diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3788dbc174..2f855e755c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -336,8 +336,6 @@ add_subdirectory( scripts )
 add_subdirectory( tabbox )
 add_subdirectory(scripting)
 
-add_definitions(-DKDE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_AREA=1212)
-
 ########### next target ###############
 
 set(kwin_KDEINIT_SRCS
diff --git a/plugins/kdecorations/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/kdecorations/CMakeLists.txt
index a7b08dcb75..ccfb099e52 100644
--- a/plugins/kdecorations/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/kdecorations/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-add_definitions(-DKDE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_AREA=1216)
 add_subdirectory( aurorae )