diff --git a/include/log/logger.h b/include/log/logger.h
index 3c6ea30..ed39c4f 100644
--- a/include/log/logger.h
+++ b/include/log/logger.h
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@
 
 int android_logger_clear(struct logger *logger);
 long android_logger_get_log_size(struct logger *logger);
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
 int android_logger_set_log_size(struct logger *logger, unsigned long size);
-#endif
 long android_logger_get_log_readable_size(struct logger *logger);
 int android_logger_get_log_version(struct logger *logger);
 
@@ -152,12 +150,10 @@
 
 ssize_t android_logger_get_statistics(struct logger_list *logger_list,
                                       char *buf, size_t len);
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
 ssize_t android_logger_get_prune_list(struct logger_list *logger_list,
                                       char *buf, size_t len);
 int android_logger_set_prune_list(struct logger_list *logger_list,
                                   char *buf, size_t len);
-#endif
 
 struct logger_list *android_logger_list_alloc(int mode,
                                               unsigned int tail,
diff --git a/liblog/Android.mk b/liblog/Android.mk
index a23de2d..5e01903 100644
--- a/liblog/Android.mk
+++ b/liblog/Android.mk
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 liblog_sources := logd_write_kern.c
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)),)
-liblog_cflags := -DUSERDEBUG_BUILD=1
-endif
-
 # some files must not be compiled when building against Mingw
 # they correspond to features not used by our host development tools
 # which are also hard or even impossible to port to native Win32
diff --git a/liblog/log_read.c b/liblog/log_read.c
index 2dd07e6..15be748 100644
--- a/liblog/log_read.c
+++ b/liblog/log_read.c
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@
     return atol(buf);
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 int android_logger_set_log_size(struct logger *logger, unsigned long size)
 {
     char buf[512];
@@ -352,8 +350,6 @@
     return check_log_success(buf, send_log_msg(NULL, NULL, buf, sizeof(buf)));
 }
 
-#endif /* USERDEBUG_BUILD */
-
 /*
  * returns the readable size of the log's ring buffer (that is, amount of the
  * log consumed)
@@ -408,8 +404,6 @@
     return send_log_msg(NULL, NULL, buf, len);
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 ssize_t android_logger_get_prune_list(struct logger_list *logger_list UNUSED,
                                       char *buf, size_t len)
 {
@@ -432,8 +426,6 @@
     return check_log_success(buf, send_log_msg(NULL, NULL, buf, len));
 }
 
-#endif /* USERDEBUG_BUILD */
-
 struct logger_list *android_logger_list_alloc(int mode,
                                               unsigned int tail,
                                               pid_t pid)
diff --git a/liblog/log_read_kern.c b/liblog/log_read_kern.c
index 9cccb1d..d9a6b2e 100644
--- a/liblog/log_read_kern.c
+++ b/liblog/log_read_kern.c
@@ -232,16 +232,12 @@
     return logger_ioctl(logger, LOGGER_GET_LOG_BUF_SIZE, O_RDWR);
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 int android_logger_set_log_size(struct logger *logger UNUSED,
                                 unsigned long size UNUSED)
 {
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-#endif /* USERDEBUG_BUILD */
-
 /*
  * returns the readable size of the log's ring buffer (that is, amount of the
  * log consumed)
@@ -272,8 +268,6 @@
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 ssize_t android_logger_get_prune_list(struct logger_list *logger_list UNUSED,
                                       char *buf, size_t len)
 {
@@ -289,8 +283,6 @@
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-#endif /* USERDEBUG_BUILD */
-
 struct logger_list *android_logger_list_alloc(int mode,
                                               unsigned int tail,
                                               pid_t pid)
diff --git a/logcat/Android.mk b/logcat/Android.mk
index dd15cb3..b5e27eb 100644
--- a/logcat/Android.mk
+++ b/logcat/Android.mk
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-ifneq ($(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)),)
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DUSERDEBUG_BUILD=1
-endif
-
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= logcat.cpp event.logtags
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index 5a80efe..00a60bd 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -232,17 +232,10 @@
                     "  -B              output the log in binary.\n"
                     "  -S              output statistics.\n");
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
-    fprintf(stderr, "--------------------- eng & userdebug builds only ---------------------------\n"
-                    "  -G <count>      set size of log's ring buffer and exit\n"
+    fprintf(stderr, "  -G <count>      set size of log's ring buffer and exit\n"
                     "  -p              output prune white and ~black list\n"
                     "  -P '<list> ...' set prune white and ~black list; UID, /PID or !(worst UID)\n"
-                    "                  default is ~!, prune worst UID.\n"
-                    "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
-    );
-
-#endif
+                    "                  default is ~!, prune worst UID.\n");
 
