diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 005442fb..f5ff3dfa 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ properFinderScheduler = None
 autoPostProcesserScheduler = None
 subtitlesFinderScheduler = None
 traktWatchListCheckerSchedular = None
-updateRSSScheduler = None
 
 showList = None
 loadingShowList = None
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             GUI_NAME, HOME_LAYOUT, HISTORY_LAYOUT, DISPLAY_SHOW_SPECIALS, COMING_EPS_LAYOUT, COMING_EPS_SORT, COMING_EPS_DISPLAY_PAUSED, COMING_EPS_MISSED_RANGE, DATE_PRESET, TIME_PRESET, TIME_PRESET_W_SECONDS, \
             METADATA_WDTV, METADATA_TIVO, METADATA_MEDE8ER, IGNORE_WORDS, CALENDAR_UNPROTECTED, CREATE_MISSING_SHOW_DIRS, \
             ADD_SHOWS_WO_DIR, USE_SUBTITLES, SUBTITLES_LANGUAGES, SUBTITLES_DIR, SUBTITLES_SERVICES_LIST, SUBTITLES_SERVICES_ENABLED, SUBTITLES_HISTORY, SUBTITLES_FINDER_FREQUENCY, subtitlesFinderScheduler, \
-            USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS, DELETE_FAILED, ANON_REDIRECT, LOCALHOST_IP, TMDB_API_KEY, DEBUG, PROXY_SETTING, updateRSSScheduler
+            USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS, DELETE_FAILED, ANON_REDIRECT, LOCALHOST_IP, TMDB_API_KEY, DEBUG, PROXY_SETTING
 
         if __INITIALIZED__:
             return False
@@ -1091,7 +1090,7 @@ def start():
 def halt():
     global __INITIALIZED__, backlogSearchScheduler, showUpdateScheduler, \
         showQueueScheduler, properFinderScheduler, autoPostProcesserScheduler, searchQueueScheduler, \
-        subtitlesFinderScheduler, updateRSSScheduler, dailySearchScheduler, started, \
+        subtitlesFinderScheduler, dailySearchScheduler, started, \
         traktWatchListCheckerSchedular
 
     with INIT_LOCK:
diff --git a/sickbeard/tv.py b/sickbeard/tv.py
index ec009272..d6014e89 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tv.py
@@ -881,9 +881,6 @@ class TVShow(object):
             for sqlEp in sqlResults:
                 curEp = self.getEpisode(int(sqlEp["season"]), int(sqlEp["episode"]))
                 foundEps.append(curEp)
-
-                time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
-
             return foundEps
 
     def deleteShow(self):
diff --git a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
index 8dda1a50..62ca4763 100644
--- a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
+++ b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
                 logger.log(u"Output doesn't look like a hash, not using it", logger.ERROR)
                 return False
             self._cur_commit_hash = cur_commit_hash
-            sickbeard.CUR_COMMIT_HASH = cur_commit_hash
+            sickbeard.CUR_COMMIT_HASH = str(cur_commit_hash)
             return True
         else:
             return False