diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
index 68a401114..7c2960afd 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
@@ -317,11 +317,6 @@ WrappedVulkan::WrappedVulkan(const char *logFilename)
 
 		ResourceIDGen::SetReplayResourceIDs();
 	}
-		
-#if !defined(RELEASE)
-	RDCDEBUG("Debug Text enabled - for development! remove before release!");
-	m_pSerialiser->SetDebugText(true);
-#endif
 	
 	m_pSerialiser->SetChunkNameLookup(&GetChunkName);
 
@@ -556,11 +551,6 @@ Serialiser *WrappedVulkan::GetThreadSerialiser()
 	ser = new Serialiser(NULL, Serialiser::WRITING, debugSerialiser);
 	ser->SetUserData(m_ResourceManager);
 	
-#if !defined(RELEASE)
-	RDCDEBUG("Debug Text enabled - for development! remove before release!");
-	ser->SetDebugText(true);
-#endif
-	
 	ser->SetChunkNameLookup(&GetChunkName);
 
 	Threading::SetTLSValue(threadSerialiserTLSSlot, (void *)ser);