diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_spar_encoder.c b/lib_enc/ivas_spar_encoder.c
index 7233234f4948b8f0cac4bb002e08cea8f0afbb5c..0007aa61608afe74bbeeb50b4cb2e0ea9f4788ae 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_spar_encoder.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_spar_encoder.c
@@ -890,29 +890,6 @@ static ivas_error ivas_spar_enc_process(
         }
     }
 
-#if 0 /* SBA_TD_RESIDUAL */
-    {
-       static FILE *fid = 0;
-       static int samplesWritten = 0;
-       int s;
-       if (!fid)
-       {
-          fid = fopen("enc_pcm.txt", "wt");
-       }
-       if (samplesWritten < 8 * 48000)
-       {
-          for (s = 0; s < input_frame; s++)
-          {
-             for (i = 0; i < hSpar->hFbMixer->fb_cfg->num_out_chans; i++)
-             {
-                fprintf(fid, "%.8f ", p_pcm_tmp[i][s]);
-             }
-             fprintf(fid, "\n");
-          }
-          samplesWritten += input_frame;
-       }
-    }
-#endif
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*
      * PCA encoder
      *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/