diff --git a/src/clib/pio_darray_int.c b/src/clib/pio_darray_int.c
index e8792a4244a..4a959ba6b6b 100644
--- a/src/clib/pio_darray_int.c
+++ b/src/clib/pio_darray_int.c
@@ -1189,15 +1189,14 @@ pio_read_darray_nc(file_desc_t *file, io_desc_t *iodesc, int vid, void *iobuf)
     ndims = iodesc->ndims;
 
     /* Get the number of dims for this var in the file. */
-    /* if ((ierr = PIOc_inq_varndims(file->pio_ncid, vid, &fndims))) */
-    /*     return pio_err(ios, file, ierr, __FILE__, __LINE__); */
     fndims = vdesc->ndims;
-    PLOG((3, "fndims %d vdesc->ndims %d", fndims, vdesc->ndims));
+    PLOG((4, "fndims %d ndims %d", fndims, ndims));
+
+    /* ??? */
 #if USE_VARD_READ
     if(!ios->async || !ios->ioproc)
         ierr = get_gdim0(file, iodesc, vid, fndims, &gdim0);
 #endif
-    /* PLOG((4, "fndims %d ndims %d", fndims, ndims)); */
 
     /* IO procs will read the data. */
     if (ios->ioproc)
@@ -1464,8 +1463,6 @@ pio_read_darray_nc_serial(file_desc_t *file, io_desc_t *iodesc, int vid,
 
     /* Get number of dims for this var. */
     fndims = vdesc->ndims;
-    /* if ((ierr = PIOc_inq_varndims(file->pio_ncid, vid, &fndims))) */
-    /*     return pio_err(ios, file, ierr, __FILE__, __LINE__); */
 
     /* If setframe was not called, use a default value of 0. This is
      * required for backward compatibility. */
@@ -1473,7 +1470,6 @@ pio_read_darray_nc_serial(file_desc_t *file, io_desc_t *iodesc, int vid,
         vdesc->record = 0;
     PLOG((3, "fndims %d ndims %d vdesc->record %d vdesc->ndims %d", fndims,
           ndims, vdesc->record, vdesc->ndims));
-    /* pioassert(fndims == vdesc->ndims, "bad ndims", __FILE__, __LINE__); */
 
     /* Confirm that we are being called with the correct ndims. */
     pioassert((fndims == ndims && vdesc->record < 0) ||