diff --git a/parser/parser.h b/parser/parser.h
index aac2674be..7320970c4 100644
--- a/parser/parser.h
+++ b/parser/parser.h
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ extern int skip_mode_force;
 extern int abort_on_error;
 extern int skip_bad_cache_rebuild;
 extern int mru_skip_cache;
-extern int debug_cache;
 
 /* provided by parser_lex.l (cannot be used in tst builds) */
 extern FILE *yyin;
diff --git a/parser/policy_cache.h b/parser/policy_cache.h
index 7925f3677..3bee31ca2 100644
--- a/parser/policy_cache.h
+++ b/parser/policy_cache.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ extern int cond_clear_cache;		/* only applies if write is set */
 extern int force_clear_cache;		/* force clearing regargless of state */
 extern int create_cache_dir;		/* create the cache dir if missing? */
 extern int mru_skip_cache;
-extern int debug_cache;
 
 void set_cache_tstamp(struct timespec t);
 void update_mru_tstamp(FILE *file, const char *path);