diff --git a/include/log.h b/include/log.h
index ca8c1fe36..2c4150e47 100644
--- a/include/log.h
+++ b/include/log.h
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ bool _sway_assert(bool condition, const char* format, ...) __attribute__((format
 
 void _sway_log(const char *filename, int line, log_importance_t verbosity, const char* format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf,4,5)));
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
 #define sway_log(VERBOSITY, FMT, ...) \
 	_sway_log(__FILE__, __LINE__, VERBOSITY, FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#else
-#define sway_log(VERBOSITY, FMT, ...) \
-	_sway_log(NULL, 0, VERBOSITY, FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#endif
 
 void error_handler(int sig);