diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 613ec315..34d96f36 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ else
 	ZIP = zip
 endif
 
+
 CFLAGS	:= -mbig-endian -O3 -std=gnu89 -g -I. -Wall \
 	   -mcpu=arm926ej-s -msoft-float -mfloat-abi=soft \
 	   -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections -fno-builtin-toupper -fno-builtin-memcpy \
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ LDFLAGS	:= -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -mbig-endian -Wl,--gc-sections,-T,kernel
 TARGET	:= kernel.elf
 OBJECTS	:= start.o common.o alloc.o GCAM.o JVSIO.o JVSIOMessage.o FST.o DI.o RealDI.o \
 	   SlippiMemory.o SlippiFileWriter.o SlippiNetwork.o SlippiNetworkBroadcast.o \
-	   SlippiDebug.o Patch.o PatchTimers.o TRI.o \
+	   Patch.o PatchTimers.o TRI.o \
 	   PatchWidescreen.o ISO.o Stream.o adp.o EXI.o SRAM.o GCNCard.o SI.o HID.o diskio.o \
 	   Config.o utils_asm.o ES.o NAND.o main.o syscalls.o ReadSpeed.o vsprintf.o string.o \
 	   prs.o SDI.o usb.o usbstorage.o wdvd.o net.o
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@ ZIPFILE	:= ../loader/data/kernel.zip
 # Bluetooth stack
 OBJECTS	+= lwbt/bte.o lwbt/btmemb.o lwbt/btmemr.o lwbt/btpbuf.o lwbt/hci.o lwbt/l2cap.o lwbt/physbusif.o BT.o
 
+
+# When make is invoked with `make SLIPPI_DEBUG=1`: compile SlippiDebug.o and
+# let GCC define SLIPPI_PROFILE as a macro. Use this for some profiling code.
+
+ifeq ($(SLIPPI_DEBUG), 1)
+	OBJECTS += SlippiDebug.o
+	CFLAGS += -DSLIPPI_DEBUG
+endif
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For pulling in built-in Gecko codes
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
diff --git a/kernel/SlippiFileWriter.c b/kernel/SlippiFileWriter.c
index 63305aa0..229f58ae 100644
--- a/kernel/SlippiFileWriter.c
+++ b/kernel/SlippiFileWriter.c
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "string.h"
 #include "ff_utf8.h"
 
-#include "SlippiDebug.h"
-
 #include "Config.h"
 
 // Game can transfer at most 784 bytes / frame
diff --git a/kernel/SlippiMemory.c b/kernel/SlippiMemory.c
index 8f6ef2f9..c5e1785a 100644
--- a/kernel/SlippiMemory.c
+++ b/kernel/SlippiMemory.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "SlippiMemory.h"
-#include "SlippiDebug.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "string.h"
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ SlpMemError SlippiMemoryRead(SlpGameReader *reader, u8 *buf, u32 bufLen, u64 rea
 		if (bytesRead > 0 && command == SLP_CMD_RECEIVE_COMMANDS)
 		{
 			dbgprintf("WARN: Unnexpected new game message\r\n");
-			ppc_msg("SLP UNEXP MSG\x00", 14);
 			errCode = SLP_MEM_UNNEX_NG;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ SlpMemError SlippiMemoryRead(SlpGameReader *reader, u8 *buf, u32 bufLen, u64 rea
 			reader->lastReadResult.isNewGame = true;
 			resetMetadata(reader);
 			setPayloadSizes(reader, normalizedReadPos);
-			ppc_msg("SLP NEWGAME\x00", 12);
 		}
 
 		u16 payloadSize = getPayloadSize(reader, command);
@@ -129,7 +126,6 @@ SlpMemError SlippiMemoryRead(SlpGameReader *reader, u8 *buf, u32 bufLen, u64 rea
 		// Special case handling: game end message processed
 		if (command == SLP_CMD_RECEIVE_GAME_END)
 		{
-			ppc_msg("SLP GAME END\x00", 13);
 			reader->lastReadResult.isGameEnd = true;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -156,11 +152,10 @@ void resetMetadata(SlpGameReader *reader)
 void updateMetadata(SlpGameReader *reader, u8 *message, u32 messageLength)
 {
 	u8 command = message[0];
+
+	// Only need to update if this is a post frame update
 	if (messageLength <= 0 || command != SLP_CMD_RECEIVE_POST_FRAME_UPDATE)
-	{
-		// Only need to update if this is a post frame update
 		return;
-	}
 
