diff --git a/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c b/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c
index 1f2e4d2fac..8f2fd3e49c 100644
--- a/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c
+++ b/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c
@@ -28,18 +28,10 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG 0
 #include "debug.h"
 
-#if ENABLE_DEBUG
-
 #define DEBUG_DEV(f, d, ...) \
         DEBUG("[apds99xx] %s i2c dev=%d addr=%02x: " f "\n", \
               __func__, d->params.dev, APDS99XX_I2C_ADDRESS, ## __VA_ARGS__);
 
-#else /* ENABLE_DEBUG */
-
-#define DEBUG_DEV(f, d, ...)
-
-#endif /* ENABLE_DEBUG */
-
 #define ERROR_DEV(f, d, ...) \
         LOG_ERROR("[apds99xx] %s i2c dev=%d addr=%02x: " f "\n", \
                   __func__, d->params.dev, APDS99XX_I2C_ADDRESS, ## __VA_ARGS__);
diff --git a/drivers/hmc5883l/hmc5883l.c b/drivers/hmc5883l/hmc5883l.c
index 688cae1d49..1388d0caeb 100644
--- a/drivers/hmc5883l/hmc5883l.c
+++ b/drivers/hmc5883l/hmc5883l.c
@@ -27,18 +27,10 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG 0
 #include "debug.h"
 
-#if ENABLE_DEBUG
-
 #define DEBUG_DEV(f, d, ...) \
         DEBUG("[hmc5883l] %s i2c dev=%d addr=%02x: " f "\n", \
               __func__, d->dev, HMC5883L_I2C_ADDRESS, ## __VA_ARGS__);
 
-#else /* ENABLE_DEBUG */
-
-#define DEBUG_DEV(f, d, ...)
-
-#endif /* ENABLE_DEBUG */
-
 #define ERROR_DEV(f, d, ...) \
         LOG_ERROR("[hmc5883l] %s i2c dev=%d addr=%02x: " f "\n", \
                   __func__, d->dev, HMC5883L_I2C_ADDRESS, ## __VA_ARGS__);