diff --git a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
index 6763ae8c9b..3999bf7032 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
@@ -233,13 +233,8 @@ kmem_cache_t *spa_buffer_pool;
 int spa_mode_global;
 
 #ifdef ZFS_DEBUG
-#if defined(_KERNEL) && defined(HAVE_SPL)
-/* All filtering done by the SPL */
-int zfs_flags = ~0;
-#else
 /* Everything except dprintf is on by default in debug builds */
 int zfs_flags = ~ZFS_DEBUG_DPRINTF;
-#endif
 #else
 int zfs_flags = 0;
 #endif