diff --git a/src/rx/rx.c b/src/rx/rx.c
index ca436ff4e1..6783f14903 100644
--- a/src/rx/rx.c
+++ b/src/rx/rx.c
@@ -6976,7 +6976,6 @@ void
 rx_PrintTheseStats(FILE * file, struct rx_statistics *s, int size,
 		   afs_int32 freePackets, char version)
 {
-#ifdef RXDEBUG
     int i;
 
     if (size != sizeof(struct rx_statistics)) {
@@ -7051,9 +7050,6 @@ rx_PrintTheseStats(FILE * file, struct rx_statistics *s, int size,
 #if	!defined(AFS_PTHREAD_ENV) && !defined(AFS_USE_GETTIMEOFDAY)
     fprintf(file, "   %d clock updates\n", clock_nUpdates);
 #endif
-#else
-    fprintf(file, "ERROR: compiled without RXDEBUG\n");
-#endif
 }
 
 /* for backward compatibility */
diff --git a/src/rx/rx_globals.h b/src/rx/rx_globals.h
index 26e19c697c..b7b9d8bfc1 100644
--- a/src/rx/rx_globals.h
+++ b/src/rx/rx_globals.h
@@ -578,12 +578,12 @@ EXT int rxdebug_active;
 #endif
 #endif
 #define rx_Log_event rxevent_debugFile
-
-EXT char *rx_packetTypes[RX_N_PACKET_TYPES] GLOBALSINIT(RX_PACKET_TYPES);	/* Strings defined in rx.h */
 #else
 #define dpf(args)
 #endif /* RXDEBUG */
 
+EXT char *rx_packetTypes[RX_N_PACKET_TYPES] GLOBALSINIT(RX_PACKET_TYPES);	/* Strings defined in rx.h */
+
 #ifndef KERNEL
 /*
  * Counter used to implement connection specific data