 	// Keep track of last frame
 	reader->metadata.lastFrame = message[1] << 24 | message[2] << 16 | message[3] << 8 | message[4];
@@ -205,9 +200,7 @@ u16 getPayloadSize(SlpGameReader *reader, u8 command)
 {
 	int payloadSizesIndex = command - SLP_CMD_RECEIVE_COMMANDS;
 	if (payloadSizesIndex >= PAYLOAD_SIZES_BUFFER_SIZE || payloadSizesIndex < 0)
-	{
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	return reader->payloadSizes[payloadSizesIndex];
 }
diff --git a/kernel/SlippiNetwork.c b/kernel/SlippiNetwork.c
index 4a37a6c6..9e99169d 100644
--- a/kernel/SlippiNetwork.c
+++ b/kernel/SlippiNetwork.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ s32 SlippiNetworkInit()
 		0x78);
 	thread_continue(SlippiNetwork_Thread);
 	SlippiServerStarted = 1;
-	ppc_msg("SERVER INIT OK\x00", 15);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ void listenForClient()
 		dbgprintf("[TCP_NODELAY] Client setsockopt result: %d\r\n", optRes);
 
 		dbgprintf("Client connection detected\r\n");
-		ppc_msg("CLIENT OK\x00", 10);
 		client_alive_ts = read32(HW_TIMER);
 	} else {
 		// dbgprintf("Client sock accept failure: %d\r\n", client_sock);
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@ void hangUpConnection() {
 	close(top_fd, client_sock);
 	client_sock = -1;
 	reset_broadcast_timer();
-	ppc_msg("CLIENT HUP\x00", 11);
 }
 
 /* handleFileTransfer()
@@ -163,10 +160,10 @@ static SlpGameReader reader;
 s32 handleFileTransfer()
 {
 	int status = getConnectionStatus();
-	if (status != CONN_STATUS_CONNECTED) {
-		// Do nothing if we aren't connected to a client
+
+	// Do nothing if we aren't connected to a client
+	if (status != CONN_STATUS_CONNECTED)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	SlpMemError err = SlippiMemoryRead(&reader, readBuf, READ_BUF_SIZE, memReadPos);
 	if (err)
@@ -231,17 +228,14 @@ static char alive_msg[] __attribute__((aligned(32))) = "HELO";
 s32 checkAlive(void)
 {
 	int status = getConnectionStatus();
-	if (status != CONN_STATUS_CONNECTED) {
-		// Do nothing if we aren't connected to a client
-		// the handleFileTransfer could sometimes cause a disconnect
+
+	// Do nothing if we aren't connected to a client
+	if (status != CONN_STATUS_CONNECTED)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
+	// Only check alive if we haven't detected any communication
 	if (TimerDiffSeconds(client_alive_ts) < 3)
-	{
-		// Only check alive if we haven't detected any communication
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	s32 res;
 	res = sendto(top_fd, client_sock, alive_msg, sizeof(alive_msg), 0);
diff --git a/kernel/main.c b/kernel/main.c
index 5cecbddd..a716fefd 100644
--- a/kernel/main.c
+++ b/kernel/main.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "SlippiFileWriter.h"
 #include "SlippiNetwork.h"
 #include "SlippiNetworkBroadcast.h"
-#include "SlippiDebug.h"
 #include "net.h"
 
 #include "diskio.h"
@@ -477,7 +476,6 @@ int _main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
 		// Initialize 8040a5a8 with a string to print w/ UnclePunch Gecko code
 		if ( (TimerDiffSeconds(NCDTimer) > 3) && (SlippiDbgStringInit == 0) ) {
-			ppc_msg("SLIPPI BUP\x00", 11);
 			SlippiDbgStringInit = 1;
 		}
 
diff --git a/kernel/net.c b/kernel/net.c
index 5a9b3885..dd532e08 100644
--- a/kernel/net.c
+++ b/kernel/net.c
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "net.h"
 
-#include "SlippiDebug.h"
-
 // File descriptor for the IOS socket driver, shared by all Slippi threads
 s32 top_fd __attribute__((aligned(32)));
 
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ int NCDInit(void)
 	dbgprintf("IOCTL_SO_GETHOSTID: 0x%x\n", current_ip_address);
 
 	NetworkStarted = 1;
-	ppc_msg("NCDINIT OK\x00", 11);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -231,9 +228,8 @@ s32 sendto(s32 fd, s32 socket, void *data, s32 len, u32 flags)
 	 */
 
 	u8 *message_buf = (u8*)heap_alloc_aligned(0, len, 32);
-	if (message_buf == NULL) {
+	if (message_buf == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
 
 	// I don't see how this won't totally kill performance
 	memset(params, 0, sizeof(struct sendto_params));