diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index bdf10ec56..2fbe958e7 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -1089,7 +1089,6 @@ void static RandomXMiner()
         return;
     }
 
-
     char randomxHash[RANDOMX_HASH_SIZE];
     rxdebug("%s: created randomxHash of size %d\n", RANDOMX_HASH_SIZE);
     char randomxKey[82]; // randomx spec says keysize of >60 bytes is implementation-specific
@@ -1153,7 +1152,6 @@ void static RandomXMiner()
                 Mining_start = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
             }
 
-
             // fprintf(stderr,"RandomXMiner: using initial key with interval=%d and lag=%d\n", randomxInterval, randomxBlockLag);
             rxdebug("%s: using initial key, interval=%d, lag=%d, Mining_height=%u\n", randomxInterval, randomxBlockLag, Mining_height);
             // Use the initial key at the start of the chain, until the first key block
@@ -1168,7 +1166,6 @@ void static RandomXMiner()
 
                 randomx_init_cache(randomxCache, &randomxBlockKey, sizeof randomxBlockKey);
                 rxdebug("%s: initialized cache with keyHeight=%d, randomxBlockKey=%s\n", keyHeight, randomxBlockKey.ToString().c_str());
-
             }
 
             //TODO: this is hardcoded to use 2 threads instead of the number of mining threads
@@ -1302,7 +1299,7 @@ void static RandomXMiner()
                     rxdebug("%s: Checking solution against target\n");
                     pblock->nSolution = soln;
                     solutionTargetChecks.increment();
-                    fprintf(stderr,"%s: solutionTargetChecks=%lu\n", __func__, solutionTargetChecks.get());
+                    // fprintf(stderr,"%s: solutionTargetChecks=%lu\n", __func__, solutionTargetChecks.get());
                     B = *pblock;
                     h = UintToArith256(B.GetHash());
 
@@ -1683,7 +1680,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                     LogPrint("pow", "- Checking solution against target\n");
                     pblock->nSolution = soln;
                     solutionTargetChecks.increment();
-                    rxdebug("%s: solutionTargetChecks=%lu\n", solutionTargetChecks.get());
+                    // fprintf(stderr, "%s: solutionTargetChecks=%lu\n", __func__, solutionTargetChecks.get());
                     B = *pblock;
                     h = UintToArith256(B.GetHash());
                     /*for (z=31; z>=16; z--)