diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/center_vertical.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/center_vertical.lua
index 18306088a..cf3fd646d 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/center_vertical.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/center_vertical.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@ local awful = {placement = require("awful.placement")} --DOC_HIDE
 --[[local c = ]]client.gen_fake {x = 45, y = 35, width=40, height=30} --DOC_HIDE
 
 awful.placement.center_vertical(client.focus)
-
--- print("\n\n\n\n", c.y, c.height, screen[1].geometry.height/2-30/2)--FIXME
--- assert(c.x == 45 and c.y==screen[1].geometry.height/2-30/2--DOC_HIDE
---     and c.width==40 and c,height==30)--DOC_HIDE
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_left.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_left.lua
index 4fdd58579..06a8731d7 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_left.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_left.lua
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ local c = client.gen_fake {x = 45, y = 35, width=40, height=30} --DOC_HIDE
 placement.stretch_left(client.focus)
 
 assert(c.x == 0 and c.y == 35 and c.height == 30) --DOC_HIDE
-print(c.width-2*c.border_width  == 45+40) --DOC_HIDE
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_up.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_up.lua
index 0ccfd2bcc..6f8101c22 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_up.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/stretch_up.lua
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ placement.stretch_up(client.focus)
 assert(c.y==0) --DOC_HIDE
 assert(c.x==45) --DOC_HIDE
 assert(c.width == 40) --DOC_HIDE
-print(c.height-2*c.border_width,35+30)
 assert(c.height-2*c.border_width == 35+30) --DOC_HIDE