diff --git a/Testing/SystemTests/lib/systemtests/stresstesting.py b/Testing/SystemTests/lib/systemtests/stresstesting.py
index 4e1237baf7fb367057bf1700d6050b4077b6991a..6a1e04402385f01dd2a5355a806fa6e2412b062d 100644
--- a/Testing/SystemTests/lib/systemtests/stresstesting.py
+++ b/Testing/SystemTests/lib/systemtests/stresstesting.py
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ class MantidStressTest(unittest.TestCase):
         from mantid.kernel import MemoryStats
         self.memory = MemoryStats().residentMem()/1024
 
-    def setSearchSaveDirectories(self, core_id, searchDir, saveDir):
+    def setSearchSaveDirectories(self, core_id, saveDir):
+        '''
+        Modify the defaultsave.directory to a path specific to each thread
+        '''
         from mantid.kernel import config
         config['datasearch.directories'] += "/core-%i" % (core_id)
         config['defaultsave.directory'] = "%s/core-%i" % (saveDir,core_id)
         sys.path.insert(0, config['defaultsave.directory'])
-        # print("in here")
-        # print(config['datasearch.directories'])
-        # print(config['defaultsave.directory'])
         return
 
     def runTest(self):
@@ -632,8 +632,7 @@ class TestRunner(object):
             exec_call += ' '  + self._exec_args
         # write script to temporary file and execute this file
         tmp_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', delete=False)
-        tmp_file.write(script.asString(clean=self._clean, core_id=self._core_id,
-                                       searchDir=self._searchDir, saveDir=self._saveDir))
+        tmp_file.write(script.asString(clean=self._clean, core_id=self._core_id, saveDir=self._saveDir))
         tmp_file.close()
         cmd = exec_call + ' ' + tmp_file.name
         results = self.spawnSubProcess(cmd)
@@ -657,7 +656,7 @@ class TestScript(object):
                ("sys.path.append('%s')\n" % self._test_dir) + \
                ("from %s import %s\n" % (self._modname, self._test_cls_name)) + \
                ("systest = %s()\n" % self._test_cls_name) + \
-               ("systest.setSearchSaveDirectories(%i,'%s','%s')\n" % (core_id, searchDir, saveDir)) + \
+               ("systest.setSearchSaveDirectories(%i,'%s')\n" % (core_id, saveDir)) + \
                ("if %r:\n" % self._exclude_in_pr_builds) + \
                ("    systest.excludeInPullRequests = lambda: False\n")
         if (not clean):
@@ -1013,19 +1012,16 @@ class MantidFrameworkConfig:
 
     def __moveFile(self, src, dst):
         if os.path.exists(src):
-            # import shutil
             shutil.move(src, dst)
 
     def __copyFile(self, src, dst):
         if os.path.exists(src):
-            # import shutil
             shutil.copyfile(src, dst)
 
     saveDir = property(lambda self: self.__saveDir)
     testDir = property(lambda self: self.__testDir)
     dataDir = property(lambda self: self.__dataDirs)
 
-
     def config(self):
 
         # Start mantid
diff --git a/Testing/SystemTests/tests/analysis/ISISDirectReductionComponents.py b/Testing/SystemTests/tests/analysis/ISISDirectReductionComponents.py
index 247326655134120180783feeac8f339aec2d550d..38fac795f8023eb44376b09eb2546f2ebc8e6546 100644
--- a/Testing/SystemTests/tests/analysis/ISISDirectReductionComponents.py
+++ b/Testing/SystemTests/tests/analysis/ISISDirectReductionComponents.py
@@ -25,26 +25,17 @@ class ISIS_ReductionWebLike(stresstesting.MantidStressTest):
         self.rd.def_main_properties()
         self.rd.def_advanced_properties()
 
-        # save_folder = config['defaultsave.directory']
-
-        # self.rd.save_web_variables(os.path.join(save_folder,'reduce_vars13.py'))
-
     def runTest(self):
         save_folder = config['defaultsave.directory']
         self.rd.save_web_variables(os.path.join(save_folder,'reduce_vars.py'))
         # run reduction using saved variables like web variables
         web_var_folder = config['defaultsave.directory']
-        print("NVAYTET1",web_var_folder)
         sys.path.insert(0,web_var_folder)
-        print("NVAYTET2",web_var_folder)
         
         reload(mr)
 
         # change these variables to save result as nxs workspace
-        print("NVAYTET3",mr)
         run_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-        print("NEIL",run_dir)
-        # exit()
         mr.web_var.advanced_vars['save_format']='nxs'
         # web services currently needs input file to be defined
         input_file = 'MAR11001.RAW'
diff --git a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py
index 5540b12bc2c7548a174e6c54b7d9326332ae2053..ae7eda231e8a8175d2e49eace35c4e883de21a64 100644
--- a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py
+++ b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ def _batched_run_focusing(instrument, perform_vanadium_norm, run_number_string,
     read_ws_list = common.load_current_normalised_ws_list(run_number_string=run_number_string,
                                                           instrument=instrument)
     run_details = instrument._get_run_details(run_number_string=run_number_string)
-    print("NVAYTET 5",run_details.splined_vanadium_file_path)
     vanadium_splines = None
     if perform_vanadium_norm:
         vanadium_splines = mantid.LoadNexus(Filename=run_details.splined_vanadium_file_path)
diff --git a/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/ReductionWrapper.py b/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/ReductionWrapper.py
index 4bb977f0f01593f674c66558aa1feecb3e850776..4d233fedf1ff18e9f9d7a037b1664f515e603169 100644
--- a/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/ReductionWrapper.py
+++ b/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/ReductionWrapper.py
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ class ReductionWrapper(object):
         if not FileName:
             FileName = 'reduce_vars.py'
 
-        # FileName = 'reduce_vars11.py'
-        run_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-        print("NEIL11",run_dir)
-
         f = open(FileName,'w')
         f.write("standard_vars = {\n")
         str_wrapper = '         '