--- a/configure.in.orig
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -233,72 +233,8 @@
   debug=no)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(if you want gdb friendly executable)
 AC_MSG_RESULT($debug)
-if test x$debug = xyes; then
-dnl - It is easier to debug zsnes with no optimization enabled.
-  ZSNESEXE="zsnesd"
-  PSR_TEMP=""
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -W -DDEBUG -O0 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -gstabs3"
-  NFLAGS="$NFLAGS -DDEBUG -g -F stabs -s -O0"
-else
-  ZSNESEXE="zsnes"
-  PSR_TEMP="	rm -f t_\$*.c"
-
-  CFLAGSBAK="$CFLAGS"
-  AC_ARG_VAR(force_arch, [Force architecture to optimize GCC/G++ for])
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(which cpu architecture to optimize for)
-  if test x$force_arch != x; then
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=$force_arch"
-    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]])],
-    [AC_MSG_RESULT(forcing $force_arch)],
-    [AC_MSG_RESULT($force_arch ??)
-    AC_MSG_WARN(incorrect force_arch parameter)
-    force_arch=""
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGSBAK"
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for autodetected architecture)])
-  else
-    if test x$ARCH_INFO = x; then
-      case x$target in
-        i686-*-*)
-          AC_MSG_RESULT(guessing i686)
-          CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=i686"
-          ;;
-        i586-*-*)
-          AC_MSG_RESULT(guessing i586)
-          CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=i586"
-          ;;
-        i486-*-*)
-          AC_MSG_RESULT(guessing i486)
-          CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=i486"
-          ;;
-        *)
-          AC_MSG_RESULT(guessing i386)
-          CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=i386"
-          AC_MSG_WARN([This is not what you want, use --target or force-arch])
-          ;;
-      esac
-    else
-      AC_MSG_RESULT($ARCH_INFO)
-      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=$ARCH_INFO"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  AC_ARG_ENABLE(release,
-    [  --enable-release        Build ultra-optimized release binary (zsnes)],
-    release=$enableval,
-    release=no)
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(if you want crazy optimizations)
-  AC_MSG_RESULT($release)
-  if test x$release = xyes; then
-    if test x$force_arch = x; then
-      AC_MSG_WARN([If you intend to distribute this binary, make sure you use force_arch and set to i586 (or whichever CPU Arch you intend for)])
-    fi
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fprefetch-loop-arrays -fforce-addr $STRIP -D__RELEASE__"
-    NFLAGS="$NFLAGS -O99999999 -D__RELEASE__"
-  else
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer $STRIP"
-    NFLAGS="$NFLAGS -O1"
-  fi
-fi
+ZSNESEXE="zsnes"
+PSR_TEMP="	rm -f t_\$*.c"
 CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-rtti"
 
 if test x$enable_jma != xno; then