diff --git a/src/background.c b/src/background.c
index d7b4eb1b6..a17bd3337 100644
--- a/src/background.c
+++ b/src/background.c
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ e_background_realize(E_Background *bg, Evas evas)
 	     bl->obj = evas_add_image_from_file(bg->evas, bl->file);
 	     evas_set_layer(bg->evas, bl->obj, 0);
 	     evas_show(bg->evas, bl->obj);
+#if 0 /* dont need this... do we? */
 	     if (evas_get_image_alpha(bg->evas, bl->obj))
 	       {
+		  printf("Adding rectangle to bg!\n");
 		  bg->base_obj = evas_add_rectangle(bg->evas);
 		  evas_lower(bg->evas, bg->base_obj);
 		  evas_move(bg->evas, bg->base_obj, 0, 0);
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ e_background_realize(E_Background *bg, Evas evas)
 		  evas_set_color(bg->evas, bg->base_obj, 255, 255, 255, 255);
 		  evas_show(bg->evas, bg->base_obj);
 	       }
+#endif
 	  }
 	else if (bl->type == 1) /* 1 == gradient */
 	  {
diff --git a/src/border.c b/src/border.c
index 5bd2b68cc..94708ce0e 100644
--- a/src/border.c
+++ b/src/border.c
@@ -1138,10 +1138,8 @@ e_border_adopt(Window win, int use_client_pos)
 {
    E_Border *b;
    int bw;
-   static int bd_count = 0;
    
    /* create the struct */
-   printf("new bd %i\n", bd_count++);
    b = e_border_new();
    /* set the right event on the client */
    e_window_set_events(win,