diff --git a/drivers/uwb/beacon.c b/drivers/uwb/beacon.c
index 1ccf9eb..c7f3c97 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/beacon.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@
 	struct uwb_rc_evt_beacon *be;
 	struct uwb_beacon_frame *bf;
 	struct uwb_beca_e *bce;
-	struct device *dev = &evt->rc->uwb_dev.dev;
 	unsigned long last_ts;
 
 	rc = evt->rc;
@@ -419,14 +418,12 @@
 	if (result < 0)
 		return result;
 
-	/* Ignore beacon if it is from an alien. */
+	/* FIXME: handle alien beacons. */
 	if (be->bBeaconType == UWB_RC_BEACON_TYPE_OL_ALIEN ||
 	    be->bBeaconType == UWB_RC_BEACON_TYPE_NOL_ALIEN) {
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			dev_err(dev, "BEACON received from ALIEN. Action? \n");
-		result = -ENOSYS;
-		return 0;
+		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
+
 	bf = (struct uwb_beacon_frame *) be->BeaconInfo;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/est.c b/drivers/uwb/est.c
index 3791cd95..5fe566b 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/est.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/est.c
@@ -363,22 +363,17 @@
 
 	size = -ENOENT;
 	if (event_low >= est->entries) {	/* in range? */
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			dev_err(dev, "EST %p 0x%04x/%04x/%04x[%u]: "
-				"event %u out of range\n",
-				est, est->type_event_high, est->vendor,
-				est->product, est->entries,
-				event_low);
+		dev_err(dev, "EST %p 0x%04x/%04x/%04x[%u]: event %u out of range\n",
+			est, est->type_event_high, est->vendor, est->product,
+			est->entries, event_low);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	size = -ENOENT;
 	entry = &est->entry[event_low];
 	if (entry->size == 0 && entry->offset == 0) {	/* unknown? */
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			dev_err(dev, "EST %p 0x%04x/%04x/%04x[%u]: "
-				"event %u unknown\n",
-				est, est->type_event_high, est->vendor,
-				est->product, est->entries, event_low);
+		dev_err(dev, "EST %p 0x%04x/%04x/%04x[%u]: event %u unknown\n",
+			est, est->type_event_high, est->vendor,	est->product,
+			est->entries, event_low);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	offset = entry->offset;	/* extra fries with that? */
@@ -396,11 +391,10 @@
 		default: 	 BUG();
 		}
 		if (offset + type_size > rceb_size) {
-			if (printk_ratelimit())
-				dev_err(dev, "EST %p 0x%04x/%04x/%04x[%u]: "
-					"not enough data to read extra size\n",
-					est, est->type_event_high, est->vendor,
-					est->product, est->entries);
+			dev_err(dev, "EST %p 0x%04x/%04x/%04x[%u]: "
+				"not enough data to read extra size\n",
+				est, est->type_event_high, est->vendor,
+				est->product, est->entries);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		size = entry->size;
@@ -469,14 +463,12 @@
 		if (size != -ENOENT)
 			goto out;
 	}
-	/* FIXME: downgrade to _dbg() */
-	if (printk_ratelimit())
-		dev_err(dev, "event 0x%02x/%04x/%02x: no handlers available; "
+	dev_dbg(dev, "event 0x%02x/%04x/%02x: no handlers available; "
 		"RCEB %02x %02x %02x %02x\n",
-			(unsigned) rceb->bEventType,
-			(unsigned) le16_to_cpu(rceb->wEvent),
-			(unsigned) rceb->bEventContext,
-			ptr[0], ptr[1], ptr[2], ptr[3]);
+		(unsigned) rceb->bEventType,
+		(unsigned) le16_to_cpu(rceb->wEvent),
+		(unsigned) rceb->bEventContext,
+		ptr[0], ptr[1], ptr[2], ptr[3]);
 	size = -ENOENT;
 out:
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&uwb_est_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/mac.c b/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/mac.c
index 8d06990..2e4d8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/mac.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 }
 
 
-/** Wait for the MAC FW to start running */
+/* Wait for the MAC FW to start running */
 static
 int i1480_fw_is_running_q(struct i1480 *i1480)
 {
@@ -443,8 +443,6 @@
 		}
 		if (*val == 0x55555555UL)	/* fw running? cool */
 			goto out;
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			d_printf(5, i1480->dev, "read #%d: 0x%08x\n", cnt, *val);
 	}
 	dev_err(i1480->dev, "Timed out waiting for fw to start\n");
 	result = -ETIMEDOUT;
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/neh.c b/drivers/uwb/neh.c
index 91b6148..9b4eb64 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/neh.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/neh.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 		neh = uwb_rc_neh_lookup(rc, rceb);
 		if (neh)
 			uwb_rc_neh_cb(neh, rceb, size);
-		else if (printk_ratelimit())
+		else
 			dev_warn(dev, "event 0x%02x/%04x/%02x (%zu bytes): nobody cared\n",
 				 rceb->bEventType, le16_to_cpu(rceb->wEvent),
 				 rceb->bEventContext, size);
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/uwbd.c b/drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
index b3673d6..7890841 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@
 static
 int uwbd_event_handle_urc(struct uwb_event *evt)
 {
-	int result;
 	struct uwbd_evt_type_handler *type_table;
 	uwbd_evt_handler_f handler;
 	u8 type, context;
@@ -199,41 +198,25 @@
 	context = evt->notif.rceb->bEventContext;
 
 	if (type > uwbd_evt_type_handlers_len) {
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event type %u: unknown "
-			       "(too high)\n", type);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event type %u: unknown (too high)\n", type);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	type_table = &uwbd_evt_type_handlers[type];
 	if (type_table->uwbd_events == NULL) {
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event type %u: unknown\n", type);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event type %u: unknown\n", type);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (event > type_table->size) {
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event %s[%u]: "
-			       "unknown (too high)\n", type_table->name, event);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event %s[%u]: unknown (too high)\n",
+		       type_table->name, event);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	handler = type_table->uwbd_events[event].handler;
 	if (handler == NULL) {
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event %s[%u]: unknown\n",
-			       type_table->name, event);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event %s[%u]: unknown\n", type_table->name, event);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	d_printf(3, NULL, "processing 0x%02x/%04x/%02x, %zu bytes\n",
-		 type, event, context, evt->notif.size);
-	result = (*handler)(evt);
-	if (result < 0) {
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_ERR "UWBD: event 0x%02x/%04x/%02x, "
-			       "table %s[%u]: handling failed: %d\n",
-			       type, event, context, type_table->name,
-			       event, result);
-	}
-	return result;
+	return (*handler)(evt);
 }
 
 static void uwbd_event_handle_message(struct uwb_event *evt)
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/whc-rc.c b/drivers/uwb/whc-rc.c
index 5a93abe..1711dea 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/whc-rc.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/whc-rc.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@
 	struct device *dev = &whcrc->umc_dev->dev;
 	u32 urcsts;
 
-	d_fnstart(4, dev, "irq %d _whcrc %p)\n", irq, _whcrc);
 	urcsts = le_readl(whcrc->rc_base + URCSTS);
 	if (!(urcsts & URCSTS_INT_MASK))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
@@ -221,13 +220,6 @@
 	d_printf(4, dev, "acked 0x%08x, urcsts 0x%08x\n",
 		 le_readl(whcrc->rc_base + URCSTS), urcsts);
 
-	if (whcrc->uwb_rc == NULL) {
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			dev_dbg(dev, "Received interrupt when not yet "
-				"ready!\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (urcsts & URCSTS_HSE) {
 		dev_err(dev, "host system error -- hardware halted\n");
 		/* FIXME: do something sensible here */