diff --git a/src/compiler/resolve.rs b/src/compiler/resolve.rs
index f9ab76bdd..f8f5a8985 100644
--- a/src/compiler/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/compiler/resolve.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ fn namespace_helper(
         }
         HelperForm::Deftype(ty) => {
             let new_helpers = generate_type_helpers(&ty.parsed);
-            eprintln!("namespacing deftype {}", value.to_sexp());
             let mut result_helpers = Vec::new();
             for h in new_helpers.into_iter() {
                 let new_helper_name = if let Some(p) = name.parent() {
@@ -159,14 +158,12 @@ pub fn find_helper_target<'a>(
     // Get a list namespace refs from the namespace identified by parent_ns.
     let tour_helpers: Vec<FoundHelper> = tour_helpers(&helpers).collect();
     let home_ns: Vec<&FoundHelper> = tour_helpers.iter().filter(|found| {
-        eprintln!("find tour: got ns {} containing {}", display_namespace(found.namespace.clone()), found.helper.to_sexp());
         found.namespace == parent_ns
     }).collect();
 
     // check the matching namespace to the one specified to see if we can find the
     // target.
     for h in home_ns.iter() {
-        eprintln!("finding {} checking {}", display_namespace(Some(name)), h.helper.to_sexp());
         if let HelperForm::Deftype(dt) = &h.helper {
             let new_helpers = generate_type_helpers(&dt.parsed);
             for gh in new_helpers.iter() {
@@ -204,7 +201,6 @@ pub fn find_helper_target<'a>(
             None
         }
     }) {
-        eprintln!("try to find {} ({}) using import {} in namespace {}", decode_string(orig_name), decode_string(&name.as_u8_vec(LongNameTranslation::Namespace)), HelperForm::Defnsref(ns_spec.clone()).to_sexp(), display_namespace(parent_ns.clone()));
         match &ns_spec.specification {
             ModuleImportSpec::Qualified(q) => {
                 if let Some(t) = &q.target {
@@ -258,7 +254,6 @@ pub fn find_helper_target<'a>(
                 }
             }
             ModuleImportSpec::Hiding(_, h) => {
-                eprintln!("check namespace {} for {}", decode_string(&ns_spec.longname.as_u8_vec(LongNameTranslation::Namespace)), decode_string(&orig_name));
                 if parent.is_some() {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -384,7 +379,6 @@ fn resolve_namespaces_in_expr(
                 }
             }
 
-            eprintln!("find_helper_target {} in parent_ns {}", decode_string(&name), display_namespace(parent_ns.clone()));
             let (target_full_name, target_helper) =
                 if let Some((target_full_name, target_helper)) = find_helper_target(
                     opts.clone(),
@@ -397,7 +391,6 @@ fn resolve_namespaces_in_expr(
                 } else if is_compiler_builtin(&name) {
                     return Ok(expr.clone());
                 } else {
-                    eprintln!("trying to find {}, but failed", decode_string(&name));
                     return Err(CompileErr(expr.loc(), format!("could not find helper {} in {}", decode_string(&name), display_namespace(parent_ns.clone()))));
                 };
 
@@ -542,7 +535,6 @@ fn resolve_namespaces_in_helper(
 ) -> Result<HelperFormResult, CompileErr> {
     match helper {
         HelperForm::Defnamespace(ns) => {
-            eprintln!("have namespace {}", helper.to_sexp());
             let combined_ns =
                 if let Some(p) = parent_ns {
                     p.combine(&ns.longname)
@@ -605,9 +597,7 @@ fn resolve_namespaces_in_helper(
         HelperForm::Deftype(dt) => {
             let mut new_helpers = generate_type_helpers(&dt.parsed);
             let mut result_helpers = Vec::new();
-            eprintln!("processing deftype {}", helper.to_sexp());
             for h in new_helpers.iter_mut() {
-                eprintln!("resolving generated {}", h.to_sexp());
                 let results = resolve_namespaces_in_helper(
                     resolved_helpers,
                     opts.clone(),
@@ -632,8 +622,6 @@ pub fn resolve_namespaces(
     let mut resolved_helpers: BTreeMap<ImportLongName, HelperFormResult> = BTreeMap::new();
     let mut new_resolved_helpers: BTreeMap<ImportLongName, HelperFormResult> = BTreeMap::new();
 
-    eprintln!("resolve_namespaces: program = {}", program.to_sexp());
-
     // The main expression is in the scope of the program arguments.
     let mut program_scope = HashSet::new();
     capture_scope(&mut program_scope, program.args.clone());
@@ -660,7 +648,6 @@ pub fn resolve_namespaces(
             let (parent, _) = name.parent_and_name();
 
             for helper in helpers.new_helpers.iter() {
-                eprintln!("{} doing tree build via {}", display_namespace(parent.as_ref()), helper.to_sexp());
                 let mut result_helpers = Vec::new();
                 let mut renamed_helpers = namespace_helper(&name, &helper);
 
@@ -680,7 +667,6 @@ pub fn resolve_namespaces(
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    eprintln!("resolving {}", h.to_sexp());
                     let results = resolve_namespaces_in_helper(
                         &mut round_resolved_helpers,
                         opts.clone(),
@@ -689,12 +675,6 @@ pub fn resolve_namespaces(
                         h
                     )?;
 
-                    for h in results.new_helpers.iter() {
-                        eprintln!("=> {}", h.to_sexp());
-                    }
-
-                    eprintln!("just resolved {}", decode_string(&full_name.as_u8_vec(LongNameTranslation::Namespace)));
-
                     result_helpers.extend(results.new_helpers.clone());
                     resolved_helpers.insert(full_name, HelperFormResult::new(&[], None));
                 }
@@ -709,9 +689,6 @@ pub fn resolve_namespaces(
     // The set of helpers is the set of helpers in resolved_helpers al
     let mut all_helpers = Vec::new();
     for v in resolved_helpers.into_values() {
-        for h in v.new_helpers.iter() {
-            eprintln!("resolved helper: {}", h.to_sexp());
-        }
         all_helpers.extend(v.new_helpers);
     }
     Ok(CompileForm {