diff --git a/pd/nw/dialog_prefs.html b/pd/nw/dialog_prefs.html
index 90362742c2b86c3655cfdd959c3ca590a04bbc59..afbbd40fcbac9501a4df943c602b9c197841a32f 100644
--- a/pd/nw/dialog_prefs.html
+++ b/pd/nw/dialog_prefs.html
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ function cancel() {
 }
 
 function change_api(elem) {
-pdgui.post("elem is " + elem);
     var id = elem.getAttribute("id"),
         value = elem.value; // need js object property, DOM Attribute won't work
     if (id === "audio_api") {
diff --git a/pd/src/s_midi.c b/pd/src/s_midi.c
index 3b719dc084e0acf3f69370519c3f4470d571ed31..d1a20a003cab4a90a452837b894e880e6f583c95 100644
--- a/pd/src/s_midi.c
+++ b/pd/src/s_midi.c
@@ -724,11 +724,9 @@ void glob_midi_properties(t_pd *dummy, t_floatarg flongform)
         gfxstub_new2(&glob_pdobject, (void *)glob_midi_properties));
 
     //sys_gui("global midi_indevlist; set midi_indevlist {none}\n");
-fprintf(stderr, "ndevs is %d", nindevs);
     gui_start_array();
     for (i = 0; i < nindevs; i++)
     {
-fprintf(stderr, "dev is %s", indevlist + i * DEVDESCSIZE);
         //sys_vgui("lappend midi_indevlist {%s}\n",
         //    indevlist + i * DEVDESCSIZE);
         gui_s(indevlist + i * DEVDESCSIZE);
@@ -843,8 +841,6 @@ void glob_midi_dialog(t_pd *dummy, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
     alsadevin = atom_getintarg(8, argc, argv);
     alsadevout = atom_getintarg(9, argc, argv);
         
-fprintf(stderr, "devin is %d", alsadevin);
-fprintf(stderr, "devout is %d", alsadevout);
 #ifdef USEAPI_ALSA
             /* invent a story so that saving/recalling "settings" will
             be able to restore the number of devices.  ALSA MIDI handling
@@ -886,7 +882,6 @@ void sys_get_midi_devs(char *indevlist, int *nindevs,
   {
     midi_alsa_getdevs(indevlist, nindevs, outdevlist, noutdevs, 
                       maxndevs, devdescsize);
-    fprintf(stderr, "nindevs areererer %d", *nindevs);
   }
   else
 #endif /* ALSA */