diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java
index ce5c5d4..46888e0 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@
 
     private TaskScheduler taskScheduler;
 
-    private boolean synapseDebugMode;
-
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      *
@@ -1016,12 +1014,4 @@
         log.error(msg);
         throw new SynapseException(msg);
     }
-
-    public boolean isSynapseDebugMode() {
-        return synapseDebugMode;
-    }
-
-    public void setSynapseDebugMode(boolean synapseDebugMode) {
-        this.synapseDebugMode = synapseDebugMode;
-    }
 }