diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index da2fad1249..e878cc0847 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ build-some-softmmu:
   <<: *native_build_job_definition
   variables:
     IMAGE: debian-all-test-cross
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools --enable-debug-tcg
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools --enable-debug
     TARGETS: xtensa-softmmu arm-softmmu aarch64-softmmu alpha-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7744ec3a2f..f0e2b1059c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -118,18 +118,6 @@ after_script:
 
 jobs:
   include:
-    # --enable-debug implies --enable-debug-tcg, also runs quite a bit slower
-    - name: "GCC debug (main-softmmu)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--enable-debug --target-list=${MAIN_SOFTMMU_TARGETS}"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug"
-
-
-    # TCG debug can be run just on its own and is mostly agnostic to user/softmmu distinctions
-    - name: "GCC debug (user)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--enable-debug-tcg --disable-system"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug-tcg"
 
 
     # Using newer GCC with sanitizers