diff --git a/src/test/lp/lp.cpp b/src/test/lp/lp.cpp
index e5375a0df..6e418fe68 100644
--- a/src/test/lp/lp.cpp
+++ b/src/test/lp/lp.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ void test_small_lu(lp_settings & settings) {
     
     auto columns_to_replace = l.get_set_of_columns_to_replace_for_add_last_rows(heading);
     l.add_last_rows_to_B(heading, columns_to_replace);
-    std::cout << "here" << std::endl;
     lp_assert(l.is_correct(basis));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/lp/hnf_cutter.h b/src/util/lp/hnf_cutter.h
index 90cdd5a6d..dff0b8ef8 100644
--- a/src/util/lp/hnf_cutter.h
+++ b/src/util/lp/hnf_cutter.h
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ public:
     vector<mpq> transform_to_local_columns(const vector<impq> & x) const {
         vector<mpq> ret;
         for (unsigned j = 0; j < vars().size(); j++) {
-            lp_assert(is_zero(x[m_var_register.local_to_external(j)].y));
-            ret.push_back(x[m_var_register.local_to_external(j)].x);
+             ret.push_back(x[m_var_register.local_to_external(j)].x);
         }
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/src/util/lp/lar_solver.cpp b/src/util/lp/lar_solver.cpp
index 2cf0c214d..99a0c5883 100644
--- a/src/util/lp/lar_solver.cpp
+++ b/src/util/lp/lar_solver.cpp
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ bool lar_solver::get_equality_and_right_side_for_term_on_current_x(unsigned term
     unsigned j;
     bool is_int;
     if (m_var_register.external_is_used(tj, j, is_int) == false)
-        return false; // the term does not have bound because it does not correspond to a column
+        return false; // the term does not have a bound because it does not correspond to a column
     if (!is_int) // todo - allow for the next version of hnf
         return false;
     impq term_val;