diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/debugflags.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/debugflags.sh.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ab8cc015..00000000
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/debugflags.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
-#
-#   debugflags.sh - Specify flags for building a package with debugging
-#   symbols
-#
-#   Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Pacman Development Team <pacman-dev@lists.archlinux.org>
-#
-#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-#   (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#   GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-
-[[ -n "$LIBMAKEPKG_BUILDENV_DEBUGFLAGS_SH" ]] && return
-LIBMAKEPKG_BUILDENV_DEBUGFLAGS_SH=1
-
-MAKEPKG_LIBRARY=${MAKEPKG_LIBRARY:-'@libmakepkgdir@'}
-
-source "$MAKEPKG_LIBRARY/util/option.sh"
-source "$MAKEPKG_LIBRARY/util/util.sh"
-
-buildenv_functions+=('buildenv_debugflags')
-
-buildenv_debugflags() {
-	if check_option "debug" "y" && ! check_option "buildflags" "n"; then
-		:
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build
index f740910f..ea08f11c 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ sources = [
   'compiler.sh.in',
   'cpp.sh.in',
   'cxx.sh.in',
-  'debugflags.sh.in',
   'lto.sh.in',
   'makeflags.sh.in',
   'rust.sh.in',