diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index ec996ba..ca2f6af 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@
 
 static gchar **enabled = NULL;
 
-int debug_enabled = FALSE;
-
 static gboolean is_enabled(struct btd_debug_desc *desc)
 {
         int i;
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@
 
 void __btd_toggle_debug()
 {
-	debug_enabled = !debug_enabled;
+	/* FIXME: if not '*' already switch to full debug */
 }
 
 void __btd_log_init(const char *debug, int detach)
@@ -103,14 +101,8 @@
 	struct btd_debug_desc *desc;
 	const char *name = NULL, *file = NULL;
 
-	if (debug != NULL) {
-		debug_enabled = TRUE;
-	} else {
-		debug = g_strdup("*");
-		debug_enabled = FALSE;
-	}
-
-	enabled = g_strsplit_set(debug, ":, ", 0);
+	if (debug != NULL)
+		enabled = g_strsplit_set(debug, ":, ", 0);
 
 	for (desc = __start___debug; desc < __stop___debug; desc++) {
 		if (file != NULL || name != NULL) {
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 1706d2d..4e0e518 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 void __btd_log_cleanup(void);
 void __btd_toggle_debug();
 
-extern int debug_enabled;
-
 struct btd_debug_desc {
         const char *name;
         const char *file;
@@ -53,8 +51,7 @@
         __attribute__((used, section("__debug"), aligned(8))) = { \
                 .file = __FILE__, .flags = BTD_DEBUG_FLAG_DEFAULT, \
         }; \
-        if (debug_enabled && \
-			__btd_debug_desc.flags & BTD_DEBUG_FLAG_PRINT) \
+        if (__btd_debug_desc.flags & BTD_DEBUG_FLAG_PRINT) \
                 btd_debug("%s:%s() " fmt, \
                                         __FILE__, __FUNCTION__ , ## arg); \
 } while (0)