diff --git a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
index dfd2285d9..fbfa707d2 100644
--- a/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
+++ b/slic/utils/hastyepics.py
@@ -1,30 +1,16 @@
 import epics
 from epics import get_pv as _get_pv
-from epics import PV as _PV
-import time
 
 from epics.device import Device
 from epics.motor import MotorException
 
-################################################################ en +++++++++++ 
-class HastyPV(_PV):
-    def put(self, value, *args, **kwargs):
-        kwargs.setdefault("wait", True) 
-        result = super().put(value, *args, **kwargs)
-        time.sleep(0.1)  
-        return result
-###################################################################
 
-'''
 # speed up: do not wait for the connection to happen
 def get_pv(*args, connect=False, timeout=0, **kwargs):
     return _get_pv(*args, connect=connect, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)
-'''
 
-# speed up: do not wait for the connection to happen
-def get_pv(*args, connect=False, timeout=0, **kwargs):
-    return HastyPV(*args, connect=connect, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)
-    
+
+
 # this is a copy of the epics.Motor constructor with some modifications
 class Motor(epics.Motor):
 
@@ -34,23 +20,15 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
             raise MotorException("must supply motor name")
 
         if name.endswith('.VAL'):
-            print("Before :", name, "\n")
             name = name[:-4]
-            print("After :", name, "\n")
         if name.endswith('.'):
-            print("Before :", name, "\n")
             name = name[:-1]
-            print("After :", name, "\n")
-        
 
         self._prefix = name
-        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'), "\n")
-        print("Prefix :", name, "\n")
         Device.__init__(self, name, delim='.',
                         attrs=self._init_list,
                         timeout=timeout)
-        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'), "\n")
-        print("After device :", name, "\n")
+
 # speed up: do not get any data from PVs during construction
 #        # make sure this is really a motor!
 #        rectype = self.get('RTYP')
@@ -60,10 +38,8 @@ class Motor(epics.Motor):
         for key, val in self._extras.items():
             pvname = "%s%s" % (name, val)
             self.add_pv(pvname, attr=key)
-        print("After add_pv:", name, "\n")
+
         self._callbacks = {}
-        print("LATER:", getattr(self, '_prefix'), "\n")
-        print("End :", name, "\n")
 
 
     # speed up: used by Motor.get_pv() with connect=True, i.e., waiting for connection