diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
index fef7b77e8..e094558d4 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
@@ -153,17 +153,6 @@ int startCopyingFPGAProgram(FILE **fd, uint64_t fsize, char *mess) {
             // LOG(logERROR, (mess)); already printed in executecommand
             return FAIL;
         }
-        LOG(logINFO, ("Deleted old file\n"));
-        memset(cmd, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-        strcpy(cmd, "ls -lrt /va/tmp/*");
-        memset(retvals, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-        if (FAIL == executeCommand(cmd, retvals, logDEBUG1)) {
-            strcpy(mess, retvals);
-            LOG(logERROR, ("fail\n"));
-            // LOG(logERROR, (mess)); already printed in executecommand
-            return FAIL;
-        }
-        LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("success\n"));
     }
 
     // check available memory to copy program
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index ca7be330a..30c77e767 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -3730,15 +3730,12 @@ int program_fpga(int file_des) {
         ret = startCopyingFPGAProgram(&fd, filesize, mess);
         char *src = NULL;
         if (ret == OK) {
-            LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("successssssssss\n"));
             src = malloc(MAX_FPGAPROGRAMSIZE);
             if (src == NULL) {  
                 strcpy(mess, "Could not allocate memory to get fpga program\n");
                 LOG(logERROR, (mess));
                 ret = FAIL;
             }
-        } else {
-            LOG(logERROR, ("failllllllllllllll\n"));
         }
         Server_SendResult(file_des, INT32, NULL, 0);
         if (ret == FAIL) {