diff --git a/ddebug/CMakeLists.txt b/ddebug/CMakeLists.txt
index 82d18a28..a13dbba8 100644
--- a/ddebug/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ddebug/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ set(HEADERS
   debugbreak.h
   mono.h)
 set(CPPS
-  debug.cpp
   $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin,Linux,OpenBSD>:
     lnxdebug.cpp
     lnxmono.cpp
diff --git a/ddebug/debug.cpp b/ddebug/debug.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1696427b..00000000
--- a/ddebug/debug.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Descent 3
- * Copyright (C) 2024 Parallax Software
- * Copyright (C) 2024 Descent Developers
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cstring>
-
-#include "debug.h"
-
-void Debug_LogClose();
-
-FILE *Debug_logfile = nullptr;
-
-bool Debug_Logfile(const char *filename) {
-  if (Debug_logfile == nullptr) {
-    Debug_logfile = fopen(filename, "w");
-    if (Debug_logfile == nullptr) {
-      Debug_MessageBox(OSMBOX_OK, "Debug", "FYI Logfile couldn't be created.");
-      return false;
-    }
-    atexit(Debug_LogClose);
-  }
-  Debug_LogWrite("BEGINNING LOG\n\n");
-
-  return true;
-}
-
-void Debug_LogWrite(const char *str) {
-  if (Debug_logfile)
-    fwrite(str, strlen(str), 1, Debug_logfile);
-}
-
-void Debug_LogClose() {
-  if (Debug_logfile) {
-    Debug_LogWrite("\nEND LOG");
-    fclose(Debug_logfile);
-    Debug_logfile = nullptr;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/ddebug/debug.h b/ddebug/debug.h
index 988c7322..921c1daf 100644
--- a/ddebug/debug.h
+++ b/ddebug/debug.h
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ int Debug_ErrorBox(int type, const char *topstring, const char *title, const cha
 int Debug_MessageBox(int type, const char *title, const char *str);
 
 // these functions deal with debug spew support
-bool Debug_Logfile(const char *filename);
-void Debug_LogWrite(const char *str);
 void Debug_ConsolePrintf(int n, const char *format, ...);
 void Debug_ConsolePrintfAt(int n, int row, int col, const char *format, ...);
 
diff --git a/ddebug/lnxmono.cpp b/ddebug/lnxmono.cpp
index e52fc577..1ca5da65 100644
--- a/ddebug/lnxmono.cpp
+++ b/ddebug/lnxmono.cpp
@@ -59,16 +59,8 @@ void Debug_ConsolePrintf(int n, const char *format, ...) {
   std::vsnprintf(Mono_buffer, MAX_MONO_LENGTH, format, marker);
   va_end(marker);
 
-  Debug_LogWrite(Mono_buffer);
-
   if (n == 0) {
     printf("%s", Mono_buffer);
-
-    int end = strlen(Mono_buffer) - 1;
-    if ((end > 1) && (Mono_buffer[end] != 0x0a) && (Mono_buffer[end] != 0x0d)) {
-      printf("\n");
-      Debug_LogWrite("\n");
-    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ddebug/winmono.cpp b/ddebug/winmono.cpp
index 53633c2d..a10179f9 100644
--- a/ddebug/winmono.cpp
+++ b/ddebug/winmono.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 
 #include <windows.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "mono.h"
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ void Debug_ConsolePrintf(int n, const char *format, ...) {
     return;
   }
 
-  Debug_LogWrite(Mono_buffer);
-
   if (n == 0) {
     OutputDebugString(Mono_buffer);
   }