diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fde6ab566e..ea030e040b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ language: c++
 compiler: gcc
 env:
     - BUILDENV=arch BUILDTYPE=cmake-ninja
-    - BUILDENV=arch BUILDTYPE=autotools
     - BUILDENV=ubuntu-14.04 BUILDTYPE=cmake-make
     - BUILDENV=ubuntu-14.04 BUILDTYPE=autotools
 services:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f8054dbba..b8188e29dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ OPTION (WITH_GNUCASH "Build all of GnuCash, not just the library" ON)
 OPTION (WITH_OFX "compile with ofx support (needs LibOFX)" ON)
 OPTION (WITH_PYTHON "enable python plugin and bindings" OFF)
 OPTION (ENABLE_BINRELOC "compile with binary relocation support" ON)
-OPTION (ENABLE_DEBUG "compile with debugging flags set" OFF)
 OPTION (ENABLE_REGISTER2 "compile with register2 enabled" OFF)
 OPTION (DISABLE_NLS "do not use Native Language Support" OFF)
 OPTION (DISABLE_DEPRECATED_GLIB "don't use deprecated glib functions" OFF)
diff --git a/util/ci/commonbuild b/util/ci/commonbuild
index 63d4603d60..f314611efc 100644
--- a/util/ci/commonbuild
+++ b/util/ci/commonbuild
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-make" ]]; then
     make -j 4
     make check || ../afterfailure
 elif [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-ninja" ]]; then
-    cmake ../gnucash -DWITH_PYTHON=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debug -DENABLE_DEBUG=on -G Ninja
+    cmake ../gnucash -DWITH_PYTHON=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debug -G Ninja
     ninja
     ninja check || ../afterfailure;
 elif [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "autotools" ]]; then