diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c b/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c
index 9f8ab9f0ba..3c11909e90 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ int orte_pls_base_orted_kill_local_procs(opal_list_t *daemons, orte_jobid_t job)
          item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
         dmn = (orte_pls_daemon_info_t*)item;
 
-        opal_output(0, "pls_base_orted_kill_local: sending cmd to [%ld,%ld,%ld]", ORTE_NAME_ARGS(dmn->name));
-        
         if (0 > orte_rml.send_buffer(dmn->name, &cmd, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS_ORTED, 0)) {
             ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_COMM_FAILURE);
             OBJ_DESTRUCT(&cmd);
diff --git a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
index 24595e25af..219396d8f2 100644
--- a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
+++ b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ static void abort_signal_callback(int fd, short flags, void *arg)
      * it can kill all the orteds
      */
     if (jobid != ORTE_JOBID_INVALID) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "terminating job %ld", (long)jobid);
         ret = orte_pls.terminate_job(jobid);
         if (ORTE_SUCCESS != ret) {
             jobid = ORTE_JOBID_INVALID;