diff --git a/LP/pom.xml b/LP/pom.xml
index 323620a9c1465f53e99b0ee8450d3cfc3b8b7a6c..a6dcfdf878b9dc0d1df0c901e944cf655343fbb8 100644
--- a/LP/pom.xml
+++ b/LP/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
             <version>8.2.9004</version>
         </dependency>
 
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.ortools</groupId>
             <artifactId>ortools-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/Utilities/src/main/java/de/uni/bremen/cluster/editing/utilities/kernel/PreProcessingKernel.java b/Utilities/src/main/java/de/uni/bremen/cluster/editing/utilities/kernel/PreProcessingKernel.java
index dd4fb8b27da4cd0b9040272571f804858c704713..1ff569926c9018f5a946bcf35562f5a2cafa0c74 100644
--- a/Utilities/src/main/java/de/uni/bremen/cluster/editing/utilities/kernel/PreProcessingKernel.java
+++ b/Utilities/src/main/java/de/uni/bremen/cluster/editing/utilities/kernel/PreProcessingKernel.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class PreProcessingKernel extends AlgorithmStep implements ChangeTracker<
   }
 
   public void run(ProblemInstance problemInstance) {
-    System.out.println("stated Kernel");
     this.start();
     changes.clear();
     this.problemInstance = problemInstance;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ public class PreProcessingKernel extends AlgorithmStep implements ChangeTracker<
 
     doVertexPairs();
     doSinglePaths();
-    System.out.println("Kernel changes: " + changes);
 
     this.finish();
   }