     fprintf(stderr,"\nfilterspecs are a series of \n"
                    "  <tag>[:priority]\n\n"
@@ -291,11 +284,9 @@
     int hasSetLogFormat = 0;
     int clearLog = 0;
     int getLogSize = 0;
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     unsigned long setLogSize = 0;
     int getPruneList = 0;
     char *setPruneList = NULL;
-#endif
     int printStatistics = 0;
     int mode = O_RDONLY;
     const char *forceFilters = NULL;
@@ -323,13 +314,7 @@
     for (;;) {
         int ret;
 
-        ret = getopt(argc, argv,
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-            "cdt:T:gG:sQf:r::n:v:b:BSpP:"
-#else
-            "cdt:T:gsQf:r::n:v:b:BS"
-#endif
-        );
+        ret = getopt(argc, argv, "cdt:T:gG:sQf:r::n:v:b:BSpP:");
 
         if (ret < 0) {
             break;
@@ -386,8 +371,6 @@
                 getLogSize = 1;
             break;
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
             case 'G': {
                 // would use atol if not for the multiplier
                 char *cp = optarg;
@@ -433,8 +416,6 @@
                 setPruneList = optarg;
             break;
 
-#endif
-
             case 'b': {
                 if (strcmp(optarg, "all") == 0) {
                     while (devices) {
@@ -704,15 +685,11 @@
             }
         }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
         if (setLogSize && android_logger_set_log_size(dev->logger, setLogSize)) {
             perror("failed to set the log size");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
 
-#endif
-
         if (getLogSize) {
             long size, readable;
 
@@ -737,8 +714,6 @@
         dev = dev->next;
     }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
     if (setPruneList) {
         size_t len = strlen(setPruneList) + 32; // margin to allow rc
         char *buf = (char *) malloc(len);
@@ -753,30 +728,18 @@
         }
     }
 
-#endif
-
-    if (
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-        printStatistics || getPruneList
-#else
-        printStatistics
-#endif
-    ) {
+    if (printStatistics || getPruneList) {
         size_t len = 8192;
         char *buf;
 
         for(int retry = 32;
                 (retry >= 0) && ((buf = new char [len]));
                 delete [] buf, --retry) {
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
             if (getPruneList) {
                 android_logger_get_prune_list(logger_list, buf, len);
             } else {
                 android_logger_get_statistics(logger_list, buf, len);
             }
-#else
-            android_logger_get_statistics(logger_list, buf, len);
-#endif
             buf[len-1] = '\0';
             size_t ret = atol(buf) + 1;
             if (ret < 4) {
@@ -824,11 +787,9 @@
     if (getLogSize) {
         exit(0);
     }
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     if (setLogSize || setPruneList) {
         exit(0);
     }
-#endif
     if (clearLog) {
         exit(0);
     }
diff --git a/logcat/tests/Android.mk b/logcat/tests/Android.mk
index 733af31..d42b3d0 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/logcat/tests/Android.mk
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
     -Werror \
     -fno-builtin
 
