diff --git a/network.cpp b/network.cpp
index 045370a..5e7185c 100644
--- a/network.cpp
+++ b/network.cpp
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ void Connection::send( string &s, bool send_timestamp )
 
   string p = px.tostring( &session );
 
-  /* XXX synthetic packet loss */
-  if ( rand() < RAND_MAX / 2 ) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   ssize_t bytes_sent = sendto( sock, p.data(), p.size(), 0,
 			       (sockaddr *)&remote_addr, sizeof( remote_addr ) );
 
diff --git a/terminalframebuffer.hpp b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
index 59d22e1..bbc5cf3 100644
--- a/terminalframebuffer.hpp
+++ b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
     bool operator==( const DrawState &x ) const
     {
-      /* XXX other fields not necessary to compare -- for now */
+      /* only compare fields that affect display */
       return ( width == x.width ) && ( height == x.height ) && ( cursor_col == x.cursor_col )
 	&& ( cursor_row == x.cursor_row ) && ( cursor_visible == x.cursor_visible ) &&
-	( reverse_video == x.reverse_video ) && ( renditions == x.renditions ) && ( tabs == x.tabs );
+	( reverse_video == x.reverse_video ) && ( renditions == x.renditions );
     }
   };