diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
index 68460af9e169..a5be9111987d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
@@ -388,10 +388,6 @@ void dgnc_cleanup_module(void)
 
 	dgnc_tty_post_uninit();
 
-#if defined(DGNC_TRACER)
-	/* last thing, make sure we release the tracebuffer */
-	dgnc_tracer_free();
-#endif
 	if (dgnc_NumBoards)
 		pci_unregister_driver(&dgnc_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.h b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.h
index b40ee2c9f61c..58b5aa7b68ed 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.h
@@ -91,57 +91,6 @@
 
 #define	DBG_CARR		(dgnc_debug & 0x10000)
 
-
-#if defined(DGNC_TRACER)
-
-# if defined(TRC_TO_KMEM)
-/* Choose one: */
-#  define TRC_ON_OVERFLOW_WRAP_AROUND
-#  undef  TRC_ON_OVERFLOW_SHIFT_BUFFER
-# endif /* TRC_TO_KMEM */
-
-# define TRC_MAXMSG		1024
-# define TRC_OVERFLOW		"(OVERFLOW)"
-# define TRC_DTRC		"/usr/bin/dtrc"
-
-#if defined TRC_TO_CONSOLE
-#define PRINTF_TO_CONSOLE(args) { printk(DRVSTR": "); printk args; }
-#else /* !defined TRACE_TO_CONSOLE */
-#define PRINTF_TO_CONSOLE(args)
-#endif
-
-#if defined TRC_TO_KMEM
-#define PRINTF_TO_KMEM(args) dgnc_tracef args
-#else /* !defined TRC_TO_KMEM */
-#define PRINTF_TO_KMEM(args)
-#endif
-
-#define	TRC(args)	{ PRINTF_TO_KMEM(args); PRINTF_TO_CONSOLE(args) }
-
-# define DPR_INIT(ARGS)		if (DBG_INIT) TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_BASIC(ARGS)	if (DBG_BASIC) TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_CORE(ARGS)		if (DBG_CORE) TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_OPEN(ARGS)		if (DBG_OPEN)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_CLOSE(ARGS)	if (DBG_CLOSE)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_READ(ARGS)		if (DBG_READ)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_WRITE(ARGS)	if (DBG_WRITE) TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_IOCTL(ARGS)	if (DBG_IOCTL) TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_PROC(ARGS)		if (DBG_PROC)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_PARAM(ARGS)	if (DBG_PARAM)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_PSCAN(ARGS)	if (DBG_PSCAN)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_EVENT(ARGS)	if (DBG_EVENT)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_DRAIN(ARGS)	if (DBG_DRAIN)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_CARR(ARGS)		if (DBG_CARR)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_MGMT(ARGS)		if (DBG_MGMT)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_INTR(ARGS)		if (DBG_INTR)  TRC(ARGS)
-# define DPR_MSIGS(ARGS)	if (DBG_MSIGS)  TRC(ARGS)
-
-# define DPR(ARGS)		if (dgnc_debug) TRC(ARGS)
-# define P(X)			dgnc_tracef(#X "=%p\n", X)
-# define X(X)			dgnc_tracef(#X "=%x\n", X)
-
-#else/* !defined DGNC_TRACER */
-
 #define PRINTF_TO_KMEM(args)
 # define TRC(ARGS)
 # define DPR_INIT(ARGS)
@@ -164,8 +113,6 @@
 
 # define DPR(args)
 
-#endif/* DGNC_TRACER */
-
 /* Number of boards we support at once. */
 #define	MAXBOARDS	20
 #define	MAXPORTS	8
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_trace.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_trace.c
index d76415431686..3bb225957ff6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_trace.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_trace.c
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@
 /* file level globals */
 static char *dgnc_trcbuf;		/* the ringbuffer */
 
-#if defined(TRC_TO_KMEM)
-static int dgnc_trcbufi = 0;		/* index of the tilde at the end of */
-#endif
-
-#if defined(TRC_TO_KMEM)
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dgnc_tracef_lock);
-#endif
-
 /*
  * dgnc_tracer_free()
  *