diff --git a/src/go/rdctl/pkg/reg/reg.go b/src/go/rdctl/pkg/reg/reg.go
index 1f6c2bdaabb..d672e600ae4 100644
--- a/src/go/rdctl/pkg/reg/reg.go
+++ b/src/go/rdctl/pkg/reg/reg.go
@@ -25,21 +25,17 @@ func escape(s string) string {
 //	an array of lines representing the current value
 //	boolean: true if the current entry is empty
 //	error
-func reflecto(pathParts []string, v reflect.Value, jsonTag string) ([]string, bool, error) {
+func convertToRegFormat(pathParts []string, v reflect.Value, jsonTag string) ([]string, bool, error) {
 	kind := v.Kind()
-	fmt.Printf("type name: %v, kind: %v, tag: %s\n", pathParts, kind, jsonTag)
 	switch kind {
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		retLines := []string{"", fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", strings.Join(pathParts, "\\"))}
-		fmt.Printf("it's a struct...\n")
 		numFields := v.NumField()
-		fmt.Printf("It has %d fields\n", numFields)
 		structIsEmpty := true
 		for i := 0; i < numFields; i++ {
-			// name := v.Type().Field(i).Name
 			fieldTag := v.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("json")
 			fieldName := strings.Replace(fieldTag, ",omitempty", "", 1)
-			newRetLines, isEmpty, err := reflecto(append(pathParts, fieldName), v.Field(i), fieldName)
+			newRetLines, isEmpty, err := convertToRegFormat(append(pathParts, fieldName), v.Field(i), fieldName)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, true, err
 			}
@@ -52,11 +48,9 @@ func reflecto(pathParts []string, v reflect.Value, jsonTag string) ([]string, bo
 		return retLines, structIsEmpty, nil
 	case reflect.Ptr:
 		if v.IsNil() {
-			fmt.Printf("... is nil\n")
 			return []string{}, true, nil
 		} else {
-			fmt.Printf("... walk the pointer...\n")
-			return reflecto(pathParts, v.Elem(), jsonTag)
+			return convertToRegFormat(pathParts, v.Elem(), jsonTag)
 		}
 	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
 		// Currently, all arrays in the options are arrays of strings
@@ -77,7 +71,7 @@ func reflecto(pathParts []string, v reflect.Value, jsonTag string) ([]string, bo
 		retLines := []string{"", fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", strings.Join(pathParts, "\\"))}
 		for _, key := range v.MapKeys() {
 			keyAsString := key.String()
-			innerLines, isEmpty, err := reflecto(append(pathParts, keyAsString), v.MapIndex(key), keyAsString)
+			innerLines, isEmpty, err := convertToRegFormat(append(pathParts, keyAsString), v.MapIndex(key), keyAsString)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, isEmpty, err
 			} else if !isEmpty {
@@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ func reflecto(pathParts []string, v reflect.Value, jsonTag string) ([]string, bo
 		if v.IsNil() {
 			return nil, true, nil
 		}
-		return reflecto(pathParts, v.Elem(), jsonTag)
+		return convertToRegFormat(pathParts, v.Elem(), jsonTag)
 	case reflect.Bool:
 		boolValue := map[bool]int{true: 1, false: 0}[v.Bool()]
 		return []string{fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"=dword:%d`, jsonTag, boolValue)}, false, nil
@@ -104,7 +98,7 @@ func reflecto(pathParts []string, v reflect.Value, jsonTag string) ([]string, bo
 	case reflect.String:
 		return []string{fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"="%s"`, jsonTag, escape(v.String()))}, false, nil
 	}
-	return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("reflecto: don't know how to process kind: %s, (%T), value: %v for var %s\n", kind, v, v, jsonTag)
+	return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("convertToRegFormat: don't know how to process kind: %s, (%T), value: %v for var %s\n", kind, v, v, jsonTag)
 }
 
 // Encode multi-stringSZ settings in comma-separated ucs2 little-endian bytes
@@ -132,7 +126,6 @@ func stringToMultiStringHexBytes(values []string) string {
  */
 func JsonToReg(hiveType string, profileType string, settingsBodyAsJSON string) ([]string, error) {
 	var settings options.ServerSettingsForJSON
-	// body := `{"version":8,"application":{"adminAccess":false,"debug":true,"extensions":{"allowed":{"enabled":false,"list":[]}},"pathManagementStrategy":"manual","telemetry":{"enabled":true},"updater":{"enabled":false},"autoStart":false,"startInBackground":false,"hideNotificationIcon":false,"window":{"quitOnClose":false}},"containerEngine":{"allowedImages":{"enabled":false,"patterns":[]},"name":"moby"},"WSL":{"integrations":{}},"kubernetes":{"version":"1.25.9","port":6443,"enabled":true,"options":{"traefik":true,"flannel":true},"ingress":{"localhostOnly":false}}}`
 
 	fullHiveType, ok := map[string]string{"hklm": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", "hkcu": "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"}[hiveType]
 	if !ok {
@@ -146,15 +139,13 @@ func JsonToReg(hiveType string, profileType string, settingsBodyAsJSON string) (
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error in json: %s\n", err)
 	}
 	headerLines := []string{"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"}
-	bodyLines, _, err := reflecto([]string{fullHiveType, "SOFTWARE", "Profiles", "Rancher Desktop", profileType}, reflect.ValueOf(settings), "")
+	bodyLines, _, err := convertToRegFormat([]string{fullHiveType, "SOFTWARE", "Profiles", "Rancher Desktop", profileType}, reflect.ValueOf(settings), "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if len(bodyLines) > 0 {
 		headerLines = append(headerLines, "", fmt.Sprintf("[%s\\%s\\%s]", fullHiveType, "SOFTWARE", "Profiles"))
 		headerLines = append(headerLines, "", fmt.Sprintf("[%s\\%s\\%s\\%s]", fullHiveType, "SOFTWARE", "Profiles", "Rancher Desktop"))
-		//headerLines = append(headerLines, "", fmt.Sprintf("%s\\%s\\%s\\%s\\%s", fullHiveType, "SOFTWARE", "Profiles", "Rancher Desktop", profileType))
 	}
 	return append(headerLines, bodyLines...), nil
-	// fmt.Printf("struct thing: %v\n", settings)
 }