diff --git a/src/tactic/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp b/src/tactic/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp
index 53ac5a58f..0913fbbcf 100644
--- a/src/tactic/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp
+++ b/src/tactic/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ void fpa2bv_converter::mk_rounding_mode(func_decl * f, expr_ref & result)
 
 void fpa2bv_converter::dbg_decouple(const char * prefix, expr_ref & e) {    
     #ifdef _DEBUG
-    
+    return;
     // CMW: This works only for quantifier-free formulas.
     expr_ref new_e(m);
     new_e = m.mk_fresh_const(prefix, m.get_sort(e));