-ifneq ($(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)),)
-test_c_flags += -DUSERDEBUG_BUILD=1
-endif
-
 test_src_files := \
     logcat_test.cpp \
 
diff --git a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
index 0165073..b07cc8b 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
+++ b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(1, signals);
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
 static bool get_white_black(char **list) {
     FILE *fp;
 
@@ -705,4 +704,3 @@
     free(list);
     list = NULL;
 }
-#endif // USERDEBUG_BUILD
diff --git a/logd/Android.mk b/logd/Android.mk
index b0bc746..ad747dd 100644
--- a/logd/Android.mk
+++ b/logd/Android.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= logd
 
-ifneq ($(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)),)
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DUSERDEBUG_BUILD=1
-endif
-
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
     main.cpp \
     LogCommand.cpp \
diff --git a/logd/CommandListener.cpp b/logd/CommandListener.cpp
index 12b10ca..0bb233a 100644
--- a/logd/CommandListener.cpp
+++ b/logd/CommandListener.cpp
@@ -37,15 +37,11 @@
     // registerCmd(new ShutdownCmd(buf, writer, swl));
     registerCmd(new ClearCmd(buf));
     registerCmd(new GetBufSizeCmd(buf));
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     registerCmd(new SetBufSizeCmd(buf));
-#endif
     registerCmd(new GetBufSizeUsedCmd(buf));
     registerCmd(new GetStatisticsCmd(buf));
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     registerCmd(new SetPruneListCmd(buf));
     registerCmd(new GetPruneListCmd(buf));
-#endif
 }
 
 CommandListener::ShutdownCmd::ShutdownCmd(LogBuffer *buf, LogReader *reader,
@@ -117,8 +113,6 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 CommandListener::SetBufSizeCmd::SetBufSizeCmd(LogBuffer *buf)
         : LogCommand("setLogSize")
         , mBuf(*buf)
@@ -152,8 +146,6 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-#endif // USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 CommandListener::GetBufSizeUsedCmd::GetBufSizeUsedCmd(LogBuffer *buf)
         : LogCommand("getLogSizeUsed")
         , mBuf(*buf)
@@ -236,8 +228,6 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 CommandListener::GetPruneListCmd::GetPruneListCmd(LogBuffer *buf)
         : LogCommand("getPruneList")
         , mBuf(*buf)
@@ -293,5 +283,3 @@
 
     return 0;
 }
-
-#endif // USERDEBUG_BUILD
diff --git a/logd/CommandListener.h b/logd/CommandListener.h
index de1dcb9..1290519 100644
--- a/logd/CommandListener.h
+++ b/logd/CommandListener.h
@@ -53,15 +53,11 @@
 
     LogBufferCmd(Clear)
     LogBufferCmd(GetBufSize)
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     LogBufferCmd(SetBufSize)
-#endif
     LogBufferCmd(GetBufSizeUsed)
     LogBufferCmd(GetStatistics)
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     LogBufferCmd(GetPruneList)
     LogBufferCmd(SetPruneList)
-#endif
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
index 81eb091..70f3e91 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
@@ -28,22 +28,16 @@
 
 // Default
 #define LOG_BUFFER_SIZE (256 * 1024) // Tuned on a per-platform basis here?
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
 #define log_buffer_size(id) mMaxSize[id]
-#else
-#define log_buffer_size(id) LOG_BUFFER_SIZE
-#endif
 
 LogBuffer::LogBuffer(LastLogTimes *times)
         : mTimes(*times) {
     pthread_mutex_init(&mLogElementsLock, NULL);
     dgram_qlen_statistics = false;
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     log_id_for_each(i) {
         mMaxSize[i] = LOG_BUFFER_SIZE;
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void LogBuffer::log(log_id_t log_id, log_time realtime,
@@ -171,10 +165,7 @@
         size_t worst_sizes = 0;
         size_t second_worst_sizes = 0;
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-        if (mPrune.worstUidEnabled())
-#endif
-        {
+        if (mPrune.worstUidEnabled()) {
             LidStatistics &l = stats.id(id);
             UidStatisticsCollection::iterator iu;
             for (iu = l.begin(); iu != l.end(); ++iu) {
@@ -217,9 +208,7 @@
                     break;
                 }
                 worst_sizes -= len;
-            }
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-            else if (mPrune.naughty(e)) { // BlackListed
+            } else if (mPrune.naughty(e)) { // BlackListed
                 it = mLogElements.erase(it);
                 stats.subtract(e->getMsgLen(), id, uid, e->getPid());
                 delete e;
@@ -227,34 +216,23 @@
                 if (pruneRows == 0) {
                     break;
                 }
-            }
-#endif
-            else {
+            } else {
                 ++it;
             }
         }
 
