diff --git a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
index 72263c0ee..83145f663 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ class StatusBar(common.WWrap):
             r.append("[dest:%s]"%utils.unparse_url(*self.master.server.config.get_upstream_server.dst))
         if self.master.scripts:
             r.append("[scripts:%s]"%len(self.master.scripts))
-        if self.master.debug:
-            r.append("[lt:%0.3f]"%self.master.looptime)
+        # r.append("[lt:%0.3f]"%self.master.looptime)
 
         if self.master.stream:
             r.append("[W:%s]"%self.master.stream_path)
@@ -325,7 +324,6 @@ class Options(object):
         "anticache",
         "anticomp",
         "client_replay",
-        "debug",
         "eventlog",
         "keepserving",
         "kill",
@@ -406,8 +404,6 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         if options.server_replay:
             self.server_playback_path(options.server_replay)
 
-        self.debug = options.debug
-
         if options.scripts:
             for i in options.scripts:
                 err = self.load_script(i)
diff --git a/mitmproxy b/mitmproxy
index f227f2018..90f9ce1fc 100755
--- a/mitmproxy
+++ b/mitmproxy
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage = "%(prog)s [options]")
     parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version=libmproxy.version.NAMEVERSION)
     cmdline.common_options(parser)
-    parser.add_argument("--debug", dest="debug", default=False, action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--palette", type=str, default="dark",
         action="store", dest="palette",
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     opts = console.Options(**cmdline.get_common_options(options))
     opts.eventlog = options.eventlog
     opts.intercept = options.intercept
-    opts.debug = options.debug
     opts.palette = options.palette
 
     spec = ""