diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
index de266ed6c5621c11471d4233b6fbdb395c2139f3..ca0981dd34f501080901a2c6c83c732597a2c6e7 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
@@ -1464,9 +1464,7 @@ const int16_t pr_pd_idx_pairs[3][3][2] = { { { 1, 1 },{ 2, 2 },{ 3, 3 } },{ { 1,
 const int16_t remix_order_set[1][DIRAC_MAX_ANA_CHANS] = { /* WYZX --> WYXZ... */
     { 0, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }
 };
-#ifdef SPAR_HOA_DBG
-const int16_t keep_planar[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_CH - IVAS_SPAR_MAX_DMX_CHS] = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 };
-#endif
+
 const int16_t HOA_keep_ind[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_FB_IN_CHAN] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15};
 const int16_t HOA_keep_ind_spar[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_CH] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10};
 const int16_t HOA_keep_ind_spar512[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_CH] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4,  5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
index c559a4f382d73f30076b42a3c6ca56242598c5da..d851e2c971b6e5625c06c669ac6aa3b4c776b4bb 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ extern const ivas_huff_models_t ivas_huff_drct_r_consts[TOTAL_DRCT_QUANT_STRATS]
 extern const ivas_huff_models_t ivas_huff_decd_r_consts[TOTAL_DECD_QUANT_STRATS];
 extern const ivas_spar_br_table_t ivas_spar_br_table_consts[IVAS_SPAR_BR_TABLE_LEN];
 extern const int16_t remix_order_set[1][DIRAC_MAX_ANA_CHANS];
-#ifdef SPAR_HOA_DBG
-extern const int16_t keep_planar[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_CH - FOA_CHANNELS];
-#endif
 extern const int16_t HOA_keep_ind[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_FB_IN_CHAN];
 extern const int16_t HOA_keep_ind_spar[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_CH];
 extern const int16_t HOA_keep_ind_spar512[IVAS_SPAR_MAX_CH];
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_spar_md_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_spar_md_enc.c
index 94ae5e0b1b391a509d54c5f351a8472f94d1381b..4e97037f1e41a60ea012c908878c5e5e0b31e9d2 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_spar_md_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_spar_md_enc.c
@@ -962,14 +962,6 @@ ivas_error ivas_spar_md_enc_process(
         fprintf( stdout, "i: %d -- %.2f\t|\t", i, hMdEnc->spar_md.band_coeffs[b].pred_quant_re[i] );
         if ( i < num_ch - ndm )
         {
-            if ( keep_planar[i] == 1 )
-            {
-                fprintf( stdout, ">>" );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                fprintf( stdout, "  " );
-            }
             for ( j = 0; j < ndm - 1; j++ )
             {
                 fprintf( stdout, "%.2f\t", hMdEnc->spar_md.band_coeffs[b].C_quant_re[i][j] );