diff --git a/src/make_sym_lcc.awk b/src/make_sym_lcc.awk
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/netlist.c b/src/netlist.c
index 3eb56ff0..b3605232 100644
--- a/src/netlist.c
+++ b/src/netlist.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ int sym_vs_sch_pins()
                         )
                       ) {
                       char str[2048];
-                      my_snprintf(str, S(str), "xSymbol %s: Unmatched subcircuit schematic pin direction: %s",
+                      my_snprintf(str, S(str), "Symbol %s: Unmatched subcircuit schematic pin direction: %s",
                                   xctx->sym[i].name, lab);
                       statusmsg(str,2);
                       my_snprintf(str, S(str), "    %s <--> %s", type, pin_dir);
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ int sym_vs_sch_pins()
                 if(!pin_match) {
                   char str[2048];
                   /* fprintf(errfp, "  unmatched sch / sym pin: %s\n", lab); */
-                  my_snprintf(str, S(str), "xSymbol %s: schematic pin: %s not in symbol", xctx->sym[i].name, lab);
+                  my_snprintf(str, S(str), "Symbol %s: schematic pin: %s not in symbol", xctx->sym[i].name, lab);
                   statusmsg(str,2);
                   for(j = 0; j < xctx->instances; j++) {
                     if(!strcmp(xctx->inst[j].name, xctx->sym[i].name)) {
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ int sym_vs_sch_pins()
         fclose(fd);
         if(pin_cnt != rects) {
           char str[2048];
-          my_snprintf(str, S(str), "xSymbol %s has %d pins, its schematic has %d pins",
+          my_snprintf(str, S(str), "Symbol %s has %d pins, its schematic has %d pins",
                       xctx->sym[i].name, rects, pin_cnt);
           statusmsg(str,2);
           for(j = 0; j < xctx->instances; j++) {
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ int sym_vs_sch_pins()
           if(!pin_match) {
             char str[2048];
             /* fprintf(errfp, "  unmatched sch / sym pin: %s\n", lab); */
-            my_snprintf(str, S(str), "xSymbol %s: symbol pin: %s not in schematic",
+            my_snprintf(str, S(str), "Symbol %s: symbol pin: %s not in schematic",
                         xctx->sym[i].name, pin_name ? pin_name : "<NULL>");
             statusmsg(str,2);
             for(k = 0; k < xctx->instances; k++) {
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index fafd722c..1c84710e 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ int load_sym_def(const char *name, FILE *embed_fd)
       }
       load_ascii_string(&prop_ptr, lcc[level].fd);
       if(level + 1 >=CADMAXHIER) {
-        fprintf(errfp, "l_s_d(): xSymbol recursively instantiating symbol: max depth reached, skipping\n");
+        fprintf(errfp, "l_s_d(): Symbol recursively instantiating symbol: max depth reached, skipping\n");
         if(has_x) tcleval("alert_ {xSymbol recursively instantiating symbol: max depth reached, skipping} {} 1");
         endfile = 1;
         continue;