diff --git a/sPuReMD/src/testmd.c b/sPuReMD/src/testmd.c
index b59a73c255836f985490da6e59ca261da6566418..5328a5bc2f65a4d4d398b08e8864288b3706c705 100644
--- a/sPuReMD/src/testmd.c
+++ b/sPuReMD/src/testmd.c
@@ -167,14 +167,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     lists = (list*) malloc( sizeof(list) * LIST_N );
 
-    fprintf( stderr, "===>HERE\n" );
     Read_System( argv[1], argv[2], argv[3], &system, &control,
                  &data, &workspace, &out_control );
-    fprintf( stderr, "===>HERE2\n" );
 
     Initialize( &system, &control, &data, &workspace, &lists,
                 &out_control, &Evolve );
-    fprintf( stderr, "===>HERE3\n" );
 
     /* compute f_0 */
     //if( control.restart == 0 ) {