diff --git a/ext/xbrz/xbrz.cpp b/ext/xbrz/xbrz.cpp
index 50f969959..9168bd8aa 100644
--- a/ext/xbrz/xbrz.cpp
+++ b/ext/xbrz/xbrz.cpp
@@ -609,20 +609,6 @@ void scalePixel(const Kernel_3x3& ker,
 #define h get_h<rotDeg>(ker)
 #define i get_i<rotDeg>(ker)
 
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-	if (breakIntoDebugger) {
-#if defined(IOS)
-		__asm__("trap");
-#elif defined(MIPS)
-		__asm__("break 2");
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
-		// meh
-#else
-		__debugbreak(); //__asm int 3;
-#endif
-	}
-#endif
-
 	const unsigned char blend = rotateBlendInfo<rotDeg>(blendInfo);
 
 	if (getBottomR(blend) >= BLEND_NORMAL)