diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp
index e0557b7c01..1d950306ac 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/geometry/util/condition.hpp>
 
-#ifdef BOOST_GEOMETRY_DEBUG_ASSEMBLE
-#  include <boost/geometry/io/dsv/write.hpp>
-#endif
-
 
 namespace boost { namespace geometry
 {
@@ -272,9 +268,6 @@ struct overlay
 
         turn_container_type turns;
 
-#ifdef BOOST_GEOMETRY_DEBUG_ASSEMBLE
-std::cout << "get turns" << std::endl;
-#endif
         detail::get_turns::no_interrupt_policy policy;
         geometry::get_turns
             <
@@ -302,11 +295,6 @@ std::cout << "get turns" << std::endl;
         }
 #endif
 
-
-#ifdef BOOST_GEOMETRY_DEBUG_ASSEMBLE
-std::cout << "enrich" << std::endl;
-#endif
-
         cluster_type clusters;
         std::map<ring_identifier, ring_turn_info> turn_info_per_ring;
 
@@ -317,9 +305,6 @@ std::cout << "enrich" << std::endl;
 
         visitor.visit_clusters(clusters, turns);
 
-#ifdef BOOST_GEOMETRY_DEBUG_ASSEMBLE
-std::cout << "traverse" << std::endl;
-#endif
         // Traverse through intersection/turn points and create rings of them.
         // These rings are always in clockwise order.
         // In CCW polygons they are marked as "to be reversed" below.
diff --git a/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/difference_multi_areal_linear.cpp b/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/difference_multi_areal_linear.cpp
index aa29037289..2c9f561a0c 100644
--- a/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/difference_multi_areal_linear.cpp
+++ b/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/difference_multi_areal_linear.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
-//#define BOOST_GEOMETRY_DEBUG_ASSEMBLE
 //#define BOOST_GEOMETRY_CHECK_WITH_SQLSERVER
 
 //#define BOOST_GEOMETRY_DEBUG_SEGMENT_IDENTIFIER
diff --git a/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/test_difference.hpp b/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/test_difference.hpp
index 08906be13d..f9bbc569e6 100644
--- a/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/test_difference.hpp
+++ b/test/algorithms/set_operations/difference/test_difference.hpp
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ std::string test_difference(std::string const& caseid, G1 const& g1, G2 const& g
 
     difference_output(caseid, g1, g2, result);
 
-#if ! (defined(BOOST_GEOMETRY_TEST_ONLY_ONE_TYPE) \
-    || defined(BOOST_GEOMETRY_DEBUG_ASSEMBLE))
+#if ! defined(BOOST_GEOMETRY_TEST_ONLY_ONE_TYPE)
     {
         // Test inserter functionality
         // Test if inserter returns output-iterator (using Boost.Range copy)