diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h b/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h
index fafdd4f..1570c0b 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h
@@ -36,20 +36,11 @@
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 	spinlock_t		wait_lock;
 	struct list_head	wait_list;
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	int			debug;
-#endif
 };
 
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT      , 0
-#else
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT	/* */
-#endif
-
 #define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
 	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, \
-	LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT }
+	LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
 
 #define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
 	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
@@ -59,9 +50,6 @@
 	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	sem->debug = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)