diff --git a/cmd/egress-cni-plugin/main.go b/cmd/egress-cni-plugin/main.go
index 91135429dc..a1a85fc2cb 100644
--- a/cmd/egress-cni-plugin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/egress-cni-plugin/main.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func add(args *skel.CmdArgs, ec *egressContext) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
-func cmdDel(args *skel.CmdArgs) (err error) {
+func cmdDel(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 	ec := NewEgressDelContext(args.Netns)
 	return del(args, &ec)
 }
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ func del(args *skel.CmdArgs, ec *egressContext) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse config: %v", err)
 	}
 	ec.Log.Debugf("Received a Del request: nsPath: %s conf=%+v", ec.NsPath, *ec.NetConf)
-	// uncomment following lines to debug detailed inputs
-	//stdin := args.StdinData
-	//args.StdinData = nil
-	//ec.Log.Debugf("args: %+v, stdinData: %+v", *args, string(stdin))
-	//args.StdinData = stdin
 
 	// We only need this plugin to kick in if egress is enabled
 	if ec.NetConf.Enabled != "true" {