diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs b/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs
index 8e637a05fd3a21..7c23068f7b5203 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ macro_rules! translate {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! translate_type_mut {
     ($t:ty, $vm_addr:expr, $regions:expr) => {{
-        if ($vm_addr as u64 as *mut $t).align_offset(align_of::<$t>()) != 0 {
+        if false && ($vm_addr as u64 as *mut $t).align_offset(align_of::<$t>()) != 0 {
             Err(SyscallError::UnalignedPointer.into())
         } else {
             unsafe {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ macro_rules! translate_type {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! translate_slice_mut {
     ($t:ty, $vm_addr:expr, $len: expr, $regions:expr) => {{
-        if ($vm_addr as u64 as *mut $t).align_offset(align_of::<$t>()) != 0 {
+        if false && ($vm_addr as u64 as *mut $t).align_offset(align_of::<$t>()) != 0 {
             Err(SyscallError::UnalignedPointer.into())
         } else {
             match translate_addr::<BPFError>(
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 77e607e18b977e..d9706a7eef43ee 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -1876,6 +1876,12 @@ impl Bank {
                         &self.rent_collector,
                         log_collector.clone(),
                     );
+                    trace!(
+                        "bank (slot: {}) executed a transaction with result: {} => {:?}",
+                        self.slot(),
+                        tx.signatures[0],
+                        process_result
+                    );
 
                     Self::refcells_to_accounts(
                         accounts,