diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 83dda8a82..2f60cfa1c 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace {
-    const int MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS = 16;
+    const int MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS = 8;
 
     struct ListenSocket {
         SOCKET socket;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 344fa2ae7..ddbbd69f0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -592,8 +592,6 @@ bool CheckKernel(CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int nBits, int64_t nTime, con
     if (pBlockTime)
         *pBlockTime = block.GetBlockTime();
 
-    LogPrintf("looking for coinstake for real \n");
-
     return CheckStakeKernelHash(pindexPrev, nBits, new CCoins(txPrev, pindexPrev->nHeight), prevout, nTime);
 }