diff --git a/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c b/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c
index ad8c046..d476ab2 100644
--- a/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c
+++ b/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 #include "obitypes.h"
 
 
-#define DEBUG_LEVEL 0	// TODO has to be defined somewhere else (cython compil flag?)
-
-
 /**********************************************************************
  *
  * D E F I N I T I O N   O F   T H E   P U B L I C   F U N C T I O N S