diff --git a/gash/gash.scm b/gash/gash.scm
index 89b4197..9f2567f 100644
--- a/gash/gash.scm
+++ b/gash/gash.scm
@@ -40,17 +40,13 @@
   #:use-module (gash parser)
   #:use-module (gash repl)
 
-  #:export (main
-            %debug-level
-            %prefer-builtins?))
+  #:export (main))
 
 (catch #t
   (lambda _ (use-modules (ice-9 readline)))
   (lambda (key . args)
     (use-modules (gash readline))))
 
-(define %debug-level 0)       ; 1 informational, 2 verbose, 3 peg tracing
-(define %prefer-builtins? #f) ; use builtin, even if COMMAND is available in PATH?
 (define (display-help)
   (display (string-append "\
 Usage: gash [OPTION]... [FILE]...
@@ -59,10 +55,8 @@ Usage: gash [OPTION]... [FILE]...
 Options:
   -c, --command=STRING  Evaluate STRING and exit
   -e, --errexit         Exit upon error
-  -d, --debug           Verbose debug output
   -h, --help            Display this help
   -p, --parse           Parse the shell script and print the parse tree
-  --prefer-builtins     Use builtins, even if command is available in PATH
   -v, --version         Display the version
   -x, --xtrace          Print simple command trace
 ")))
@@ -84,28 +78,21 @@ copyleft.
   (let ((thunk
          (lambda ()
            (let* ((option-spec '((command (single-char #\c) (value #t))
-                                 (debug (single-char #\d))
                                  (errexit (single-char #\e))
                                  (help (single-char #\h))
                                  (parse (single-char #\p))
-                                 (prefer-builtins)
                                  (version (single-char #\v))
                                  (xtrace (single-char #\x))))
                   (args (take-while (negate (cut equal? <> "--")) args))
                   (options (getopt-long args option-spec #:stop-at-first-non-option #t))
                   (command (option-ref options 'command #f))
                   (opt? (lambda (name) (lambda (o) (and (eq? (car o) name) (cdr o)))))
-                  (debug (length (filter-map (opt? 'debug) options)))
-                  (debug? (option-ref options 'debug #f))
                   (help? (option-ref options 'help #f))
                   (parse? (option-ref options 'parse #f))
                   (version? (option-ref options 'version #f))
                   (files (option-ref options '() '())))
-             (set! %prefer-builtins? (option-ref options 'prefer-builtins #f))
              (setopt! 'errexit (option-ref options 'errexit #f))
              (setopt! 'xtrace (option-ref options 'xtrace #f))
-             (when (option-ref options 'debug #f)
-               (set! %debug-level debug))
              (cond
               (help? (display-help))
               (version? (display-version))