diff --git a/ms.html b/ms.html
index e800e88..1a7d13b 100644
--- a/ms.html
+++ b/ms.html
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 </div>
 
 <div>
-<!-- VT commented out
-  <div style="margin: 10px 0px;">
-    F = Flagged, M = Mine, Left Click to reveal a cell, Right Click to flag a cell
-  </div> -->
-
   <div class="status_msg">
     <strong>Mines Remaining:</strong> <span id="mine_count"></span>
   </div>
@@ -39,22 +34,6 @@
   </div>
 
   <div style="margin: 15px 0px;">
-<!-- VT commented out
-     <div style="margin: 8px 0px;">
-      <label for="new_rows">Rows:</label>
-      <input type="number" id="new_rows" placeholder="rows" value="8" />
-      <label for="new_cols">Cols:</label>
-      <input type="number" id="new_cols" placeholder="cols" value="8" />
-      <label for="new_mines">Mines:</label>
-      <input type="number" id="new_mines" placeholder="mines" value="10" />
-    </div>
-    <div style="font-size: 10pt;">*max size: 19 x 19</div> -->
     <input id="new_game_button" type="button" value="Create new game!" />
-    <input id="cheat_button" type="button" value="Cheat!" />
   </div>
-<!-- VT commented out
-  <div>
-    <input id="cheat_button" type="button" value="Cheat!" />
-    <div style="font-size: 10pt;">*grid layout printed to JS console</div>
-  </div> -->
 </div>
diff --git a/ms.js b/ms.js
index dda6f07..3a86f98 100644
--- a/ms.js
+++ b/ms.js
@@ -162,12 +162,6 @@ class Minesweeper {
 
     gameContainer.innerHTML = content;
 
-    //update input fields
-    // VT commented out
-    // document.getElementById("new_rows").value = this.options["rows"];
-    // document.getElementById("new_cols").value = this.options["cols"];
-    // document.getElementById("new_mines").value = this.options["mines"];
-
     //setup status message
     document.getElementById("mine_count").textContent =
     this.options["mines"] - (this.falseMines + this.minesFound);
@@ -320,6 +314,7 @@ class Cell {
 //create a new game
 function newGame(opts = {}) {
   game = new Minesweeper(opts);
+  console.log(game.gridToString());
 }
 
 window.onload = function () {
@@ -327,11 +322,6 @@ window.onload = function () {
   document.
   getElementById("new_game_button").
   addEventListener("click", function () {
-    // VT commented out
-    // const opts = {
-    //   rows: parseInt(document.getElementById("new_rows").value, 10),
-    //   cols: parseInt(document.getElementById("new_cols").value, 10),
-    //   mines: parseInt(document.getElementById("new_mines").value, 10) };
     const opts = {
       rows: 8,
       cols: 8,
@@ -387,11 +377,6 @@ window.onload = function () {
     }
   });
 
-  //attach click to cheat button
-  document.getElementById("cheat_button").addEventListener("click", function () {
-    console.log(game.gridToString());
-  });
-
   //attach click to validate button
   document.
   getElementById("validate_button").