diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index e8029f840a..26f7fa8a21 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 
-//#define DEBUG_SERIAL
-
 #define UART_LCR_DLAB	0x80	/* Divisor latch access bit */
 
 #define UART_IER_MSI	0x08	/* Enable Modem status interrupt */
@@ -102,14 +100,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_XMIT_RETRY      4
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
-#define DPRINTF(fmt, ...) \
-do { fprintf(stderr, "serial: " fmt , ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
-#else
-#define DPRINTF(fmt, ...) \
-do {} while (0)
-#endif
-
 static void serial_receive1(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
 static void serial_xmit(SerialState *s);
 
@@ -636,7 +626,6 @@ static void serial_receive1(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
 static void serial_event(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event)
 {
     SerialState *s = opaque;
-    DPRINTF("event %x\n", event);
     if (event == CHR_EVENT_BREAK)
         serial_receive_break(s);
 }