diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/tasks/private_route_management.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/tasks/private_route_management.rs
index 2a1162b5..b54b73ae 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/tasks/private_route_management.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/tasks/private_route_management.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl RoutingTable {
         let rss = self.route_spec_store();
         let mut must_test_routes = Vec::<DHTKey>::new();
         let mut unpublished_routes = Vec::<(DHTKey, u64)>::new();
-        let mut dead_routes = Vec::<DHTKey>::new();
+        let mut expired_routes = Vec::<DHTKey>::new();
         rss.list_allocated_routes(|k, v| {
             let stats = v.get_stats();
             // Ignore nodes that don't need testing
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl RoutingTable {
             }
             // Else this is a route that hasnt been used recently enough and we can tear it down
             else {
-                dead_routes.push(*k);
+                expired_routes.push(*k);
             }
             Option::<()>::None
         });
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ impl RoutingTable {
         // Kill off all but N unpublished routes rather than testing them
         if unpublished_routes.len() > BACKGROUND_SAFETY_ROUTE_COUNT {
             for x in &unpublished_routes[BACKGROUND_SAFETY_ROUTE_COUNT..] {
-                dead_routes.push(x.0);
+                expired_routes.push(x.0);
             }
         }
 
         // Process dead routes
-        for r in &dead_routes {
-            log_rtab!(debug "Dead route no test: {}", r);
+        for r in &expired_routes {
+            log_rtab!(debug "Expired route: {}", r);
             rss.release_route(r);
         }
 
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/operation_waiter.rs b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/operation_waiter.rs
index 6ea1e7b3..0dfdd926 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/operation_waiter.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/operation_waiter.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ where
         Ok(res
             .on_timeout(|| {
                 log_rpc!(debug "op wait timed out: {}", handle.op_id);
-                debug_print_backtrace();
+                // debug_print_backtrace();
                 self.cancel_op_waiter(handle.op_id);
             })
             .map(|res| {