diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTreeElement.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTreeElement.cpp
index 60b6c93483..9de7329594 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTreeElement.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTreeElement.cpp
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ int EntityTreeElement::readElementDataFromBuffer(const unsigned char* data, int
                     EntityTreeElement* currentContainingElement = _myTree->getContainingElement(entityItemID);
 
                     // this Node was the original source of this packet, so read it, but ignore it.
+                    /// XXX what should be done here?  Do we need to ignore packets which show us as simulator owner?  XXX
                     // bool shouldIgnore = (entityItem && entityItem->getSimulatorID() == myNodeID); XXX
                     bool shouldIgnore = false;
 
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 74a3d3220c..e188bad613 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ void EntityMotionState::sendUpdate(OctreeEditPacketSender* packetSender, uint32_
         if (glm::length(_measuredAcceleration) < MEASURED_ACCELERATION_CLOSE_TO_ZERO) {
             _entity->setAcceleration(glm::vec3(0));
         } else {
-            _entity->setAcceleration(_entity->getGravity());
+            // _entity->setAcceleration(_entity->getGravity());
+            // XXX
+            _entity->setAcceleration(glm::vec3(0));
         }
 
         if (_outgoingPacketFlags & EntityItem::DIRTY_POSITION) {
@@ -314,8 +316,6 @@ void EntityMotionState::sendUpdate(OctreeEditPacketSender* packetSender, uint32_
                 qCDebug(physics) << "EntityMotionState::sendUpdate()... calling queueEditEntityMessage()...";
             #endif
 
-            qCDebug(physics) << "EntityMotionState::sendUpdate()";
-
             entityPacketSender->queueEditEntityMessage(PacketTypeEntityAddOrEdit, id, properties);
         } else {
             #ifdef WANT_DEBUG
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
index c3ed870375..a55da0fa8c 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
@@ -401,14 +401,12 @@ void PhysicsEngine::computeCollisionEvents() {
                 if (objectA == characterCollisionObject && !objectB->isStaticOrKinematicObject() && b) {
                     EntityItem* entityB = static_cast<EntityMotionState*>(b)->getEntity();
                     if (entityB->getSimulatorID() != myNodeID && !entityB->getShouldClaimSimulationOwnership()) {
-                        qDebug() << "CLAIMING B";
                         entityB->setShouldClaimSimulationOwnership(true);
                     }
                 }
                 if (objectB == characterCollisionObject && !objectA->isStaticOrKinematicObject() && a) {
                     EntityItem* entityA = static_cast<EntityMotionState*>(a)->getEntity();
                     if (entityA->getSimulatorID() != myNodeID && !entityA->getShouldClaimSimulationOwnership()) {
-                        qDebug() << "CLAIMING A";
                         entityA->setShouldClaimSimulationOwnership(true);
                     }
                 }