diff --git a/config_dev b/config_dev
index 8e8acbf0..7aea3a46 100644
--- a/config_dev
+++ b/config_dev
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ settings = {
     theme = "default.theme";
     nick_column_enabled = "yes";
     nick_column_width = "10";
-    debug_nick_column = "yes";
   };
   "fe-text" = {
     lag_min_show = "1s";
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-expandos.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-expandos.c
index 3131d649..c5776db1 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-expandos.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-expandos.c
@@ -100,12 +100,7 @@ static char *expando_nickalign(SERVER_REC *server, void *item, int *free_ret)
 		padding = width - total_chars;
 	}
 
-	/* Debug output */
-	if (settings_get_bool("debug_nick_column")) {
-		printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
-		         "DEBUG nickalign: nick='%s', mode='%s', width=%d, mode_chars=%d, nick_chars=%d, total_chars=%d, padding=%d",
-		         current_nick, mode, width, mode_chars, nick_chars, total_chars, padding);
-	}
+
 
 	*free_ret = TRUE;
 	return g_strnfill(padding, ' ');
@@ -118,14 +113,7 @@ static char *expando_nicktrunc(SERVER_REC *server, void *item, int *free_ret)
 	const char *mode;
 	char *result;
 
-	/* Debug entry */
-	if (settings_get_bool("debug_nick_column")) {
-		printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
-		         "DEBUG nicktrunc CALLED: enabled=%s, valid=%s, nick='%s'",
-		         settings_get_bool("nick_column_enabled") ? "yes" : "no",
-		         nick_context_valid ? "yes" : "no",
-		         current_nick ? current_nick : "NULL");
-	}
+
 
 	/* Gdy wyłączone - zwróć oryginalny nick */
 	if (!settings_get_bool("nick_column_enabled")) {
@@ -151,29 +139,18 @@ static char *expando_nicktrunc(SERVER_REC *server, void *item, int *free_ret)
 			/* Przytnij nick i dodaj >> */
 			result = g_strdup_printf("%.*s>>", available_for_nick, current_nick);
 
-			if (settings_get_bool("debug_nick_column")) {
-				printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
-				         "DEBUG nicktrunc TRUNCATED: original='%s', truncated='%s', available_for_nick=%d",
-				         current_nick, result, available_for_nick);
-			}
+
 		} else {
 			/* Mode sam za długi */
 			result = g_strdup(">>");
 
-			if (settings_get_bool("debug_nick_column")) {
-				printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
-				         "DEBUG nicktrunc MODE_TOO_LONG: result='%s'", result);
-			}
+
 		}
 		*free_ret = TRUE;
 		return result;
 	} else {
 		/* Nick się zmieści - zwróć oryginalny */
-		if (settings_get_bool("debug_nick_column")) {
-			printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
-			         "DEBUG nicktrunc NO_TRUNCATION: nick='%s', total_chars=%d <= width=%d",
-			         current_nick, total_chars, width);
-		}
+
 		return current_nick;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-messages.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-messages.c
index 95de3bcd..750ab0a4 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-messages.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-messages.c
@@ -819,7 +819,6 @@ void fe_messages_init(void)
 	/* Nick column feature settings */
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "nick_column_enabled", FALSE);
 	settings_add_int("lookandfeel", "nick_column_width", 12);
-	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "debug_nick_column", FALSE);
 
 	signal_add_last("message public", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_message_public);
 	signal_add_last("message private", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_message_private);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
index 1bb68595..fa458222 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
@@ -922,14 +922,7 @@ char *format_get_text_theme_charargs(THEME_REC *theme, const char *module,
 		text = modified_text;
 		nick_formatting_depth--;
 
-		/* Debug output - send to current window, not status */
-		if (settings_get_bool("debug_nick_column")) {
-			WINDOW_REC *window = dest && dest->window ? dest->window : active_win;
-			printtext_window(window, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
-			         "DEBUG format_auto: formatnum=%d, original='%s'", formatnum, module_theme->expanded_formats[formatnum]);
-			printtext_window(window, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
-			         "DEBUG format_auto: modified='%s'", text);
-		}
+
 	}
 
 	result = format_get_text_args(dest, text, args);