diff --git a/util/ack/files.c b/util/ack/files.c
index 01a20c992..4890b4b8c 100644
--- a/util/ack/files.c
+++ b/util/ack/files.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ int setfiles(trf *phase) {
 			gr_cat(&pathname, "/Ack-XXXXXX");
 			int fd = mkstemp(pathname.gr_string);
 			close(fd);
-			remove(pathname.gr_string);
 			out.p_keep=NO ;
 		} else {
 			if ( !p_basename ) {
diff --git a/util/ack/rmach.c b/util/ack/rmach.c
index 4d3e2b669..1a4cd03a1 100644
--- a/util/ack/rmach.c
+++ b/util/ack/rmach.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static void intrf(void) {
 			new->t_stdin= YES ;
 		} else
 		if ( strcmp(ty_name,STD_OUT)==0 ) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "setting stdout for %s\n", new->t_name);
 			if ( new->t_stdout ) twice=YES ;
 			new->t_stdout= YES ;
 		} else