diff --git a/ext/dash/gstplugin.c b/ext/dash/gstplugin.c
index 5f567787d3..aba5f36ac6 100644
--- a/ext/dash/gstplugin.c
+++ b/ext/dash/gstplugin.c
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "gstdashdemux.h"
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (fragmented_debug);
-
 #define XML_BUFFER_SIZE 16
 #define XML_INC_BUFFER {                                                \
   pos++;                                                                \
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ dash_type_find (GstTypeFind * tf, gpointer unused)
 static gboolean
 fragmented_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (fragmented_debug, "dashdemux", 0, "dashdemux");
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "dashdemux", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
           GST_TYPE_DASH_DEMUX) || FALSE)
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/ext/smoothstreaming/gstsmoothstreaming-plugin.c b/ext/smoothstreaming/gstsmoothstreaming-plugin.c
index a0bbe7fdbf..f7fecb19f1 100644
--- a/ext/smoothstreaming/gstsmoothstreaming-plugin.c
+++ b/ext/smoothstreaming/gstsmoothstreaming-plugin.c
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@
 
 #include "gstmssdemux.h"
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (fragmented_debug);
-
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (fragmented_debug, "fragmented", 0, "fragmented");
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "mssdemux",
           GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_MSS_DEMUX))
     return FALSE;