diff --git a/bind/v4k.lua b/bind/v4k.lua
index 2a60293..5092c84 100644
--- a/bind/v4k.lua
+++ b/bind/v4k.lua
@@ -1496,9 +1496,6 @@ ffi.cdef([[
 //lcpp INF [0000] vec3: macro name but used as C declaration in: void    light_dir(light_t* l, vec3 dir);
 //lcpp INF [0000] vec2i: macro name but used as C declaration in:vec2i* entries;
 //lcpp INF [0000] vec3i: macro name but used as C declaration in:typedef vec3i guid;
-//lcpp INF [0000] test: macro name but used as C declaration in:API int (test)(const char *file, int line, const char *expr, bool result);
-//lcpp INF [0000] test: macro name but used as C declaration in:STATIC int (test)(const char *file, int line, const char *expr, bool result);
-//lcpp INF [0000] test: macro name but used as C declaration in: int (test)(const char *file, int line, const char *expr, bool result);
 //lcpp INF [0000] vec2: macro name but used as C declaration in:API vec2 ui_get_dims();
 //lcpp INF [0000] vec2: macro name but used as C declaration in:STATIC vec2 ui_get_dims();
 //lcpp INF [0000] vec2: macro name but used as C declaration in: vec2 ui_get_dims();
@@ -3091,8 +3088,6 @@ typedef vec3i guid;
  void        trap_on_abort(int signal);
  void        trap_on_debug(int signal);
  int (PANIC)(const char *error, const char *file, int line);
- int (PRINTF)(const char *text, const char *stack, const char *file, int line, const char *function);
- int (test)(const char *file, int line, const char *expr, bool result);
 enum PANEL_FLAGS {
 PANEL_OPEN = 1,
 };
diff --git a/engine/joint/v4k.h b/engine/joint/v4k.h
index ee48cd3..890f8d2 100644
--- a/engine/joint/v4k.h
+++ b/engine/joint/v4k.h
@@ -17713,11 +17713,16 @@ API void        trap_on_debug(int signal);  // helper util
 #define PANIC(...)   PANIC(va(__VA_ARGS__), __FILE__, __LINE__) // die() ?
 API int (PANIC)(const char *error, const char *file, int line);
 
+#if !ENABLE_RETAIL
 #define PRINTF(...)  PRINTF(va(__VA_ARGS__), 1[#__VA_ARGS__] == '!' ? callstack(+48) : "", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__)
 API int (PRINTF)(const char *text, const char *stack, const char *file, int line, const char *function);
 
 #define test(expr) test(__FILE__,__LINE__,#expr,!!(expr))
 API int (test)(const char *file, int line, const char *expr, bool result);
+#else
+#define PRINTF(...)
+#define test(expr)
+#endif
 
 #if ENABLE_TESTS
 #define AUTOTEST AUTORUN
diff --git a/engine/split/v4k_system.h b/engine/split/v4k_system.h
index 5f48191..0cd30ed 100644
--- a/engine/split/v4k_system.h
+++ b/engine/split/v4k_system.h
@@ -62,11 +62,16 @@ API void        trap_on_debug(int signal);  // helper util
 #define PANIC(...)   PANIC(va(__VA_ARGS__), __FILE__, __LINE__) // die() ?
 API int (PANIC)(const char *error, const char *file, int line);
 
+#if !ENABLE_RETAIL
 #define PRINTF(...)  PRINTF(va(__VA_ARGS__), 1[#__VA_ARGS__] == '!' ? callstack(+48) : "", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__)
 API int (PRINTF)(const char *text, const char *stack, const char *file, int line, const char *function);
 
 #define test(expr) test(__FILE__,__LINE__,#expr,!!(expr))
 API int (test)(const char *file, int line, const char *expr, bool result);
+#else
+#define PRINTF(...)
+#define test(expr)
+#endif
 
 #if ENABLE_TESTS
 #define AUTOTEST AUTORUN
diff --git a/engine/v4k.h b/engine/v4k.h
index 2f4efb7..9c63653 100644
--- a/engine/v4k.h
+++ b/engine/v4k.h
@@ -3780,11 +3780,16 @@ API void        trap_on_debug(int signal);  // helper util
 #define PANIC(...)   PANIC(va(__VA_ARGS__), __FILE__, __LINE__) // die() ?
 API int (PANIC)(const char *error, const char *file, int line);
 
+#if !ENABLE_RETAIL
 #define PRINTF(...)  PRINTF(va(__VA_ARGS__), 1[#__VA_ARGS__] == '!' ? callstack(+48) : "", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__)
 API int (PRINTF)(const char *text, const char *stack, const char *file, int line, const char *function);
 
 #define test(expr) test(__FILE__,__LINE__,#expr,!!(expr))
 API int (test)(const char *file, int line, const char *expr, bool result);
+#else
+#define PRINTF(...)
+#define test(expr)
+#endif
 
 #if ENABLE_TESTS
 #define AUTOTEST AUTORUN