diff --git a/oqs-scripts/clone_liboqs.sh b/oqs-scripts/clone_liboqs.sh
index e9cb5ae42926..e158013488b8 100755
--- a/oqs-scripts/clone_liboqs.sh
+++ b/oqs-scripts/clone_liboqs.sh
@@ -8,17 +8,6 @@
 #  - LIBOQS_BRANCH: which branch to check out, "main" by default
 ###########
 
-env
-echo $USER
-USER=`whoami`
-echo $USER
-echo ~$USER
-# echo $HOME
-# echo ~
-cat /etc/passwd
-grep $USER /etc/passwd | cut -d ':' -f6
-exit -1
-
 set -exo pipefail
 
 LIBOQS_REPO=${LIBOQS_REPO:-"https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs.git"}
diff --git a/regress/percent.sh b/regress/percent.sh
index d411dca80fd3..c78d59f1766f 100644
--- a/regress/percent.sh
+++ b/regress/percent.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ USERID=`id -u`
 HOST=`hostname | cut -f1 -d.`
 HOSTNAME=`hostname`
 HASH=""
-echo $USER
-echo -n ~$USER
-HOME=`echo -n ~`
-echo $HOME
+HOME=`grep $USER /etc/passwd | cut -d ':' -f6`
 
 # Localcommand is evaluated after connection because %T is not available
 # until then.  Because of this we use a different method of exercising it,