diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java
index 5fa235284..91c976d48 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class PileupWalker extends LocusWalker<Integer, Integer> implements TreeR
             rodString = "[ROD: " + rodString + "]";
 
         //if ( context.getLocation().getStart() % 1 == 0 ) {
-        System.out.printf("quals as ints %b%n", qualsAsInts);
+        //System.out.printf("quals as ints %b%n", qualsAsInts);
         out.printf("%s%s %s%n", pileup.getPileupString(qualsAsInts), extras, rodString);
         //}
 
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java
index 9e81a4762..a25be3ab0 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public class ReadBackedPileup extends BasicPileup {
         // In the pileup format, each line represents a genomic position, consisting of chromosome name,
         // coordinate, reference base, read bases, read qualities and alignment mapping qualities.
 
-        System.out.printf("qualsAsInts %b%n", qualsAsInts);
         //return String.format("%s %s %s %s", getLocation(), getRef(), getBases(), getQuals());
         return String.format("%s %s %s %s %s %s",
                 getLocation().getContig(), getLocation().getStart(),    // chromosome name and coordinate