diff --git a/client/src/Board.js b/client/src/Board.js
index 2412a42..1edbd99 100644
--- a/client/src/Board.js
+++ b/client/src/Board.js
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ const
   borderImageWidth = (2 + 2/3) * tileImageWidth, /* 2.667 * .Tile.width */
   borderImageHeight = borderImageWidth * 0.29; /* 0.29 * .Border.height */
 
-let hack = undefined;
-
 const Board = () => {
   const { ws } = useContext(GlobalContext);
   const board = useRef();
@@ -144,10 +142,6 @@ const Board = () => {
   const refWsMessage = useRef(onWsMessage);
   useEffect(() => { refWsMessage.current = onWsMessage; });
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (ws !== hack) {
-      console.log(`board - setting out-of-scope hack`);
-      hack = ws;
-    }
     if (!ws) { return; }
     console.log('board - bind');
     const cbMessage = e => refWsMessage.current(e);
@@ -221,7 +215,6 @@ const Board = () => {
       } else {
         type = 'place-settlement';
       }
-      if (!hack) { console.error(`board - onCornerClicked - ws is NULL`); return; }
       ws.send(JSON.stringify({
         type, index: corner.index
       }));