diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a5d06170..b2a48e27 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(dri, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-dri],
               [DRI="$enableval"],
               [DRI=auto])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(video-debug, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-video-debug],
-                                  [Enable video debugging support [[default=no]]]),
-              [VIDEO_DEBUG="$enableval"],
-              [VIDEO_DEBUG=no])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xvmc, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-xvmc],
                                   [Disable XvMC support [[default=yes]]]),
               [XVMC="$enableval"],
@@ -130,11 +125,6 @@ if test "$DRI" = yes; then
         AC_DEFINE(XF86DRI_DEVEL,1,[Enable developmental DRI driver support])
 fi
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL(VIDEO_DEBUG, test x$VIDEO_DEBUG = xyes)
-if test "$VIDEO_DEBUG" = yes; then
-	AC_DEFINE(VIDEO_DEBUG,1,[Enable debug support])
-fi
-
 if test "$XVMC" = yes; then
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XVMCLIB,
 			  [xvmc xext xfixes dri2proto x11-xcb xcb-dri2 xcb-aux],