diff --git a/openbsc/configure.ac b/openbsc/configure.ac
index 8284b88fb..92d7a077b 100644
--- a/openbsc/configure.ac
+++ b/openbsc/configure.ac
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT(
     src/gprs/Makefile
     tests/Makefile
     tests/atlocal
-    tests/debug/Makefile
     tests/gsm0408/Makefile
     tests/db/Makefile
     tests/channel/Makefile
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/Makefile.am b/openbsc/tests/Makefile.am
index 9722b1458..84dbd922c 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = debug gsm0408 db channel mgcp gprs
+SUBDIRS = gsm0408 db channel mgcp gprs
 
 if BUILD_NAT
 SUBDIRS += bsc-nat
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/debug/Makefile.am b/openbsc/tests/debug/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d6b363fe..000000000
--- a/openbsc/tests/debug/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
-AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
-noinst_PROGRAMS = debug_test
-
-debug_test_SOURCES = debug_test.c
-debug_test_LDADD = 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
-			$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/debug/debug_test.c b/openbsc/tests/debug/debug_test.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fb5ce7a16..000000000
--- a/openbsc/tests/debug/debug_test.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/* simple test for the debug interface */
-/*
- * (C) 2008, 2009 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
- * All Rights Reserved
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-#include <openbsc/debug.h>
-
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	struct log_target *stderr_target;
-
-	log_init(&log_info, NULL);
-	stderr_target = log_target_create_stderr();
-	log_add_target(stderr_target);
-	log_set_all_filter(stderr_target, 1);
-
-	log_parse_category_mask(stderr_target, "DRLL");
-	DEBUGP(DCC, "You should not see this\n");
-
-	log_parse_category_mask(stderr_target, "DRLL:DCC");
-	DEBUGP(DRLL, "You should see this\n");
-	DEBUGP(DCC, "You should see this\n");
-	DEBUGP(DMM, "You should not see this\n");
-
-	return 0;
-}