diff --git a/piker/ui/_curve.py b/piker/ui/_curve.py
index def90be8..b9a143a2 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_curve.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_curve.py
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         Post init ``.boundingRect()```.
 
         '''
-        profiler = Profiler(
-            msg=f'Curve.boundingRect(): `{self._name}`',
-            disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
-        )
+        # profiler = Profiler(
+        #     msg=f'Curve.boundingRect(): `{self._name}`',
+        #     disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
+        #     ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
+        # )
         pr = self.path.controlPointRect()
         hb_tl, hb_br = (
             pr.topLeft(),
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         mx_y = hb_br.y()
         most_left = hb_tl.x()
         most_right = hb_br.x()
-        profiler('calc path vertices')
+        # profiler('calc path vertices')
 
         # TODO: if/when we get fast path appends working in the
         # `Renderer`, then we might need to actually use this..
@@ -298,23 +298,7 @@ class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         ymx = max(y1, y2, mx_y)
         most_left = min(x1, x2, most_left)
         most_right = max(x1, x2, most_right)
-
-        profiler('calc last line vertices')
-        # ll_br = QRectF(
-        #     x1,
-        #     ymn,
-        #     # NOTE: a legacy snippet, not sure if it still applies?
-        #     # only on a plane line do we include
-        #     # and extra index step's worth of width
-        #     # since in the step case the end of the curve
-        #     # actually terminates earlier so we don't need
-        #     # this for the last step.
-        #     x2 - x1 + 1,
-        #     ymx,
-        # )
-        # br = br.united(ll_br)
-        # profiler('calc united rects')
-        # return br
+        # profiler('calc last line vertices')
 
         return QRectF(
             most_left,
@@ -339,7 +323,7 @@ class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
         sub_paint = self.sub_paint
         if sub_paint:
-            sub_paint(p, profiler)
+            sub_paint(p)
 
         p.setPen(self.last_step_pen)
         p.drawLine(self._last_line)
@@ -358,7 +342,6 @@ class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
         fp = self.fast_path
         if fp:
-            # print("DRAWING PATH")
             p.drawPath(fp)
             profiler('.drawPath(fast_path)')
 
@@ -470,13 +453,11 @@ class StepCurve(Curve):
     def sub_paint(
         self,
         p: QPainter,
-        profiler: Profiler,
 
     ) -> None:
         # p.drawLines(*tuple(filter(bool, self._last_step_lines)))
         # p.drawRect(self._last_step_rect)
         p.fillRect(self._last_step_rect, self._brush)
-        profiler('.fillRect()')
 
     # def sub_br(
     #     self,
diff --git a/piker/ui/_ohlc.py b/piker/ui/_ohlc.py
index 88240b21..b2ff6e10 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_ohlc.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_ohlc.py
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
     # Qt docs: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qgraphicsitem.html#boundingRect
     def boundingRect(self):
-        profiler = Profiler(
-            msg=f'BarItems.boundingRect(): `{self._name}`',
-            disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
-        )
+        # profiler = Profiler(
+        #     msg=f'BarItems.boundingRect(): `{self._name}`',
+        #     disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
+        #     ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
+        # )
 
         # TODO: Can we do rect caching to make this faster
         # like `pg.PlotCurveItem` does? In theory it's just
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
         mx_y = hb_br.y()
         most_left = hb_tl.x()
         most_right = hb_br.x()
-        profiler('calc path vertices')
+        # profiler('calc path vertices')
 
         # need to include last bar height or BR will be off
         # OHLC line segments: [hl, o, c]
@@ -171,23 +171,7 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
                 ymx = max(y1, y2)
                 mx_y = max(ymx, mx_y)
                 mn_y = min(ymn, mn_y)
-
-                profiler('calc last bar vertices')
-            # TODO: see if this br uniting works faster?
-            # last_bar_rect = QRectF(
-            #     o.x1(),
-            #     ymn,
-            #     c.x2() - o.x1() + 1,
-            #     ymx,
-            # )
-            # tot_br = hb.united(last_bar_rect)
-            # print(
-            #     f'last datum bar br: {last_bar_rect}\n'
-            #     f'path br: {hb}\n'
-            #     f'sum br: {tot_br}\n'
-            # )
-            # profiler('calc united rects')
-            # return tot_br
+                # profiler('calc last bar vertices')
 
         return QRectF(
             most_left,