diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index d519d38..e25df8e 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ import (
 var (
 	Config struct {
 		Storage string
-		Env     string
 		Port    int
 	}
 )
 
 func SetupConfig() {
 	flag.StringVar(&Config.Storage, "storage", "-", "Kyoto Cabinet storage path (e.g. burlesque.kch#dfunit=8#msiz=512M)")
-	flag.StringVar(&Config.Env, "environment", "production", "Process environment: production or development")
 	flag.IntVar(&Config.Port, "port", 4401, "Server HTTP port")
 	flag.Parse()
 }
diff --git a/logging.go b/logging.go
index 3fffbe7..38a9076 100644
--- a/logging.go
+++ b/logging.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var (
 func SetupLogging() {
 	logger = log.New(os.Stdout, "", log.Ldate|log.Lmicroseconds)
 
-	Log("Burlesque v%s started in %s environment", Version, Config.Env)
+	Log("Burlesque v%s started", Version)
 	Log("GOMAXPROCS is set to %d", runtime.GOMAXPROCS(-1))
 	Log("Storage path: %s", Config.Storage)
 	Log("Server is running at http://127.0.0.1:%d", Config.Port)
@@ -23,18 +23,7 @@ func Log(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	logger.Printf("[INFO]  "+format, args...)
 }
 
-func Debug(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if Config.Env == "development" {
-		logger.Printf("[DEBUG] "+format, args...)
-	}
-}
-
 func Error(err error, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	logger.Printf("[ERROR] "+format, args...)
-
-	if Config.Env == "development" {
-		panic(err)
-	} else {
-		logger.Printf("        %s", err.Error())
-	}
+	logger.Printf("        %s", err.Error())
 }
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 6c18633..2e871d3 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ func PublishHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ok := RegisterPublication(qname, msg)
 
 	if ok {
-		Debug("Published message of %d bytes to queue %s", len(msg), qname)
 		w.Write([]byte("OK"))
 	} else {
-		Debug("Failed to publish message of %d bytes to queue %s", len(msg), qname)
 		http.Error(w, "FAIL", 500)
 	}
 }
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ func SubscriptionHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Set("Queue", res.Queue)
 	w.Write(res.Message)
 
-	Debug("Recieved message of %d bytes from queue %s", len(res.Message), res.Queue)
 	finished <- true
 }