diff --git a/src/cell_group.hpp b/src/cell_group.hpp
index 5cb724eeb921cc7d48c1b501e8e3aa1cc068619c..7bfd4bb32f1c3a9281177243ca24e1bf8d2ee9b0 100644
--- a/src/cell_group.hpp
+++ b/src/cell_group.hpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
         clear_spikes();
         clear_events();
         reset_samplers();
-        initialize_cells();
+        //initialize_cells();
         for (auto& spike_source: spike_sources_) {
             spike_source.source.reset(cell_, 0.f);
         }
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    void initialize_cells() {
-        cell_.voltage()(memory::all) = -65.;
-        cell_.initialize();
-    }
-
     /// gid of first cell in group
     cell_gid_type gid_base_;
 
diff --git a/src/util/meta.hpp b/src/util/meta.hpp
index 210cb43926fe412be9669176e55e598c673e056b..40f08d481f23199e8e06a47fc41acdd58fdab8c9 100644
--- a/src/util/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/util/meta.hpp
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ struct sequence_traits {
     using const_sentinel = decltype(cend(std::declval<Seq&>()));
 };
 
-template <typename X>
-std::size_t size(const X& x) { return x.size(); }
-
-template <typename X, std::size_t N>
-constexpr std::size_t size(X (&)[N]) { return N; }
-
 // Convenience short cuts
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/tests/global_communication/mpi_listener.hpp b/tests/global_communication/mpi_listener.hpp
index 968424c3e55f5da1dc81022ef75cf0de176a82fd..159616dd85639710a9a79ecb8a3751e5977e5b84 100644
--- a/tests/global_communication/mpi_listener.hpp
+++ b/tests/global_communication/mpi_listener.hpp
@@ -89,15 +89,17 @@ public:
     }
     virtual void OnTestCaseEnd(const TestCase& test_case) override {
         pprintf(
-            "TESTCASE %s : %2d:%-2d pass:fail of %2d tests\n\n",
-            test_case.name(),
-            test_case_failures_, test_case_tests_-test_case_failures_, test_case_tests_
+            "[PASSED %3d; FAILED %3d] of %3d tests in %s\n\n",
+            test_case_tests_-test_case_failures_,
+            test_case_failures_,
+            test_case_tests_,
+            test_case.name()
         );
     }
 
     // Called before a test starts.
     virtual void OnTestStart(const TestInfo& test_info) override {
-        pprintf( "  TEST %s::%s\n", test_info.test_case_name(), test_info.name());
+        pprintf( "  TEST  %s::%s\n", test_info.test_case_name(), test_info.name());
         test_failures_ = 0;
     }