diff --git a/eucaconsole/views/elbs.py b/eucaconsole/views/elbs.py
index 5594b87bc..670439244 100644
--- a/eucaconsole/views/elbs.py
+++ b/eucaconsole/views/elbs.py
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ def handle_backend_certificate_create(self, elb_name):
         backend_certificates_json = self.request.params.get('backend_certificates')
         backend_certificates = json.loads(backend_certificates_json) if backend_certificates_json else []
         public_policy_attributes = dict()
-        backend_policy_attributes = dict()
         public_policy_type = u'PublicKeyPolicyType'
         backend_policy_type = u'BackendServerAuthenticationPolicyType'
 
@@ -491,7 +490,6 @@ def handle_backend_certificate_create(self, elb_name):
         # backend_certificates = [{"name":"test-backend-pubkey-0001","certificateBody":"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nhW/GWUvLKJQ=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----","$$hashKey":"object:43"},{"name":"test-backend-pubkey-0002","certificateBody":"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nhW/GWUvLKJQ=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----","$$hashKey":"object:45"},{"name":"test-backend-pubkey-0003","certificateBody":"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nhW/GWUvLKJQ=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"}]
 
         backend_policy_name = u'BackendPolicy-{0}'.format(elb_name)
-        print backend_policy_name
         backend_policy_params = {'LoadBalancerName': elb_name,
                                  'PolicyName': backend_policy_name,
                                  'PolicyTypeName': backend_policy_type}
@@ -499,21 +497,12 @@ def handle_backend_certificate_create(self, elb_name):
         for cert in backend_certificates:
             public_policy_name = u'EucaConsole-PublicKeyPolicy-{0}'.format(cert.get('name'))
             public_policy_attributes['PublicKey'] = cert.get('certificateBody')
-            print public_policy_name
             self.elb_conn.create_lb_policy(elb_name, public_policy_name, public_policy_type, public_policy_attributes)
             backend_policy_params['PolicyAttributes.member.%d.AttributeName' % index] = 'PublicKeyPolicyName'
             backend_policy_params['PolicyAttributes.member.%d.AttributeValue' % index] = public_policy_name
             index += 1
-
-        # Cannot use the boto call below
-        # since it won't allow having multiple 'PublicKeyPolicyName' keys as the attributes
-        # backend_policy_attributes['PublicKeyPolicyName'] = public_policy_name
-        # self.elb_conn.create_lb_policy(elb_name, backend_policy_name, backend_policy_type, backend_policy_attributes)
-        print backend_policy_params
         self.elb_conn.get_status('CreateLoadBalancerPolicy', backend_policy_params)
-        print "Created elb policy"
         # sleep is needed for the previous policy creation to complete
         time.sleep(1)
         instance_port = 443
         self.elb_conn.set_lb_policies_of_backend_server(elb_name, instance_port, backend_policy_name)
-        print "Done setting up backend cert"