diff --git a/attn/pel/pel_minimal.hpp b/attn/pel/pel_minimal.hpp
index cde0ead..79c0c11 100644
--- a/attn/pel/pel_minimal.hpp
+++ b/attn/pel/pel_minimal.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
      *
      * @param[in] pelBuffer - buffer containing a raw PEL
      */
-    PelMinimal(std::vector<uint8_t>& data);
+    explicit PelMinimal(std::vector<uint8_t>& data);
 
     /**
      * @brief Stream raw PEL data to buffer
diff --git a/attn/pel/private_header.cpp b/attn/pel/private_header.cpp
index 18d06d4..a610594 100644
--- a/attn/pel/private_header.cpp
+++ b/attn/pel/private_header.cpp
@@ -34,25 +34,5 @@
     _sectionCount = sectionCount;
 }
 
-/*
-Stream& operator<<(Stream& s, const CreatorVersion& cv)
-{
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(CreatorVersion); i++)
-    {
-        s << cv.version[i];
-    }
-    return s;
-}
-
-Stream& operator>>(Stream& s, CreatorVersion& cv)
-{
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(CreatorVersion); i++)
-    {
-        s >> cv.version[i];
-    }
-    return s;
-}
-*/
-
 } // namespace pel
 } // namespace attn
diff --git a/attn/pel/private_header.hpp b/attn/pel/private_header.hpp
index 3b80968..6d447ee 100644
--- a/attn/pel/private_header.hpp
+++ b/attn/pel/private_header.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-//#include "bcd_time.hpp"
 #include "pel_common.hpp"
 #include "pel_section.hpp"
 #include "stream.hpp"
@@ -10,17 +9,6 @@
 namespace pel
 {
 
-// creator version field type, init to null terminated
-// struct CreatorVersion
-//{
-//    uint8_t version[8];
-
-//    CreatorVersion()
-//    {
-//        memset(version, '\0', sizeof(version));
-//    }
-//};
-
 /**
  * @class PrivateHeader
  *
@@ -121,13 +109,11 @@
      * @brief The creation time timestamp
      */
     uint64_t _createTimestamp;
-    // BCDTime _createTimestamp;
 
     /**
      * @brief The commit time timestamp
      */
     uint64_t _commitTimestamp;
-    // BCDTime _commitTimestamp;
 
     /**
      * @brief The creator ID field
@@ -171,21 +157,5 @@
     uint32_t _id = 0;
 };
 
-/**
- * @brief Stream insertion operator for the CreatorVersion
- *
- * @param[out] s - the stream
- * @param[in] cv - the CreatorVersion object
- */
-// Stream& operator<<(Stream& s, const CreatorVersion& cv);
-
-/**
- * @brief Stream extraction operator for the CreatorVersion
- *
- * @param[in] s - the stream
- * @param[out] cv - the CreatorVersion object
- */
-// Stream& operator>>(Stream& s, CreatorVersion& cv);
-
 } // namespace pel
 } // namespace attn