diff --git a/src/decode.h b/src/decode.h
index b911ed5e11..30a85b54e0 100644
--- a/src/decode.h
+++ b/src/decode.h
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@
 #ifndef __DECODE_H__
 #define __DECODE_H__
 
-//#define IPQ
-//#define NFQ
-//#define IPFW
-//#define PCAP
-
-//#define DEBUG
-#define DBG_PERF
 //#define DBG_THREADS
 #define COUNTERS
 
diff --git a/src/suricata-common.h b/src/suricata-common.h
index 42af79bac2..7c7c9f08a0 100644
--- a/src/suricata-common.h
+++ b/src/suricata-common.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 #ifndef __SURICATA_COMMON_H__
 #define __SURICATA_COMMON_H__
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+#define DBG_PERF
+#endif
+
 #define TRUE   1
 #define FALSE  0