diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01d2b494..155d65dc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([windowmode], AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-windowmode],[Disable window mode]))
 AS_IF([ test "x$enable_windowmode" != "xno"], [AC_DEFINE([WINDOW_MODE],[1],[Enable the window mode])])
 
-dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-dnl Output timing information
-dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([timings], AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-timings],[Enable timing output]))
-AS_IF( [ test "x$enable_timings" = "xyes"], [AC_DEFINE([TIMINGS],[1], [Enable timings output])])
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check for C functions.
diff --git a/include/timings.h b/include/timings.h
index c57f4e9b..055bb8f2 100644
--- a/include/timings.h
+++ b/include/timings.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
  * @ingroup HELPERS
  * @{
  */
-#ifdef TIMINGS
 /**
  * Init the timestamping mechanism .
  * implementation.
@@ -93,6 +92,5 @@ void rofi_timings_quit ( void );
  */
 #define TICK_N( a )
 
-#endif // TIMINGS
 /*@}*/
 #endif // ROFI_TIMINGS_H
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cb350729..4364084a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ header_conf.set('GLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED', '(G_ENCODE_VERSION(@0@,@1@))'.format
 
 header_conf.set('ENABLE_DRUN', get_option('drun'))
 header_conf.set('WINDOW_MODE', get_option('window'))
-header_conf.set('TIMINGS', get_option('timings'))
 
 header_conf.set_quoted('MANPAGE_PATH', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('mandir')))
 header_conf.set_quoted('SYSCONFDIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('sysconfdir')))
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index a26d912b..08fb0de0 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 option('drun', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Desktop file mode')
 option('window', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Window switcher mode')
-option('timings', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Timings output')
 option('check', type: 'feature', description: 'Build and run libcheck-based tests')
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index a05a9a73..650e788d 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -312,11 +312,6 @@ static void help ( G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, char **argv )
 #else
     printf ( "\t* drun    %sdisabled%s\n", is_term ? color_red : "", is_term ? color_reset : "" );
 #endif
-#ifdef TIMINGS
-    printf ( "\t* timings %senabled%s\n", is_term ? color_green : "", is_term ? color_reset : "" );
-#else
-    printf ( "\t* timings %sdisabled%s\n", is_term ? color_red : "", is_term ? color_reset : "" );
-#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_GCOV
     printf ( "\t* gcov    %senabled%s\n", is_term ? color_green : "", is_term ? color_reset : "" );
 #else
diff --git a/source/timings.c b/source/timings.c
index 4ad1c44e..4e4ba508 100644
--- a/source/timings.c
+++ b/source/timings.c
@@ -25,42 +25,34 @@
  *
  */
 
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN    "Timings"
+
 #include "config.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "rofi.h"
 #include "timings.h"
-#ifdef TIMINGS
 GTimer *global_timer     = NULL;
 double global_timer_last = 0.0;
-FILE   *timing_log       = NULL;
 
 void rofi_timings_init ( void )
 {
-    timing_log = fopen ( "rofi-timing.log", "w" );
-    if ( timing_log != NULL ) {
-        global_timer = g_timer_new ();
-        double now = g_timer_elapsed ( global_timer, NULL );
-        fprintf ( timing_log, "%4.6f (%2.6f): Started\n", now, 0.0 );
-    }
+    global_timer = g_timer_new ();
+    double now = g_timer_elapsed ( global_timer, NULL );
+    g_debug ( "%4.6f (%2.6f): Started", now, 0.0 );
 }
 
 void rofi_timings_tick ( const char *file, char const *str, int line, char const *msg )
 {
     double now = g_timer_elapsed ( global_timer, NULL );
 
-    fprintf ( timing_log, "%4.6f (%2.6f): %s:%s:%-3d %s\n", now, now - global_timer_last, file, str, line, msg );
+    g_debug ( "%4.6f (%2.6f): %s:%s:%-3d %s", now, now - global_timer_last, file, str, line, msg );
     global_timer_last = now;
 }
 
 void rofi_timings_quit ( void )
 {
-    if ( timing_log ) {
         double now = g_timer_elapsed ( global_timer, NULL );
-        fprintf ( timing_log, "%4.6f (%2.6f): Stopped\n", now, 0.0 );
+        g_debug ( "%4.6f (%2.6f): Stopped", now, 0.0 );
         g_timer_destroy ( global_timer );
-        fclose ( timing_log );
-        timing_log = NULL;
-    }
 }
 
-#endif