-        if (!kick
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-                || !mPrune.worstUidEnabled()
-#endif
-        ) {
+        if (!kick || !mPrune.worstUidEnabled()) {
             break; // the following loop will ask bad clients to skip/drop
         }
     }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     bool whitelist = false;
-#endif
     it = mLogElements.begin();
     while((pruneRows > 0) && (it != mLogElements.end())) {
         LogBufferElement *e = *it;
         if (e->getLogId() == id) {
             if (oldest && (oldest->mStart <= e->getMonotonicTime())) {
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-                if (!whitelist)
-#endif
-                {
+                if (!whitelist) {
                     if (stats.sizes(id) > (2 * log_buffer_size(id))) {
                         // kick a misbehaving log reader client off the island
                         oldest->release_Locked();
@@ -264,13 +242,13 @@
                 }
                 break;
             }
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
+
             if (mPrune.nice(e)) { // WhiteListed
                 whitelist = true;
                 it++;
                 continue;
             }
-#endif
+
             it = mLogElements.erase(it);
             stats.subtract(e->getMsgLen(), id, e->getUid(), e->getPid());
             delete e;
@@ -280,7 +258,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     if (whitelist && (pruneRows > 0)) {
         it = mLogElements.begin();
         while((it != mLogElements.end()) && (pruneRows > 0)) {
@@ -304,7 +281,6 @@
             }
         }
     }
-#endif
 
     LogTimeEntry::unlock();
 }
@@ -324,8 +300,6 @@
     return retval;
 }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 // set the total space allocated to "id"
 int LogBuffer::setSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size) {
     // Reasonable limits ...
@@ -346,15 +320,6 @@
     return retval;
 }
 
-#else // ! USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
-// get the total space allocated to "id"
-unsigned long LogBuffer::getSize(log_id_t /*id*/) {
-    return log_buffer_size(id);
-}
-
-#endif
-
 log_time LogBuffer::flushTo(
         SocketClient *reader, const log_time start, bool privileged,
         bool (*filter)(const LogBufferElement *element, void *arg), void *arg) {
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.h b/logd/LogBuffer.h
index c3460ca..dd02009 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.h
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@
 
     bool dgram_qlen_statistics;
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     PruneList mPrune;
 
     unsigned long mMaxSize[LOG_ID_MAX];
-#endif
 
 public:
     LastLogTimes &mTimes;
@@ -59,9 +57,7 @@
 
     void clear(log_id_t id);
     unsigned long getSize(log_id_t id);
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     int setSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size);
-#endif
     unsigned long getSizeUsed(log_id_t id);
     // *strp uses malloc, use free to release.
     void formatStatistics(char **strp, uid_t uid, unsigned int logMask);
@@ -71,11 +67,9 @@
         dgram_qlen_statistics = true;
     }
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
     int initPrune(char *cp) { return mPrune.init(cp); }
     // *strp uses malloc, use free to release.
     void formatPrune(char **strp) { mPrune.format(strp); }
-#endif
 
 private:
     void maybePrune(log_id_t id);
diff --git a/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.cpp b/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.cpp
index 5f8173f..c6c7b23 100644
--- a/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
-
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #include <utils/String8.h>
@@ -239,5 +237,3 @@
     }
     return false;
 }
-
-#endif // USERDEBUG_BUILD