diff --git a/tractor/_portal.py b/tractor/_portal.py
index d32f26b..c3a4340 100644
--- a/tractor/_portal.py
+++ b/tractor/_portal.py
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ class Portal:
             log.cancel("This portal is already closed can't cancel")
             return False
 
-        await self._cancel_streams()
-
         log.cancel(
             f"Sending actor cancel request to {self.channel.uid} on "
             f"{self.channel}")
diff --git a/tractor/_spawn.py b/tractor/_spawn.py
index 04c1008..c7eb2d2 100644
--- a/tractor/_spawn.py
+++ b/tractor/_spawn.py
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ async def soft_wait(
     # which will kill any waiting remote pdb trace).
     # This is a "soft" (cancellable) join/reap.
     try:
-        # await proc.wait()
         await wait_func(proc)
     except trio.Cancelled:
         # if cancelled during a soft wait, cancel the child