diff --git a/src/util/fairland.c b/src/util/fairland.c
index c3ef00d1..b01ddb25 100644
--- a/src/util/fairland.c
+++ b/src/util/fairland.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	    qprint("\ntry #%d (out of %d)...\n", i + 1, NUMTRIES);
 	qprint("placing capitals...\n");
 	if (!drift())
-	    qprint("fairland: unstable drift -- try increasing DRIFT_MAX\n");
+	    qprint("unstable drift\n");
 	qprint("growing continents...\n");
 	grow_continents();
     } while (fl_status && ++i < NUMTRIES);
@@ -307,11 +307,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     grow_islands();
     qprint("\nelevating land...\n");
     create_elevations();
-    qprint("designating sectors...\n");
-    qprint("adding resources...\n");
+
+    qprint("writing to sectors file...\n");
     if (!write_newcap_script())
 	exit(1);
-
     if (chdir(gamedir)) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Can't chdir to %s (%s)\n", gamedir, strerror(errno));
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!ef_open(EF_SECTOR, EFF_MEM | EFF_NOTIME))
 	exit(1);
     write_sects();
-    qprint("writing to sectors file...\n");
     if (!ef_close(EF_SECTOR))
 	exit(1);
 
@@ -761,11 +759,8 @@ grow_one_sector(int c)
 	++coast_search;
     } while (!done && coast_search < COAST_SEARCH_MAX &&
 	     (secs == 1 || x != sx || y != sy));
-    if (!done && c < nc) {
-	qprint("fairland: error -- continent %c had no room to grow!\n",
-	       numletter[c % 62]);
+    if (!done && c < nc)
 	fl_status |= STATUS_NO_ROOM;
-    }
     return done;
 }
 
@@ -1266,7 +1261,6 @@ set_coastal_flags(void)
     int i, j;
     struct sctstr *sp;
 
-    qprint("setting coastal flags...\n");
     for (i = 0; i < nc; ++i) {
 	for (j = 0; j < sc; j++) {
 	    sp = getsectp(sectx[i][j], secty[i][j]);
diff --git a/tests/fairland/no-spike.out b/tests/fairland/no-spike.out
index 9c629fb4..472de3fe 100644
--- a/tests/fairland/no-spike.out
+++ b/tests/fairland/no-spike.out
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ placing capitals...
 growing continents...
 growing islands: 1(3) 2(8) 3(13) 4(7) 5(10) 6(10) 7(2) 8(8) 9(14) 10(17) 11(13) 12(15) 13(9) 14(8) 15(3)
 elevating land...
-designating sectors...
-adding resources...
-setting coastal flags...
 writing to sectors file...
 
 . . . % . . . % . . . . . . . . % % . % . . . . . . . . . . . .
diff --git a/tests/fairland/plain.out b/tests/fairland/plain.out
index b8ab267a..20f8bcac 100644
--- a/tests/fairland/plain.out
+++ b/tests/fairland/plain.out
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ placing capitals...
 growing continents...
 growing islands: 1(15) 2(21) 3(11) 4(13) 5(9)
 elevating land...
-designating sectors...
-adding resources...
-setting coastal flags...
 writing to sectors file...
 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . # # # . . . . . . . . . . .
diff --git a/tests/fairland/spike.out b/tests/fairland/spike.out
index 9efb3928..b641431a 100644
--- a/tests/fairland/spike.out
+++ b/tests/fairland/spike.out
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ placing capitals...
 growing continents...
 growing islands: 1(30) 2(10) 3(26) 4(22) 5(20) 6(16) 7(29) 8(6)
 elevating land...
-designating sectors...
-adding resources...
-setting coastal flags...
 writing to sectors file...
 
 . b b # # # . . . . % % . . . # . % % ^ % . . . . . . . . . . .
diff --git a/tests/fairland/stunted.out b/tests/fairland/stunted.out
index 6e1b6ede..fc3eb3f5 100644
--- a/tests/fairland/stunted.out
+++ b/tests/fairland/stunted.out
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ World dimensions: 64x32
 seed is 1
 placing capitals...
 growing continents...
-fairland: error -- continent h had no room to grow!
 Only managed to grow 33 out of 37 sectors.
 
 try #2 (out of 10)...
 placing capitals...
 growing continents...
-fairland: error -- continent h had no room to grow!
 Only managed to grow 31 out of 37 sectors.
 
 try #3 (out of 10)...
@@ -29,9 +27,6 @@ placing capitals...
 growing continents...
 growing islands: 1(14) 2(20) 3(11) 4(16) 5(14) 6(8) 7(2) 8(3) 9(4) 10(5) 11(14) 12(3)
 elevating land...
-designating sectors...
-adding resources...
-setting coastal flags...
 writing to sectors file...
 
 . . # # # # . . % . . . . % % % % . . . . . . # # # # # # . . %