diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile
index db9a57e4607a..8b01f5e7ba25 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # common flags
 subdir-ccflags-y					:= -DBCMDMA32
-subdir-ccflags-$(CONFIG_BRCMDBG)	+= -DBCMDBG -DBCMDBG_ASSERT
+subdir-ccflags-$(CONFIG_BRCMDBG)	+= -DBCMDBG
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BRCMUTIL)	+= brcmutil/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BRCMFMAC)	+= brcmfmac/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
index a54a7d3a1225..f0972461117b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 # CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 ccflags-y :=			\
-	-DBCMSDIO		\
-	-DBRCM_FULLMAC		\
 	-DBRCMF_FIRSTREAD=64	\
 	-DBRCMF_SDALIGN=64	\
 	-DMAX_HDR_READ=64