--- a/build/build-clang/build-clang.py
+++ b/build/build-clang/build-clang.py
@@ -13,46 +13,39 @@ import argparse
 import tempfile
 import glob
 import errno
 import re
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import sys
 import which
 
-DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG")
-
 
 def symlink(source, link_name):
     os_symlink = getattr(os, "symlink", None)
     if callable(os_symlink):
         os_symlink(source, link_name)
     else:
         if os.path.isdir(source):
             # Fall back to copying the directory :(
             copy_dir_contents(source, link_name)
 
 
 def check_run(args):
-    global DEBUG
-    if DEBUG:
-        print >> sys.stderr, ' '.join(args)
+    print >> sys.stderr, ' '.join(args)
     r = subprocess.call(args)
     assert r == 0
 
 
 def run_in(path, args):
     d = os.getcwd()
-    global DEBUG
-    if DEBUG:
-        print >> sys.stderr, 'cd "%s"' % path
+    print >> sys.stderr, 'cd "%s"' % path
     os.chdir(path)
     check_run(args)
-    if DEBUG:
-        print >> sys.stderr, 'cd "%s"' % d
+    print >> sys.stderr, 'cd "%s"' % d
     os.chdir(d)
 
 
 def patch(patch, srcdir):
     patch = os.path.realpath(patch)
     check_run(['patch', '-d', srcdir, '-p1', '-i', patch, '--fuzz=0',
                '-s'])