diff --git a/src/platform/mailbox.rs b/src/platform/mailbox.rs
index e60a321..b01b5c7 100644
--- a/src/platform/mailbox.rs
+++ b/src/platform/mailbox.rs
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ pub mod alpha_mode {
 fn write(regs: &RegisterBlock, buf_ptr: u32, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
     let mut count: u32 = 0;
 
-    {
-        let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
-        uart.init();
-        write!(uart, "Mailbox::write {:x}/{:x}\n", buf_ptr, channel);
-    }
+//    {
+//        let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
+//        uart.init();
+//        write!(uart, "Mailbox::write {:x}/{:x}\n", buf_ptr, channel);
+//    }
 
     while regs.STATUS.is_set(STATUS::FULL) {
         count += 1;
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ fn write(regs: &RegisterBlock, buf_ptr: u32, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
 fn read(regs: &RegisterBlock, expected: u32, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
     let mut count: u32 = 0;
 
-    let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
-    uart.init();
+//    let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
+//    uart.init();
 
     loop {
         while regs.STATUS.is_set(STATUS::EMPTY) {
@@ -289,20 +289,20 @@ impl Mailbox {
     pub fn read(&self, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
         read(self, phys2bus(self.buffer.as_ptr() as u32), channel)?;
 
-        let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
-        uart.init();
+        //let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
+        //uart.init();
 
         match self.buffer[1] {
             response::SUCCESS => {
-                uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning SUCCESS\n");
+                //uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning SUCCESS\n");
                 Ok(())
             }
             response::ERROR => {
-                uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning ResponseError\n");
+                //uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning ResponseError\n");
                 Err(MboxError::ResponseError)
             }
             _ => {
-                uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning UnknownError\n");
+                //uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning UnknownError\n");
                 Err(MboxError::UnknownError)
             }
         }