diff --git a/ports/nrf/common-hal/_bleio/Connection.c b/ports/nrf/common-hal/_bleio/Connection.c
index 4e1c22cdf..0e1e187c2 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/common-hal/_bleio/Connection.c
+++ b/ports/nrf/common-hal/_bleio/Connection.c
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ STATIC bool discover_next_characteristics(bleio_connection_internal_t* connectio
 
     uint32_t err_code = sd_ble_gattc_characteristics_discover(connection->conn_handle, &handle_range);
     if (err_code != NRF_SUCCESS) {
-        asm("bkpt");
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/shared-bindings/_bleio/Characteristic.c b/shared-bindings/_bleio/Characteristic.c
index aa09f3f00..7fcf274da 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/_bleio/Characteristic.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/_bleio/Characteristic.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(bleio_characteristic_locals_dict, bleio_characterist
 STATIC void bleio_characteristic_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     bleio_characteristic_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
     if (self->uuid) {
-        mp_printf(print, "0x%08x Characteristic(", (uint32_t) self_in);
+        mp_printf(print, "Characteristic(");
         bleio_uuid_print(print, MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self->uuid), kind);
         mp_printf(print, ")");
     } else {