diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/LiftCode.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/LiftCode.scala
index 4bf1db980..304d5dbad 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/LiftCode.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/LiftCode.scala
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ abstract class LiftCode extends Transform with TypingTransformers {
             case _ => transform(rhs)
           }
           val rhs1 = typer.typedPos(rhs.pos) {
-            util.errtrace("lifted rhs for "+tree+" in "+unit) (
+            /*util.errtrace("lifted rhs for "+tree+" in "+unit)*/(
             Apply(Select(New(TypeTree(sym.tpe)), nme.CONSTRUCTOR), List(constructorArg)))
           }
           sym resetFlag MUTABLE
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ abstract class LiftCode extends Transform with TypingTransformers {
           treeCopy.ValDef(tree, mods &~ MUTABLE, name, tpt1, rhs1)
         case Ident(name) if freeMutableVars(sym) =>
           localTyper.typedPos(tree.pos) { 
-            util.errtrace("lifting ")(Select(tree setType sym.tpe, nme.elem))
+            /*util.errtrace("lifting ")*/(Select(tree setType sym.tpe, nme.elem))
           }
         case _ =>
           super.transform(tree)
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/util/trace.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/util/trace.scala
index b0f0ef68c..21457622f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/util/trace.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/util/trace.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ object trace extends SimpleTracer(System.out)
 object errtrace extends SimpleTracer(System.err)
 
 class SimpleTracer(out: PrintStream) {
-    def apply[T](msg: String)(value: T): T = {
+  def apply[T](msg: String)(value: T): T = {
     out.println(msg+value)
     value
   }