diff --git a/make/rootfs.mk b/make/rootfs.mk
index 0dad515..ffedc38 100644
--- a/make/rootfs.mk
+++ b/make/rootfs.mk
@@ -72,29 +72,6 @@ endif
    @du -sh $(BOX)
    @echo -e "$(TERM_NORMAL)"
 endif
-ifeq ($(DEBUG), yes)
-   @echo "*******************************************************"
-   @echo "*** The following warnings from strip are harmless! ***"
-   @echo "*******************************************************"
-   find $(BOX)/bin -path $(BOX)/bin/neutrino -prune -o -type f -print0 | xargs -0 $(TARGET)-strip || true
-   find $(BOX)/sbin -type f -print0 | xargs -0 $(TARGET)-strip || true
-   find $(BOX)/lib/valgrind -type f -print0 | xargs -0 $(TARGET)-strip || true
-   @echo "*******************************************************"
-   @echo "***        Strip samba for debug image              ***"
-   @echo "*******************************************************"
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/smbclient
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/smbpasswd
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libsmbsharemodes.so.0
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libsmbclient.so.0
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libnetapi.so.0
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libtdb.so.1
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libtalloc.so.1
-   $(TARGET)-strip $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libwbclient.so.0
-   find $(BOX)/lib/samba -type f -print0 | xargs -0 $(TARGET)-strip || true
-   @echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)"
-   @du -sh $(BOX)
-   @echo -e "$(TERM_NORMAL)"
-endif

 # create softlinks in filesystem
 softlinks: $(BOX)