diff --git a/src/helper/command.c b/src/helper/command.c
index 630630f38..a7990d4f8 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.c
+++ b/src/helper/command.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ extern struct command_context *global_cmd_ctx;
 
 /* dump a single line to the log for the command.
  * Do nothing in case we are not at debug level 3 */
-void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, unsigned int argc, Jim_Obj * const *argv)
+static void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, unsigned int argc, Jim_Obj * const *argv)
 {
 	if (debug_level < LOG_LVL_DEBUG)
 		return;
diff --git a/src/helper/command.h b/src/helper/command.h
index 1f2dc5b59..68f4c14fe 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.h
+++ b/src/helper/command.h
@@ -456,6 +456,4 @@ COMMAND_HELPER(handle_command_parse_bool, bool *out, const char *label);
 #define COMMAND_PARSE_ENABLE(in, out) \
 	COMMAND_PARSE_BOOL(in, out, "enable", "disable")
 
-void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, unsigned int argc, Jim_Obj * const *argv);
-
 #endif /* OPENOCD_HELPER_COMMAND_H */
diff --git a/src/jtag/tcl.c b/src/jtag/tcl.c
index bf65e8119..3e7333515 100644
--- a/src/jtag/tcl.c
+++ b/src/jtag/tcl.c
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ static int Jim_Command_drscan(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *args
 
 	endstate = TAP_IDLE;
 
-	script_debug(interp, argc, args);
-
 	/* validate arguments as numbers */
 	e = JIM_OK;
 	for (i = 2; i < argc; i += 2) {
@@ -234,8 +232,6 @@ static int Jim_Command_pathmove(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *ar
 		return JIM_ERR;
 	}
 
-	script_debug(interp, argc, args);
-
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < argc-1; i++) {
 		const char *cp;
@@ -266,8 +262,6 @@ static int Jim_Command_pathmove(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *ar
 
 static int Jim_Command_flush_count(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *args)
 {
-	script_debug(interp, argc, args);
-
 	Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, jtag_get_flush_queue_count()));
 
 	return JIM_OK;