diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/open/otest.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/open/otest.rs
index e739bab3..12a4a8a9 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository/open/otest.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/open/otest.rs
@@ -176,10 +176,8 @@ impl TestOpenRepository {
     fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
         "#
         );
-        // eprintln!("{config_file:?}:\n{updated_contents}");
         #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
         fs.file_write(&config_file, &updated_contents)
-            .expect("write updated .git/config");
-        eprintln!("write origin to .git/config")
+            .expect("write updated .git/config")
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs
index b05d53bd..4500173c 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs
@@ -386,8 +386,7 @@ mod commit_log {
             Ok(open_repository) = test_repository.open(&gitdir),
             "open repository"
         );
-        for i in [0; 10] {
-            eprintln!("create commit {i}");
+        for _ in [0; 10] {
             then::create_a_commit_on_branch(&fs, &gitdir, &branch_name)?;
         }
         // search to garbage to get all 10 items
diff --git a/crates/git/src/tests.rs b/crates/git/src/tests.rs
index 745a8b8b..4fac7c27 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/tests.rs
@@ -475,9 +475,6 @@ pub mod then {
         branch_name: &git_next_config::BranchName,
         gitdir: &git_next_config::GitDir,
     ) -> TestResult {
-        eprintln!("git checkout {branch_name} in {gitdir}");
-        ls_la(gitdir)?;
-        which_git()?;
         exec(
             format!("git checkout -b {}", branch_name),
             std::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/git")
@@ -485,7 +482,6 @@ pub mod then {
                 .args(["checkout", "-b", branch_name.to_string().as_str()])
                 .output(),
         )?;
-        eprintln!("git checkout OKAY");
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -557,25 +553,6 @@ pub mod then {
         )
     }
 
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn which_git() -> TestResult {
-        exec(
-            "which git".to_string(),
-            std::process::Command::new("which").args(["git"]).output(),
-        )
-    }
-
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn ls_la(gitdir: &git_next_config::GitDir) -> TestResult {
-        exec(
-            "ls -la".to_string(),
-            std::process::Command::new("ls")
-                .current_dir(gitdir.to_path_buf())
-                .args(["-la"])
-                .output(),
-        )
-    }
-
     pub fn get_sha_for_branch(
         fs: &kxio::fs::FileSystem,
         gitdir: &git_next_config::GitDir,
diff --git a/crates/git/src/validation/tests.rs b/crates/git/src/validation/tests.rs
index 5cada533..549e82d1 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/validation/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/validation/tests.rs
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ mod positions {
             );
 
             //then
-            eprintln!("{err:?}");
+            eprintln!("Got: {err:?}");
             // NOTE: assertions for correct push are in on_push above
             assert!(matches!(
                 err,
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ mod positions {
             );
 
             //then
-            eprintln!("{err:?}");
+            eprintln!("Got: {err:?}");
             let_assert!(
                 Ok(sha_next) =
                     then::get_sha_for_branch(&fs, &gitdir, &repo_config.branches().next()),
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ mod positions {
             );
 
             //then
-            eprintln!("{err:?}");
+            eprintln!("Got: {err:?}");
             // NOTE: assertions for correct push are in on_push above
             assert!(matches!(
                 err,
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ mod positions {
             );
 
             //then
-            eprintln!("{err:?}");
+            eprintln!("Got: {err:?}");
             let_assert!(
                 Ok(sha_next) =
                     then::get_sha_for_branch(&fs, &gitdir, &repo_config.branches().next()),
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ mod positions {
             );
 
             //then
-            eprintln!("{positions:#?}");
+            eprintln!("positions: {positions:#?}");
 
             let_assert!(
                 Ok(main_sha) =