diff --git a/src/Mod/BIM/importers/importDAE.py b/src/Mod/BIM/importers/importDAE.py
index fcb3324769..9ef0c73e0f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/BIM/importers/importDAE.py
+++ b/src/Mod/BIM/importers/importDAE.py
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ else:
         return text
     # \endcond
 
-DEBUG = True
-
-
 def xml_escape(text: str, entities: dict[str, str] = None) -> str:
     """Escape text for XML.