diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index 4ab8241f..42fc84a1 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ void parse_syntax(char *ptr)
 
 	opensyntax = TRUE;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "Starting a new syntax type: \"%s\"\n", nameptr);
-#endif
-
 	/* The default syntax should have no associated extensions. */
 	if (strcmp(live_syntax->name, "default") == 0 && *ptr != '\0') {
 		rcfile_error(N_("The \"default\" syntax does not accept extensions"));
@@ -351,10 +347,6 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 	sc *s, *newsc = NULL;
 	int menu;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "Starting the rebinding code...\n");
-#endif
-
 	if (*ptr == '\0') {
 		rcfile_error(N_("Missing key name"));
 		return;
@@ -544,10 +536,6 @@ static void parse_one_include(char *file)
 	nanorc = file;
 	lineno = 0;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "Parsing file \"%s\"\n", file);
-#endif
-
 	parse_rcfile(rcstream, TRUE);
 }
 
@@ -1050,10 +1038,6 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream, bool syntax_only)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		fprintf(stderr, "    Option name = \"%s\"\n", rcopts[i].name);
-		fprintf(stderr, "    Flag = %ld\n", rcopts[i].flag);
-#endif
 		/* First handle unsetting. */
 		if (set == -1) {
 			if (rcopts[i].flag != 0)
@@ -1082,9 +1066,7 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream, bool syntax_only)
 		ptr = parse_argument(ptr);
 
 		option = mallocstrcpy(NULL, option);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		fprintf(stderr, "    Option argument = \"%s\"\n", option);
-#endif
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_UTF8
 		/* When in a UTF-8 locale, ignore arguments with invalid sequences. */
 		if (using_utf8() && mbstowcs(NULL, option, 0) == (size_t)-1) {
@@ -1210,9 +1192,6 @@ void parse_one_nanorc(void)
 	if (!is_good_file(nanorc))
 		return;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "Going to parse file \"%s\"\n", nanorc);
-#endif
 	rcstream = fopen(nanorc, "rb");
 
 	/* If opening the file succeeded, parse it.  Otherwise, only