diff --git a/core/views/expo.py b/core/views/expo.py
index 9c4baa547..518257e79 100644
--- a/core/views/expo.py
+++ b/core/views/expo.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def expopage(request, path):
         return HttpResponse(content=content, content_type=content_type)
     except IOError:
         message = f" ! - 404 '{path=}' {request=}"
-        print(message)
+        #print(message)
         DataIssue.objects.create(parser="view404", message=message)   
         
         return render(request, "pagenotfound.html", {"path": path}, status=404)
diff --git a/core/views/survex.py b/core/views/survex.py
index 224f98eb4..0addc1cc0 100644
--- a/core/views/survex.py
+++ b/core/views/survex.py
@@ -245,12 +245,10 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
     """
     warning = False
     
-    print(f"svx(): {survex_file=}")
     if survex_file.lower().endswith(".svx"):
         #cope with ".svx.svx" bollox
         survex_file = survex_file[:-4]
-        print(survex_file)
-
+ 
     # get the basic data from the file given in the URL
     dirname = os.path.split(survex_file)[0] # replace with proper pathlib function..
     dirname += "/"
@@ -315,7 +313,8 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
     # GET, also fall-through after POST-specific handling
  
     if svxfile := get_survexfile(survex_file):
-        print(f"svx(): a real SurvexFile object {svxfile=} {svxfile.id=}")        
+        pass
+        # print(f"svx(): a real SurvexFile object {svxfile=} {svxfile.id=}")        
         
     if "code" not in form.data:
         form.data["code"] = form.GetDiscCode()
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
             svxblocksall = []
     else:
         svxfile = survex_file
-        print(f"svx(): NOT a real SurvexFile object '{svxfile=}'")
+        # print(f"svx(): NOT a real SurvexFile object '{svxfile=}'")
 
         svxblocks = []
         svxblocksall = []