diff --git a/externals/pddp/pddplink.c b/externals/pddp/pddplink.c
index 336a0ce09e6737f7975aa0ed0e079bff70c72f0c..847cf1f6a364a95456829f7841cc3fd5cf944387 100644
--- a/externals/pddp/pddplink.c
+++ b/externals/pddp/pddplink.c
@@ -341,14 +341,12 @@ static char *pddplink_optext(int *sizep, int ac, t_atom *av)
 
 static void pddplink_free(t_pddplink *x)
 {
-//post("freeing the thing...");
     if (x->x_vistext)
 	freebytes(x->x_vistext, x->x_vissize);
 }
 
 static void *pddplink_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 {
-//post("creating a new link");
     t_pddplink xgen, *x;
     int skip;
     xgen.x_isboxed = 0;
diff --git a/pd/src/g_array.c b/pd/src/g_array.c
index e88aecbabce861d5ed422f972942bd295fa435fe..e2df01c985047b38194ded077feff63e4ab5d98f 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_array.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_array.c
@@ -1548,7 +1548,10 @@ static void garray_doredraw(t_gobj *client, t_glist *glist)
         if (selected)
         {
             //fprintf(stderr,"garray_doredraw isselected\n");
-            // XXXFIXME?
+            /* I haven't found a case where this is actually needed...
+               perhaps with nested GOPs or something? Anyhow if there's
+               a regression this commented-out call might be a place
+               to investigate... */
             //sys_vgui("pdtk_select_all_gop_widgets .x%lx %lx %d\n",
             //    glist_getcanvas(glist), glist, 1);
             // a giant kludge-- we really just need gop items