diff --git a/config.lua b/config.lua
index 5742ee8..dce1815 100644
--- a/config.lua
+++ b/config.lua
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ local function intmap(x)
 end
 
 local common_cfg = {
-    defer_prints = true,
-
     playable_mode = false,
     playback_mode = false,
     start_big = false,
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 0eee2ca..6744f75 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ local function load_next_pair()
 
     if trial_i > 0 then
         if trial_neg then
-            if not cfg.defer_prints then print('trial', trial_i, 'positive') end
             local noise = trial_noise[trial_i]
             for i, v in ipairs(base_params) do
                 W[i] = v + noise[i]
@@ -214,7 +213,6 @@ local function load_next_pair()
 
         else
             trial_i = trial_i - 1
-            if not cfg.defer_prints then print('trial', trial_i, 'positive') end
             local noise = trial_noise[trial_i]
             for i, v in ipairs(base_params) do
                 W[i] = v - noise[i]
@@ -222,8 +220,6 @@ local function load_next_pair()
         end
 
         trial_neg = not trial_neg
-    else
-        if not cfg.defer_prints then print("test trial") end
     end
 
     network:distribute(W)
@@ -433,7 +429,7 @@ local function do_reset()
     -- be a little more descriptive.
     if state == 'dead' and game.get_timer() == 0 then state = 'timeup' end
 
-    if trial_i >= 0 and cfg.defer_prints then
+    if trial_i >= 0 then
         if trial_i == 0 then
             print('test trial reward:', reward, "("..state..")")
         elseif cfg.negate_trials then