diff --git a/include/kernels/gauge_stout.cuh b/include/kernels/gauge_stout.cuh
index 712f191f83..0e92affa8b 100644
--- a/include/kernels/gauge_stout.cuh
+++ b/include/kernels/gauge_stout.cuh
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ namespace quda
       }
 
       Link U, Q;
-      //ThreadLocalCache<Link> Stap;
       ThreadLocalCache<Link,0,computeStapleRectangleOps> Stap;
       ThreadLocalCache<Link,0,decltype(Stap)> Rect; // offset by Stap type to ensure non-overlapping allocations
 
diff --git a/lib/gauge_loop_trace.cu b/lib/gauge_loop_trace.cu
index 69e4164c7d..6397da8252 100644
--- a/lib/gauge_loop_trace.cu
+++ b/lib/gauge_loop_trace.cu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace quda {
     std::vector<reduce_t>& loop_traces;
     double factor;
     const paths<1> p;
-    unsigned int sharedBytesPerThread() const override { return 4 * sizeof(int); } // for threda_array
+    unsigned int sharedBytesPerThread() const override { return 4 * sizeof(int); } // for thread_array
 
   public:
     // max block size of 8 is arbitrary for now