diff --git a/archival/gunzip.c b/archival/gunzip.c
index 9d81031d7..0af6adbf7 100644
--- a/archival/gunzip.c
+++ b/archival/gunzip.c
@@ -125,13 +125,14 @@ unsigned short mask_bits[] = {
 //static int error_number = 0;
 /* ========================================================================
  * Signal and error handler.
- */
+ 
 static void abort_gzip()
 {
 	error_msg("gzip aborted\n");
 //	exit(ERROR);
 	return;
 }
+*/
 
 static void make_crc_table()
 {
@@ -432,7 +433,6 @@ static int inflate_codes(huft_t *tl, huft_t *td, int bl, int bd)
 		if (e == 16) {		/* then it's a literal */
 			window[w++] = (unsigned char) t->v.n;
 			if (w == WSIZE) {
-//				flush_output(w);
 				outcnt=(w),
 				flush_window();
 				w = 0;
diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index ef611531a..9be63ced8 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -284,11 +284,9 @@ extern int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* unzip tarFd in a seperate process */
 		if (unzipFlag == TRUE) {
 			comp_file = fdopen(tarFd, "r");
-			printf("1\n");
 			if ((tarFd = gz_open(comp_file, &pid)) == EXIT_FAILURE) {
 				error_msg_and_die("Couldnt unzip file");
 			}
-			printf("2\n");
 		}
 #endif			
 		status = readTarFile(tarFd, extractFlag, listFlag, tostdoutFlag,
diff --git a/gunzip.c b/gunzip.c
index 9d81031d7..0af6adbf7 100644
--- a/gunzip.c
+++ b/gunzip.c
@@ -125,13 +125,14 @@ unsigned short mask_bits[] = {
 //static int error_number = 0;
 /* ========================================================================
  * Signal and error handler.
- */
+ 
 static void abort_gzip()
 {
 	error_msg("gzip aborted\n");
 //	exit(ERROR);
 	return;
 }
+*/
 
 static void make_crc_table()
 {
@@ -432,7 +433,6 @@ static int inflate_codes(huft_t *tl, huft_t *td, int bl, int bd)
 		if (e == 16) {		/* then it's a literal */
 			window[w++] = (unsigned char) t->v.n;
 			if (w == WSIZE) {
-//				flush_output(w);
 				outcnt=(w),
 				flush_window();
 				w = 0;
diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index ef611531a..9be63ced8 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -284,11 +284,9 @@ extern int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* unzip tarFd in a seperate process */
 		if (unzipFlag == TRUE) {
 			comp_file = fdopen(tarFd, "r");
-			printf("1\n");
 			if ((tarFd = gz_open(comp_file, &pid)) == EXIT_FAILURE) {
 				error_msg_and_die("Couldnt unzip file");
 			}
-			printf("2\n");
 		}
 #endif			
 		status = readTarFile(tarFd, extractFlag, listFlag, tostdoutFlag,