diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
index 63de4b5de..519fd52e5 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
@@ -586,30 +586,10 @@ 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 << " "<<nsent<<" ";
-				 }else{
-					 cout << "nsent: " << nsent << "\tfnum:" <<
-						 htonl(*(unsigned int*)((eiger_image_header *)((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);