diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.c
index 4599aae53..ba66323ad 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "ftl_io.h"
 #include "ftl_band.h"
 
+#if defined(DEBUG)
+
 #define OWNER_FTL	0x20
 #define TRACE_GROUP_FTL	0x6
 
@@ -355,3 +357,5 @@ ftl_trace_alloc_id(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 
 	return ftl_trace_next_id(trace);
 }
+
+#endif /* defined(DEBUG) */
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.h
index fc9b7f1e0..52988cff6 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_trace.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct ftl_io;
 struct ftl_wbuf_entry;
 struct ftl_band;
 
+#if defined(DEBUG)
 uint64_t ftl_trace_alloc_id(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 void ftl_trace_defrag_band(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_band *band);
 void ftl_trace_write_band(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_band *band);
@@ -68,5 +69,16 @@ void ftl_trace_completion(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev,
 			  const struct ftl_io *io,
 			  enum ftl_trace_completion type);
 void ftl_trace_limits(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, int limit, size_t num_free);
+#else /* defined(DEBUG) */
+#define ftl_trace_alloc_id(dev) FTL_TRACE_INVALID_ID
+#define ftl_trace_defrag_band(dev, band)
+#define ftl_trace_write_band(dev, band)
+#define ftl_trace_lba_io_init(dev, io)
+#define ftl_trace_wbuf_fill(dev, io)
+#define ftl_trace_wbuf_pop(dev, entry)
+#define ftl_trace_submission(dev, io, addr, addr_cnt)
+#define ftl_trace_completion(dev, io, type)
+#define ftl_trace_limits(dev, limits, num_free)
+#endif
 
 #endif /* FTL_TRACE_H */
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c/ftl_io_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c/ftl_io_ut.c
index 775aabd4f..81288de60 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c/ftl_io_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c/ftl_io_ut.c
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
 #include "ftl/ftl_core.c"
 #include "ftl/ftl_band.c"
 
-DEFINE_STUB(ftl_trace_alloc_id, uint64_t, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev), 0);
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_completion, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
-				     enum ftl_trace_completion type));
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_io_get_append_location, uint64_t, (struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_desc_get_bdev, struct spdk_bdev *, (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc), NULL);
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_get_optimal_open_zones, uint32_t, (const struct spdk_bdev *b), 1);
@@ -55,9 +52,6 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_zone_management, int, (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc,
 		struct spdk_io_channel *ch, uint64_t zone_id, enum spdk_bdev_zone_action action,
 		spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_bdev_free_io, (struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_submission, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
-				     struct ftl_addr addr, size_t addr_cnt));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_limits, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, int limit, size_t num_free));
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_read_blocks, int, (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 		void *buf, uint64_t offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks,
 		spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg), 0);
@@ -76,7 +70,15 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_get_block_size, uint32_t, (const struct spdk_bdev *bdev),
 #if defined(FTL_META_DEBUG)
 DEFINE_STUB(ftl_band_validate_md, bool, (struct ftl_band *band), true);
 #endif
+#if defined(DEBUG)
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_submission, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
+				     struct ftl_addr addr, size_t addr_cnt));
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_limits, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, int limit, size_t num_free));
+DEFINE_STUB(ftl_trace_alloc_id, uint64_t, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_completion, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
+				     enum ftl_trace_completion type));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_wbuf_fill, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io));
+#endif
 
 struct spdk_io_channel *
 spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(struct spdk_bdev_desc *bdev_desc)
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
index b1acea67b..26a423882 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ struct base_bdev_geometry g_geo = {
 DEFINE_STUB(ftl_dev_tail_md_disk_size, size_t, (const struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev), 1);
 DEFINE_STUB(ftl_addr_is_written, bool, (struct ftl_band *band, struct ftl_addr addr), true);
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_band_set_state, (struct ftl_band *band, enum ftl_band_state state));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_lba_io_init, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_free_io, (struct ftl_io *io));
+#if defined(DEBUG)
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_lba_io_init, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io));
+#endif
 
 int
 ftl_band_alloc_lba_map(struct ftl_band *band)
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_wptr/ftl_wptr_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_wptr/ftl_wptr_ut.c
index 98dd12b1d..ccee312a2 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_wptr/ftl_wptr_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_wptr/ftl_wptr_ut.c
@@ -50,20 +50,21 @@ struct base_bdev_geometry g_geo = {
 
 #if defined(DEBUG)
 DEFINE_STUB(ftl_band_validate_md, bool, (struct ftl_band *band), true);
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_limits, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, int limit, size_t num_free));
+
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_completion, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
+				     enum ftl_trace_completion completion));
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_write_band, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_band *band));
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_submission, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
+				     struct ftl_addr addr, size_t addr_cnt));
 #endif
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_bdev_free_io, (struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_io_dec_req, (struct ftl_io *io));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_io_inc_req, (struct ftl_io *io));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_io_fail, (struct ftl_io *io, int status));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_completion, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
-				     enum ftl_trace_completion completion));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_reloc_add, (struct ftl_reloc *reloc, struct ftl_band *band, size_t offset,
 			      size_t num_blocks, int prio, bool defrag));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_write_band, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_band *band));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_submission, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, const struct ftl_io *io,
-				     struct ftl_addr addr, size_t addr_cnt));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_io_process_error, (struct ftl_io *io, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *status));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_trace_limits, (struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, int limit, size_t num_free));
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_get_num_blocks, uint64_t, (const struct spdk_bdev *bdev), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_zone_management, int, (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc,
 		struct spdk_io_channel *ch,