diff --git a/battle.cpp b/battle.cpp
index 659c07f..fb25d85 100644
--- a/battle.cpp
+++ b/battle.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ namespace combat {
     $player_requests.emplace(request);
   }
 
+  void BattleEngine::clear_requests() {
+    $player_requests.clear();
+  }
+
   bool BattleEngine::plan() {
     dbc::check($player_requests.size() > 0, "Calling plan without any player reqeusts queued.");
     using enum BattleHostState;
@@ -17,7 +21,6 @@ namespace combat {
     int active = 0;
     bool had_host = false;
 
-    fmt::println("---------- start combatants");
     for(auto& [entity, enemy] : $combatants) {
       //NOTE: this is just for asserting I'm using things right
       if(enemy.is_host) had_host = true;
@@ -46,21 +49,10 @@ namespace combat {
           }
 
           if(host_state == out_of_ap) {
-            fmt::println("--- enemy CANNOT go: {}-{}={}",
-                enemy.combat->ap, action.cost,
-                enemy.combat->ap - action.cost);
             break;
           } else {
-            fmt::println("--- enemy can go, {}-{}={}",
-                enemy.combat->ap, action.cost,
-                enemy.combat->ap - action.cost);
-
             enemy.combat->ap -= action.cost;
           }
-
-          fmt::println("--- active enemy {} ap={}, host_state={}",
-              entity, enemy.combat->ap, int(host_state));
-
           $pending_actions.emplace_back(enemy, action.name, action.cost, host_state);
         }
 
@@ -70,8 +62,6 @@ namespace combat {
     }
 
     dbc::check(had_host, "FAIL, you forgot to set enemy.is_host=true for one entity");
-    fmt::println("<---- end of enemy setup, sorting");
-
     if($pending_actions.size() > 0) {
       std::sort($pending_actions.begin(), $pending_actions.end(),
           [](const auto& a, const auto& b) -> bool
diff --git a/battle.hpp b/battle.hpp
index 3062376..376c09c 100644
--- a/battle.hpp
+++ b/battle.hpp
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ namespace combat {
     void set(DinkyECS::Entity entity, const std::string& state, bool setting);
     void set_all(const std::string& state, bool setting);
     void player_request(const std::string& request);
+    void clear_requests();
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/battle.cpp b/tests/battle.cpp
index 2d51319..c20f588 100644
--- a/tests/battle.cpp
+++ b/tests/battle.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ TEST_CASE("battle operations fantasy", "[combat-battle]") {
           break;
         case BattleHostState::disagree:
           fmt::println("REBELIOUS ACT: {}", wants_to);
-          battle.$player_requests.clear();
+          battle.clear_requests();
+          REQUIRE(battle.$player_requests.size() == 0);
           break;
         case BattleHostState::not_host:
          if(wants_to == "kill_enemy") {