diff --git a/sound/usb/card.c b/sound/usb/card.c
index 4457214a3ae6..096dd8e3c64b 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.c
+++ b/sound/usb/card.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #include "quirks.h"
 #include "endpoint.h"
 #include "helper.h"
-#include "debug.h"
 #include "pcm.h"
 #include "format.h"
 #include "power.h"
diff --git a/sound/usb/debug.h b/sound/usb/debug.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dd983c35001..000000000000
--- a/sound/usb/debug.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef __USBAUDIO_DEBUG_H
-#define __USBAUDIO_DEBUG_H
-
-/*
- * h/w constraints
- */
-
-#ifdef HW_CONST_DEBUG
-#define hwc_debug(fmt, args...) printk(KERN_DEBUG fmt, ##args)
-#else
-#define hwc_debug(fmt, args...) do { } while(0)
-#endif
-
-#endif /* __USBAUDIO_DEBUG_H */
-
diff --git a/sound/usb/format.c b/sound/usb/format.c
index 3348032daa16..7641716f0c6c 100644
--- a/sound/usb/format.c
+++ b/sound/usb/format.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "card.h"
 #include "quirks.h"
 #include "helper.h"
-#include "debug.h"
 #include "clock.h"
 #include "format.h"
 
@@ -227,7 +226,9 @@ static int parse_audio_format_rates_v1(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, struct audiof
 			fp->nr_rates++;
 		}
 		if (!fp->nr_rates) {
-			hwc_debug("All rates were zero. Skipping format!\n");
+			usb_audio_info(chip,
+				       "%u:%d: All rates were zero\n",
+				       fp->iface, fp->altsetting);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index ecc6bf9b42f0..d83a6a6ac023 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "usbaudio.h"
 #include "card.h"
 #include "quirks.h"
-#include "debug.h"
 #include "endpoint.h"
 #include "helper.h"
 #include "pcm.h"
@@ -1061,6 +1060,16 @@ static int snd_usb_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * h/w constraints
+ */
+
+#ifdef HW_CONST_DEBUG
+#define hwc_debug(fmt, args...) pr_debug(fmt, ##args)
+#else
+#define hwc_debug(fmt, args...) do { } while(0)
+#endif
+
 static const struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_usb_hardware =
 {
 	.info =			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |