diff --git a/defaultcfg/fsfwconfig/FSFWConfig.h b/defaultcfg/fsfwconfig/FSFWConfig.h
index 1386bf66f..7e19235cd 100644
--- a/defaultcfg/fsfwconfig/FSFWConfig.h
+++ b/defaultcfg/fsfwconfig/FSFWConfig.h
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@
 #define FSFW_OBJ_EVENT_TRANSLATION	0
 
 #if FSFW_OBJ_EVENT_TRANSLATION == 1
-#define FSFW_DEBUG_OUTPUT 			1
 //! Specify whether info events are printed too.
 #define FSFW_DEBUG_INFO				1
 #include <translateObjects.h>
 #include <translateEvents.h>
 #else
-#define FSFW_DEBUG_OUTPUT			0
 #endif
 
 //! When using the newlib nano library, C99 support for stdio facilities
diff --git a/events/EventManager.cpp b/events/EventManager.cpp
index 332761419..ba31cc588 100644
--- a/events/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/events/EventManager.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ReturnValue_t EventManager::unsubscribeFromEventRange(MessageQueueId_t listener,
 	return result;
 }
 
-#if FSFW_DEBUG_OUTPUT == 1
+#if FSFW_OBJ_EVENT_TRANSLATION == 1
 
 void EventManager::printEvent(EventMessage* message) {
 	const char *string = 0;
diff --git a/events/EventManager.h b/events/EventManager.h
index 6678fc071..c6bd07be8 100644
--- a/events/EventManager.h
+++ b/events/EventManager.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <map>
 
-#if FSFW_DEBUG_OUTPUT == 1
+#if FSFW_OBJ_EVENT_TRANSLATION == 1
 // forward declaration, should be implemented by mission
 extern const char* translateObject(object_id_t object);
 extern const char* translateEvents(Event event);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ protected:
 
 	void notifyListeners(EventMessage *message);
 
-#if FSFW_DEBUG_OUTPUT == 1
+#if FSFW_OBJ_EVENT_TRANSLATION == 1
 	void printEvent(EventMessage *message);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/unittest/testcfg/FSFWConfig.h b/unittest/testcfg/FSFWConfig.h
index 4fb224c15..599345602 100644
--- a/unittest/testcfg/FSFWConfig.h
+++ b/unittest/testcfg/FSFWConfig.h
@@ -29,13 +29,11 @@
 //! additional output which requires the translation files translateObjects
 //! and translateEvents (and their compiles source files)
 #if FSFW_OBJ_EVENT_TRANSLATION == 1
-#define FSFW_DEBUG_OUTPUT 			1
 //! Specify whether info events are printed too.
-#define FSFW_DEBUG_INFO				1
+#define FSFW_DEBUG_INFO             1
 #include <translateObjects.h>
 #include <translateEvents.h>
 #else
-#define FSFW_DEBUG_OUTPUT			0
 #endif
 
 //! When using the newlib nano library, C99 support for stdio facilities