diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47953aa3..c7090d01 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -209,10 +209,6 @@ include(ConfigureChecks)
 # make some more macros available
 include(MacroLibrary)
 
-if(VCS)
-    set(DBUS_VERBOSE_C_S 1 CACHE STRING "verbose mode" FORCE)
-endif()
-
 if(MSVC)
     # controll folders in msvc projects
     include(ProjectSourceGroup)
diff --git a/cmake/config.h.cmake b/cmake/config.h.cmake
index f5a1659b..75509524 100644
--- a/cmake/config.h.cmake
+++ b/cmake/config.h.cmake
@@ -279,13 +279,6 @@
 #define SIGHUP	1
 #endif
 
-#cmakedefine DBUS_VERBOSE_C_S 1
-#ifdef DBUS_VERBOSE_C_S
-#define _dbus_verbose_C_S printf
-#else
-#define _dbus_verbose_C_S _dbus_verbose
-#endif 
-
 # if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(inline)
 #define inline __inline
 #endif