diff --git a/libavcodec/get_bits.h b/libavcodec/get_bits.h
index 66374f523d..b225c132bb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/get_bits.h
+++ b/libavcodec/get_bits.h
@@ -528,68 +528,4 @@ static inline int get_bits_left(GetBitContext *gb)
     return gb->size_in_bits - get_bits_count(gb);
 }
 
-//#define TRACE
-
-#ifdef TRACE
-static inline void print_bin(int bits, int n)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%d", (bits >> i) & 1);
-    for (i = n; i < 24; i++)
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, " ");
-}
-
-static inline int get_bits_trace(GetBitContext *s, int n, const char *file,
-                                 const char *func, int line)
-{
-    int r = get_bits(s, n);
-
-    print_bin(r, n);
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%5d %2d %3d bit @%5d in %s %s:%d\n",
-           r, n, r, get_bits_count(s) - n, file, func, line);
-
-    return r;
-}
-
-static inline int get_vlc_trace(GetBitContext *s, VLC_TYPE (*table)[2],
-                                int bits, int max_depth, const char *file,
-                                const char *func, int line)
-{
-    int show  = show_bits(s, 24);
-    int pos   = get_bits_count(s);
-    int r     = get_vlc2(s, table, bits, max_depth);
-    int len   = get_bits_count(s) - pos;
-    int bits2 = show >> (24 - len);
-
-    print_bin(bits2, len);
-
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%5d %2d %3d vlc @%5d in %s %s:%d\n",
-           bits2, len, r, pos, file, func, line);
-
-    return r;
-}
-
-static inline int get_xbits_trace(GetBitContext *s, int n, const char *file,
-                                  const char *func, int line)
-{
-    int show = show_bits(s, n);
-    int r    = get_xbits(s, n);
-
-    print_bin(show, n);
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%5d %2d %3d xbt @%5d in %s %s:%d\n",
-           show, n, r, get_bits_count(s) - n, file, func, line);
-
-    return r;
-}
-
-#define get_bits(s, n)  get_bits_trace(s , n, __FILE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__)
-#define get_bits1(s)    get_bits_trace(s,  1, __FILE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__)
-#define get_xbits(s, n) get_xbits_trace(s, n, __FILE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__)
-
-#define get_vlc(s, vlc)             get_vlc_trace(s, (vlc)->table, (vlc)->bits,   3, __FILE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__)
-#define get_vlc2(s, tab, bits, max) get_vlc_trace(s,          tab,        bits, max, __FILE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__)
-#endif
-
 #endif /* AVCODEC_GET_BITS_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/golomb.h b/libavcodec/golomb.h
index 22a87c64e1..398fe3b30a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/golomb.h
+++ b/libavcodec/golomb.h
@@ -413,8 +413,6 @@ static inline int get_ue(GetBitContext *s, const char *file, const char *func,
     int len  = get_bits_count(s) - pos;
     int bits = show >> (24 - len);
 
-    print_bin(bits, len);
-
     av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%5d %2d %3d ue  @%5d in %s %s:%d\n",
            bits, len, i, pos, file, func, line);
 
@@ -430,8 +428,6 @@ static inline int get_se(GetBitContext *s, const char *file, const char *func,
     int len  = get_bits_count(s) - pos;
     int bits = show >> (24 - len);
 
-    print_bin(bits, len);
-
     av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%5d %2d %3d se  @%5d in %s %s:%d\n",
            bits, len, i, pos, file, func, line);
 
@@ -447,8 +443,6 @@ static inline int get_te(GetBitContext *s, int r, char *file, const char *func,
     int len  = get_bits_count(s) - pos;
     int bits = show >> (24 - len);
 
-    print_bin(bits, len);
-
     av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%5d %2d %3d te  @%5d in %s %s:%d\n",
            bits, len, i, pos, file, func, line);
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
index 1a80f76d96..5d80243968 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
@@ -421,10 +421,6 @@ static inline int get_level_prefix(GetBitContext *gb){
     buf=GET_CACHE(re, gb);
 
     log= 32 - av_log2(buf);
-#ifdef TRACE
-    print_bin(buf>>(32-log), log);
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%5d %2d %3d lpr @%5d in %s get_level_prefix\n", buf>>(32-log), log, log-1, get_bits_count(gb), __FILE__);
-#endif
 
     LAST_SKIP_BITS(re, gb, log);
     CLOSE_READER(re, gb);