diff --git a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/tresor_trust_anchor/vfs.cc b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/tresor_trust_anchor/vfs.cc
index 9e544d28f0..51e74d2e3b 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/tresor_trust_anchor/vfs.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/tresor_trust_anchor/vfs.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 enum { PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE = 32 };
 enum { PASSPHRASE_HASH_SIZE = 32 };
 enum { VERBOSE = 0 };
-enum { DEBUG_MODE_STATIC_KEYS_OF_VALUE_0 = 0 };
 
 
 namespace Vfs_tresor_trust_anchor {
@@ -226,16 +225,10 @@ class Trust_anchor
 					class Bad_jitterentropy_io_buffer_size { };
 					throw Bad_jitterentropy_io_buffer_size { };
 				}
-				if (DEBUG_MODE_STATIC_KEYS_OF_VALUE_0) {
-					Genode::warning("DEBUG MODE active! "
-					                "Using static keys of value 0!");
-					Genode::memset(key.value, 0,
-					               _jitterentropy_io_job_buffer.size);
-				} else {
-					Genode::memcpy(key.value,
-					               _jitterentropy_io_job_buffer.base,
-					               _jitterentropy_io_job_buffer.size);
-				}
+				Genode::memcpy(key.value,
+				               _jitterentropy_io_job_buffer.base,
+				               _jitterentropy_io_job_buffer.size);
+
 				_job_state = Job_state::COMPLETE;
 				_job_success = true;
 				progress = true;
@@ -342,18 +335,11 @@ class Trust_anchor
 					class Bad_private_key_io_buffer_size { };
 					throw Bad_private_key_io_buffer_size { };
 				}
-				if (DEBUG_MODE_STATIC_KEYS_OF_VALUE_0) {
-					Genode::warning("DEBUG MODE active! "
-					                "Using static keys of value 0!");
-					Genode::memset(
-						_private_key.value, 0,
-						_private_key_io_job_buffer.size);
-				} else {
-					Genode::memcpy(
-						_private_key.value,
-						_private_key_io_job_buffer.base,
-						_private_key_io_job_buffer.size);
-				}
+				Genode::memcpy(
+					_private_key.value,
+					_private_key_io_job_buffer.base,
+					_private_key_io_job_buffer.size);
+
 				_key_io_job_buffer.size = Aes_256_key_wrap::CIPHERTEXT_SIZE;
 				Aes_256_key_wrap::wrap_key(
 					(unsigned char *)_key_io_job_buffer.base,