diff --git a/base/src/nsString2.cpp b/base/src/nsString2.cpp
index fb0c7926dfa..67fd6428571 100644
--- a/base/src/nsString2.cpp
+++ b/base/src/nsString2.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define RICKG_DEBUG 1
 
 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
  *
diff --git a/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp b/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp
index fb0c7926dfa..67fd6428571 100644
--- a/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp
+++ b/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define RICKG_DEBUG 1
 
 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
  *
diff --git a/xpcom/ds/nsString2.cpp b/xpcom/ds/nsString2.cpp
index fb0c7926dfa..67fd6428571 100644
--- a/xpcom/ds/nsString2.cpp
+++ b/xpcom/ds/nsString2.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define RICKG_DEBUG 1
 
 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
  *
diff --git a/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp b/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp
index fb0c7926dfa..67fd6428571 100644
--- a/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp
+++ b/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsString2.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define RICKG_DEBUG 1
 
 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
  *