diff --git a/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporter.cpp b/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporter.cpp
index 4ef8cde8555a4b8b767b073039b4308e23db9328..15b9786bf7e1b7327ffd669f397af20fedca77a2 100644
--- a/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporter.cpp
+++ b/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporter.cpp
@@ -38,14 +38,7 @@ ParticleTransporter::ParticleTransporter( const std::string& type, const std::st
     , m_ppSvc( NULL )
     , m_particle2State( NULL )
     , m_eID( 0 )
-//
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    , m_timing( true )
-#else
-    , m_timing( false )
-#endif
-//
-{
+    , m_timing( false ) {
   //
   if ( std::string::npos != name.find( "Master" ) ) {
     m_trackExtrapolatorName = "TrackMasterExtrapolator:PUBLIC";
diff --git a/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporterWithStateProvider.cpp b/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporterWithStateProvider.cpp
index 49ded5b576c2e57b6fbba0a645c6da57846332bd..ae0e66af83acc273274997be5d62a4eb0b4edfc5 100644
--- a/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporterWithStateProvider.cpp
+++ b/Phys/DaVinciTransporter/src/ParticleTransporterWithStateProvider.cpp
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ DaVinci::ParticleTransporter::ParticleTransporter( const std::string& type, // t
     , m_extrapolator2name( "TrackRungeKuttaExtrapolator:PUBLIC" )
     , m_region( -1000 * Gaudi::Units::cm, 1000 * Gaudi::Units::cm )
     , m_interpolateOnlyLongTracks( false )
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    , m_timing( true )
-#else
     , m_timing( false )
-#endif
     , m_stateprovider( 0 )
     , m_particle2state( 0 )
     , m_extrapolator1( 0 )
diff --git a/Phys/LoKiFitters/src/MessagingBase.cpp b/Phys/LoKiFitters/src/MessagingBase.cpp
index 5f55f1a281fc06ebd5f22f640dbf786e8a4428f2..e3bd94080a6d595441bf7ccda1406cc9d038215a 100644
--- a/Phys/LoKiFitters/src/MessagingBase.cpp
+++ b/Phys/LoKiFitters/src/MessagingBase.cpp
@@ -32,18 +32,7 @@
 // Standard constructor, initializes variables
 // ============================================================================
 LoKi::MessagingBase::MessagingBase( const std::string& type, const std::string& name, const IInterface* parent )
-    : GaudiTool( type, name, parent )
-    , m_myAlg()
-    , m_printMyAlg( false )
-    , m_prints( 2 )
-//
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    , m_timing( true )
-#else
-    , m_timing( false )
-#endif
-//
-{
+    : GaudiTool( type, name, parent ), m_myAlg(), m_printMyAlg( false ), m_prints( 2 ), m_timing( false ) {
   //
   declareProperty( "PrintMyAlg", m_printMyAlg, "Print the name of ``associated'' algorithm" );
   declareProperty( "MaxPrints", m_prints, "Maximum number of prints" );