diff --git a/ArduPlane/config.h b/ArduPlane/config.h
index 69cc9df28f..ee2c149362 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/config.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/config.h
@@ -639,32 +639,6 @@
 		LOGBIT(CUR)
 
 
-#ifndef DEBUG_PORT
-# define DEBUG_PORT 0
-#endif
-
-#if DEBUG_PORT == 0
-# define SendDebug_P(a) Serial.print_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebugln_P(a) Serial.println_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebug Serial.print
-# define SendDebugln Serial.println
-#elif DEBUG_PORT == 1
-# define SendDebug_P(a) Serial1.print_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebugln_P(a) Serial1.println_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebug Serial1.print
-# define SendDebugln Serial1.println
-#elif DEBUG_PORT == 2
-# define SendDebug_P(a) Serial2.print_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebugln_P(a) Serial2.println_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebug Serial2.print
-# define SendDebugln Serial2.println
-#elif DEBUG_PORT == 3
-# define SendDebug_P(a) Serial3.print_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebugln_P(a) Serial3.println_P(PSTR(a))
-# define SendDebug Serial3.print
-# define SendDebugln Serial3.println
-#endif
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Navigation defaults
 //
diff --git a/ArduPlane/radio.pde b/ArduPlane/radio.pde
index 674c096e25..9994e74ef6 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/radio.pde
+++ b/ArduPlane/radio.pde
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ static void control_failsafe(uint16_t pwm)
 			// throttle has dropped below the mark
 			failsafeCounter++;
 			if (failsafeCounter == 9){
-				SendDebug_P("MSG FS ON ");
-				SendDebugln(pwm, DEC);
+				gcs_send_text_fmt(PSTR("MSG FS ON %u"), (unsigned)pwm);
 			}else if(failsafeCounter == 10) {
 				ch3_failsafe = true;
 			}else if (failsafeCounter > 10){
@@ -136,8 +135,7 @@ static void control_failsafe(uint16_t pwm)
 				failsafeCounter = 3;
 			}
 			if (failsafeCounter == 1){
-				SendDebug_P("MSG FS OFF ");
-				SendDebugln(pwm, DEC);
+				gcs_send_text_fmt(PSTR("MSG FS OFF %u"), (unsigned)pwm);
 			}else if(failsafeCounter == 0) {
 				ch3_failsafe = false;
 			}else if (failsafeCounter <0){