diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
index 703ea7819ed..5b96d1d851c 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
    string will be printed alongside the refcount. When it is not defined, the
    string will be discarded at compilation time. */
 
-#define GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REFCOUNT_DEBUG
+/*#define GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REFCOUNT_DEBUG*/
 #ifdef GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REFCOUNT_DEBUG
 #define GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REF(p, r) \
   grpc_workqueue_ref((p), __FILE__, __LINE__, (r))