diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index b8af129d277757a542b682d5b6a69e3cd512cc9c..d3abe2b2fabb949ccf2d7949d86bddb11063054f 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ def run_best_fit_all(amv_dir, source, product_dir, product, raob_path, gfs_path,
     amv_files = get_datasource(amv_dir, source)
     prd_files = get_datasource(product_dir, product)
     gfs_files = get_datasource(gfs_path, 'GFS')
-    #raob_files = glob.glob(raob_path+'raob_soundings*.cdf')
     raob_ds = get_datasource(raob_path, 'RAOB')
     raob_files = raob_ds.flist
 
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ def run_best_fit_all(amv_dir, source, product_dir, product, raob_path, gfs_path,
         for k, file in enumerate(raob_files):
             raob_dct, ts = get_raob_dict_cdf(file)
             ts_a = raob_ds.ftimes[k,0]
-            print(ts, ts_a)
             m_d = match_amvs_to_raobs(raob_dct, ts, amv_files)
             if m_d is None:
                 continue
diff --git a/modules/amv/intercompare.py b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
index b5c6fd09a13738a74fbefa2b4e8f69ff4d4a03a4..3b9712f401e3945f701e38d9e44743aa3117f784 100644
--- a/modules/amv/intercompare.py
+++ b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ def filter_amvs(amvs, qitype=amv_cqi_idx, qival=50, lat_range=None):
 
 
 def get_raob_dict_cdf(pathname):
-    filename = os.path.split(pathname)[1]
-    dt_str = (((filename.split('raob_soundings'))[1]).split('.'))[0]
-    dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(dt_str, '%Y%m%d_%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    # filename = os.path.split(pathname)[1]
+    # dt_str = (((filename.split('raob_soundings'))[1]).split('.'))[0]
+    # dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(dt_str, '%Y%m%d_%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 
     rtgrp = Dataset(pathname, 'r', format='NETCDF3')
 
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ def get_raob_dict_cdf(pathname):
 
     rtgrp.close()
 
-    return raob_dct, dto.timestamp()
+    #return raob_dct, dto.timestamp()
+    return raob_dct
 
 
 def get_raob_dict(filename):