diff --git a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
index 7891807e6..e1445b867 100644
--- a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
+++ b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ func NewCommands() []cli.Command {
 						Usage: "Output of the compiled contract",
 					},
 					cli.BoolFlag{
-						Name:  "debug, d",
-						Usage: "Debug mode will print out additional information after a compiling",
+						Name:  "verbose, v",
+						Usage: "Print out additional information after a compiling",
 					},
 					cli.StringFlag{
-						Name:  "emitdebug",
+						Name:  "debug, d",
 						Usage: "Emit debug info in a separate file",
 					},
 				},
@@ -351,16 +351,17 @@ func contractCompile(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	o := &compiler.Options{
 		Outfile: ctx.String("out"),
-		Debug:   ctx.Bool("debug"),
 
-		DebugInfo: ctx.String("emitdebug"),
+		DebugInfo: ctx.String("debug"),
 	}
 
 	result, err := compiler.CompileAndSave(src, o)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(hex.EncodeToString(result))
+	if ctx.Bool("verbose") {
+		fmt.Println(hex.EncodeToString(result))
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
index cebfd3e1b..e53c3eaac 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	// The name of the output for debug info.
 	DebugInfo string
-
-	// Debug outputs a hex encoded string of the generated bytecode.
-	Debug bool
 }
 
 type buildInfo struct {