diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
index 0ccc80adf..e113f24b8 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ typedef struct
 	unsigned char  header_after[24];
 } eiger_image_header;
 
-typedef struct
-{
-	unsigned char header_before[19];
-	unsigned char  fnum[4];
-	unsigned char  header_after[25];
-} eiger_image_header32;
-
  genericSocket(const char* const host_ip_or_name, unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p, int ps = DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE) :
    //   portno(port_number), 
 	 protocol(p),
@@ -592,38 +585,16 @@ typedef struct
 
 	 //if length given, listens to length, else listens for packetsize till length is reached
 	 if(length){
-/*int k = 0;*/
+
 
 		 while(length>0){
 			 nsending = (length>packet_size) ? packet_size:length;
 
-			 /*
 
-			 //created for debugging on 11.05.2015
-			 nsending=5000;
-			 nsent = recvfrom(socketDescriptor,(char*)buf,nsending, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &clientAddress, &clientAddress_length);
-			 if(nsent <1000){
-				 if(nsent < 48){
-					 cout << " "<<dec<<nsent<<" ";
-				 }else{
-					 cout << "nsent: " << dec<<nsent << "\tfnum:" <<
-						 htonl(*(unsigned int*)((eiger_image_header32 *)((char*)(buf)))->fnum)<< "\t";
-				 	 cout << k <<" packets" << endl;
-				 	 k = 0;
-				 }
-			 }
-			 else
-				 k++;
-	 */
-
-			 
 
 			 nsent = recvfrom(socketDescriptor,(char*)buf+total_sent,nsending, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &clientAddress, &clientAddress_length);
 			 if(!nsent) break;
-			 if(nsent == 16) {
-				 //cout << ".";
-				 continue;
-			 }
+			if (nsent == 16) continue;
 			 length-=nsent;
 			 total_sent+=nsent;
 		 }