diff --git a/ci/nits.sh b/ci/nits.sh
index 9ceb78428..81bd3de3f 100755
--- a/ci/nits.sh
+++ b/ci/nits.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ declare prints=(
 declare print_free_tree=(
   'core/src'
   'faucet/src'
+  'ledger/src'
   'metrics/src'
   'net-utils/src'
   'runtime/src'
diff --git a/ledger/src/blocktree.rs b/ledger/src/blocktree.rs
index 76159f9c2..e4774d26e 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blocktree.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blocktree.rs
@@ -2127,8 +2127,8 @@ pub fn create_new_ledger(ledger_path: &Path, genesis_config: &GenesisConfig) ->
     if !output.status.success() {
         use std::io::{Error as IOError, ErrorKind};
         use std::str::from_utf8;
-        eprintln!("tar stdout: {}", from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap_or("?"));
-        eprintln!("tar stderr: {}", from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap_or("?"));
+        error!("tar stdout: {}", from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap_or("?"));
+        error!("tar stderr: {}", from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap_or("?"));
 
         return Err(BlocktreeError::IO(IOError::new(
             ErrorKind::Other,
diff --git a/ledger/src/blocktree_processor.rs b/ledger/src/blocktree_processor.rs
index 1c837cf61..677358f0e 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blocktree_processor.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blocktree_processor.rs
@@ -1243,7 +1243,6 @@ pub mod tests {
         .unwrap();
 
         // Should see only the parent of the dead children
-        println!("{:?}", bank_forks_info);
         assert_eq!(bank_forks_info.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(bank_forks_info[0], BankForksInfo { bank_slot: 0 },);
         verify_fork_infos(&bank_forks, &bank_forks_info);