diff --git a/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java b/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java
index 3cc9e0108a..6b73f060b4 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java
+++ b/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java
@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ public class Canvas {
      public native boolean clearRect(Posn p, int width, int height, Color c);
 
      public native boolean clearLine(Posn p0, Posn p1, Color c);
-
-    // public native boolean sleepForAWhile(int s);
 }    
diff --git a/collects/htdch/draw/World-native-methods.ss b/collects/htdch/draw/World-native-methods.ss
index f1c02429b6..85b372645e 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/draw/World-native-methods.ss
+++ b/collects/htdch/draw/World-native-methods.ss
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     (sleep-for-a-while s))
 |#  
 
-  (define/provide (bigBang-double-native this accs gets privates i)
+  (define/provide (bigBang-double-native this accs gets privates #;width #;height i)
     (big-bang i this)
     (on-tick-event
       (lambda (world)
@@ -94,20 +94,6 @@
   ;; (union Char Symbol) -> String
   (define (keyevent->string ke)
     (if (char? ke) (string ke) (symbol->string ke)))
-  
-#|
-  (define/provide (draw-native this accs gets privates)
-    (error 'draw "abstract method"))
-
-  (define/provide (erase-native this accs gets privates)
-    (error 'erase "abstract method"))
-
-  (define/provide (onTick-native this accs gets privates)
-    (error 'onTick "abstract method"))
-
-  (define/provide (onKeyEvent-java.lang.String-native this accs gets privates ke)
-    (error 'onKeyEvent "abstract method"))
-|#
 
   (define last-world #f)
   
diff --git a/collects/htdch/draw/World.java b/collects/htdch/draw/World.java
index 03a25975a7..c8951b669f 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/draw/World.java
+++ b/collects/htdch/draw/World.java
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package draw;
         
 public abstract class World {
 
-    Canvas theCanvas = new Canvas(); 
+    public Canvas theCanvas = new Canvas(); 
 
-    public native boolean bigBang(double s); 
+    public native boolean bigBang(/* int width, int height,*/ double s); 
     
     public native boolean endOfTime();