diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
index 5a8cf32f14..1f1d2cea5f 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Development;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
-using osu.Game.Utils;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private void load(NotificationOverlay notification, OsuColour colours, TextureSt
                                 },
                                 new OsuSpriteText
                                 {
-                                    Colour = DebugUtils.IsDebug ? colours.Red : Color4.White,
+                                    Colour = DebugUtils.IsDebugBuild ? colours.Red : Color4.White,
                                     Text = game.Version
                                 },
                             }
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 637708a0e5..87ff721bbb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Development;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK.Input;
-using DebugUtils = osu.Game.Utils.DebugUtils;
 
 namespace osu.Game
 {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public string Version
             get
             {
                 if (!IsDeployedBuild)
-                    return @"local " + (DebugUtils.IsDebug ? @"debug" : @"release");
+                    return @"local " + (DebugUtils.IsDebugBuild ? @"debug" : @"release");
 
                 var version = AssemblyVersion;
                 return $@"{version.Major}.{version.Minor}.{version.Build}";
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsFooter.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsFooter.cs
index b5ee4b4f0c..a815480094 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsFooter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsFooter.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Development;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
-using DebugUtils = osu.Game.Utils.DebugUtils;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private void load(OsuGameBase game, OsuColour colours, RulesetStore rulesets)
                     Text = game.Name,
                     Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 18, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
                 },
-                new BuildDisplay(game.Version, DebugUtils.IsDebug)
+                new BuildDisplay(game.Version, DebugUtils.IsDebugBuild)
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                     Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Utils/DebugUtils.cs b/osu.Game/Utils/DebugUtils.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b1d355a83..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Utils/DebugUtils.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
-// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
-
-namespace osu.Game.Utils
-{
-    public static class DebugUtils
-    {
-        public static bool IsDebug
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                // ReSharper disable once RedundantAssignment
-                bool isDebug = false;
-                // Debug.Assert conditions are only evaluated in debug mode
-                System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(isDebug = true);
-                // ReSharper disable once ConditionIsAlwaysTrueOrFalse
-                return isDebug;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}