diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
index 30e91ee0ae..be41f20706 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@
         [%hill p=(list @tas)]                           ::  mount points
         [%done error=(unit error:ames)]                 ::  ames message (n)ack
         [%mere p=(each (set path) (pair term tang))]    ::  merge result
-        [%note p=@tD q=tank]                            ::  debug message
         [%ogre p=@tas]                                  ::  delete mount point
         [%rule red=dict wit=dict]                       ::  node r+w permissions
         [%writ p=riot]                                  ::  response
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon
index af2f653037..3f35fbf1bd 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon
@@ -310,7 +310,10 @@
           task                                          ::
       ==                                                ::
       $:  %d                                            ::  to %dill
-          $>(%flog task:dill)                           ::
+          $>  $?  %flog                                 ::
+                  %text                                 ::
+              ==                                        ::
+          task:dill                                     ::
       ==                                                ::
       $:  %g                                            ::  to %gall
           $>(%deal task:gall)                           ::
@@ -334,7 +337,6 @@
       ==  ==                                            ::
       $:  %clay                                         ::
           $>  $?  %mere                                 ::
-                  %note                                 ::
                   %writ                                 ::
               ==                                        ::
           gift                                          ::
@@ -1788,7 +1790,8 @@
         |=  [prefix=@tD paths=(set path)]
         %+  turn  ~(tap in paths)
         |=  =path
-        [u.hun %give %note prefix (path-to-tank path)]
+        ^-  move
+        [u.hun %pass /note %d %text prefix ' ' ~(ram re (path-to-tank path))]
       ::
       ++  path-to-tank
         |=  =path
@@ -4458,7 +4461,6 @@
         q.p.p.+.hin
     [~ ..^$]
   ::
-      %note  [[hen %give +.hin]~ ..^$]
       %wake
     ::  TODO: handle behn errors
     ::
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
index 9cdba94a3a..a56df4f6e0 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
       ==  ==                                            ::
       $:  %clay                                         ::
           $>  $?  %mere                                 ::
-                  %note                                 ::
                   %writ                                 ::
               ==                                        ::
           gift:clay                                     ::
@@ -262,9 +261,6 @@
                         (dump:(crud %reap u.p.p.+>.sih) %logo ~)
             %fact       (from ;;(dill-blit q:`vase`+>+>.sih))
           ==
-        ::
-            [%clay %note *]
-          (fore (tuba p.sih ' ' ~(ram re q.sih)) ~)
         ::
             [?(%behn %clay) %writ *]
           init