diff --git a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.cpp b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.cpp
index ccbc97cc3..a62cd4fd8 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.cpp
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ VCS_PROB::VCS_PROB(int nsp, int nel, int nph) :
     tolmin(1.0E-6),
     m_Iterations(0),
     m_NumBasisOptimizations(0),
-    m_printLvl(0)
-#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
-    ,
+    m_printLvl(0),
     vcs_debug_print_lvl(0)
-#endif
 {
   NSPECIES0 = nspecies;
   if (nspecies <= 0) {
@@ -623,11 +620,9 @@ void VCS_PROB::reportCSV(const std::string &reportFile) {
 }
 
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
 void VCS_PROB::setDebugPrintLvl(int lvl) {
   vcs_debug_print_lvl = lvl;
 }
 
-#endif
 
 }
diff --git a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.h b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.h
index 2fa99eee0..87a6e6e1e 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_prob.h
@@ -239,10 +239,9 @@ namespace VCSnonideal {
 
     //! Print level for print routines
     int m_printLvl;
-#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
+
     //! Debug print lvl
     int vcs_debug_print_lvl;
-#endif
 
     //! Constructor
     /*!
@@ -361,13 +360,11 @@ namespace VCSnonideal {
 
     void reportCSV(const std::string &reportFile);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
     //! Set the debug level
     /*!
      *  @param vcs_debug_print_lvl input debug level
      */
     void setDebugPrintLvl(int vcs_debug_print_lvl);
-#endif
   }; 
 
 }