diff --git a/packages/syntax-server/src/compiler.js b/packages/syntax-server/src/compiler.js
index 3c762ca..2b9dfa4 100644
--- a/packages/syntax-server/src/compiler.js
+++ b/packages/syntax-server/src/compiler.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-"use strict";
-
 require("@syndicate-lang/syntax/lib/index"); // patches babel -- load before any of babel loads!!
 const BabelTransform = require("@babel/core/lib/transform");
 
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ spawn named 'compiler' {
   during Inbound(CompilationOptions($options)) {
     during Inbound(Observe(WorkItem(worker, Compilation($filename, $input), _))) {
       const finalOptions = Object.assign({filename: '/' + filename}, options.toJS());
-      console.log(worker, 'compiling', filename, '...');
+      console.log(worker, 'compiling', filename);
       BabelTransform.transform(input, finalOptions, Dataspace.wrapExternal((err, output) => {
         react assert Outbound(WorkItem(worker,
                                        Compilation(filename, input),
diff --git a/packages/syntax-server/src/index.js b/packages/syntax-server/src/index.js
index cac2b53..7862888 100644
--- a/packages/syntax-server/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/syntax-server/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-"use strict";
-
 import { Bytes, spawnWorker } from "@syndicate-lang/core";
 const Http = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-http-node");
 const S = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-streams-node");