diff --git a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
index 73724393e..df273c39e 100644
--- a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
+++ b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ func contractCompile(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	o := &compiler.Options{
 		Outfile: ctx.String("out"),
-		Debug:   ctx.Bool("verbose"),
 
 		DebugInfo: ctx.String("emitdebug"),
 	}
@@ -360,7 +359,9 @@ func contractCompile(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	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 {