diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib.py
index 3f59c660845..95c4ecc4dcf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib.py
@@ -1544,85 +1544,6 @@ class URLopener_Tests(FakeHTTPMixin, unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertRaises(OSError, DummyURLopener().retrieve, url)
 
 
-# Just commented them out.
-# Can't really tell why keep failing in windows and sparc.
-# Everywhere else they work ok, but on those machines, sometimes
-# fail in one of the tests, sometimes in other. I have a linux, and
-# the tests go ok.
-# If anybody has one of the problematic environments, please help!
-# .   Facundo
-#
-# def server(evt):
-#     import socket, time
-#     serv = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-#     serv.settimeout(3)
-#     serv.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-#     serv.bind(("", 9093))
-#     serv.listen()
-#     try:
-#         conn, addr = serv.accept()
-#         conn.send("1 Hola mundo\n")
-#         cantdata = 0
-#         while cantdata < 13:
-#             data = conn.recv(13-cantdata)
-#             cantdata += len(data)
-#             time.sleep(.3)
-#         conn.send("2 No more lines\n")
-#         conn.close()
-#     except socket.timeout:
-#         pass
-#     finally:
-#         serv.close()
-#         evt.set()
-#
-# class FTPWrapperTests(unittest.TestCase):
-#
-#     def setUp(self):
-#         import ftplib, time, threading
-#         ftplib.FTP.port = 9093
-#         self.evt = threading.Event()
-#         threading.Thread(target=server, args=(self.evt,)).start()
-#         time.sleep(.1)
-#
-#     def tearDown(self):
-#         self.evt.wait()
-#
-#     def testBasic(self):
-#         # connects
-#         ftp = urllib.ftpwrapper("myuser", "mypass", "localhost", 9093, [])
-#         ftp.close()
-#
-#     def testTimeoutNone(self):
-#         # global default timeout is ignored
-#         import socket
-#         self.assertIsNone(socket.getdefaulttimeout())
-#         socket.setdefaulttimeout(30)
-#         try:
-#             ftp = urllib.ftpwrapper("myuser", "mypass", "localhost", 9093, [])
-#         finally:
-#             socket.setdefaulttimeout(None)
-#         self.assertEqual(ftp.ftp.sock.gettimeout(), 30)
-#         ftp.close()
-#
-#     def testTimeoutDefault(self):
-#         # global default timeout is used
-#         import socket
-#         self.assertIsNone(socket.getdefaulttimeout())
-#         socket.setdefaulttimeout(30)
-#         try:
-#             ftp = urllib.ftpwrapper("myuser", "mypass", "localhost", 9093, [])
-#         finally:
-#             socket.setdefaulttimeout(None)
-#         self.assertEqual(ftp.ftp.sock.gettimeout(), 30)
-#         ftp.close()
-#
-#     def testTimeoutValue(self):
-#         ftp = urllib.ftpwrapper("myuser", "mypass", "localhost", 9093, [],
-#                                 timeout=30)
-#         self.assertEqual(ftp.ftp.sock.gettimeout(), 30)
-#         ftp.close()
-
-
 class RequestTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """Unit tests for urllib.request.Request."""
 
diff --git a/Tools/pynche/StripViewer.py b/Tools/pynche/StripViewer.py
index 2b0ede39eee..6914ca94b2b 100644
--- a/Tools/pynche/StripViewer.py
+++ b/Tools/pynche/StripViewer.py
@@ -371,22 +371,6 @@ class StripViewer:
                              command=self.__togglehex)
         hexbtn.grid(row=1, column=1, sticky=W)
 
-        # XXX: ignore this feature for now; it doesn't work quite right yet
-
-##        gentypevar = self.__gentypevar = IntVar()
-##        self.__variations = Radiobutton(frame,
-##                                        text='Variations',
-##                                        variable=gentypevar,
-##                                        value=0,
-##                                        command=self.__togglegentype)
-##        self.__variations.grid(row=0, column=1, sticky=W)
-##        self.__constants = Radiobutton(frame,
-##                                       text='Constants',
-##                                       variable=gentypevar,
-##                                       value=1,
-##                                       command=self.__togglegentype)
-##        self.__constants.grid(row=1, column=1, sticky=W)
-
         # create the white button
         whitebtn = Button(frame2,
                           text='White',
@@ -402,26 +386,6 @@ class StripViewer:
         red, green, blue = self.__sb.current_rgb()
         self.update_yourself(red, green, blue)
 
-##    def __togglegentype(self, event=None):
-##        which = self.__gentypevar.get()
-##        if which == 0:
-##            self.__reds.set(label='Red Variations',
-##                            generator=constant_cyan_generator)
-##            self.__greens.set(label='Green Variations',
-##                              generator=constant_magenta_generator)
-##            self.__blues.set(label='Blue Variations',
-##                             generator=constant_yellow_generator)
-##        elif which == 1:
-##            self.__reds.set(label='Red Constant',
-##                            generator=constant_red_generator)
-##            self.__greens.set(label='Green Constant',
-##                              generator=constant_green_generator)
-##            self.__blues.set(label='Blue Constant',
-##                             generator=constant_blue_generator)
-##        else:
-##            assert 0
-##        self.__sb.update_views_current()
-
     def __toblack(self, event=None):
         self.__sb.update_views(0, 0, 0)