diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e2578eba..d88f7c24d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ endif()
 option(SHADOW "use shadow testing framework. linux only" OFF)
 option(XSAN "use sanitiser, if your system has it" OFF)
 option(JEMALLOC "use jemalloc. Not required on BSD" OFF)
-option(DEBIAN "build for debian" OFF)
 option(TESTNET "testnet build" OFF)
 option(WITH_SHARED "build shared library" OFF)
 option(WITH_COVERAGE "generate coverage data" OFF)
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ if (NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux" AND SHADOW)
   message( FATAL_ERROR "shadow-framework is Linux only" )
 endif(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux" AND SHADOW)
 
-if(NOT DEBIAN AND NOT MSVC_VERSION)
+if(NOT MSVC_VERSION)
   set(OPTIMIZE_FLAGS -O3)
   set(DEBUG_FLAGS -O0 -g3)
 endif()
@@ -177,9 +176,7 @@ if (WOW64_CROSS_COMPILE OR WIN64_CROSS_COMPILE)
   include(cmake/cross_compile.cmake)
 endif(WOW64_CROSS_COMPILE OR WIN64_CROSS_COMPILE)
 
-if(DEBIAN)
-  add_definitions(-DDEBIAN)
-elseif(NATIVE_BUILD)
+if(NATIVE_BUILD)
   if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL ppc64le)
     set(CRYPTO_FLAGS -mcpu=native -mtune=native)
   else()
diff --git a/llarp/constants/defaults.hpp b/llarp/constants/defaults.hpp
index 04549e60d..fa2b9ff25 100644
--- a/llarp/constants/defaults.hpp
+++ b/llarp/constants/defaults.hpp
@@ -11,20 +11,11 @@
 #define DEFAULT_RESOLVER_AU "1.1.1.1"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DEBIAN
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOKINET_USER
-#define DEFAULT_LOKINET_USER "debian-lokinet"
-#endif
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOKINET_GROUP
-#define DEFAULT_LOKINET_GROUP "debian-lokinet"
-#endif
-#else
 #ifndef DEFAULT_LOKINET_USER
 #define DEFAULT_LOKINET_USER "lokinet"
 #endif
 #ifndef DEFAULT_LOKINET_GROUP
 #define DEFAULT_LOKINET_GROUP "lokinet"
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #endif