diff --git a/epan/emem.c b/epan/emem.c
index 9e17f55..76e670d 100644
--- a/epan/emem.c
+++ b/epan/emem.c
@@ -908,9 +908,6 @@ sl_alloc(struct ws_memory_slab *mem_chunk)
        emem_chunk_t *chunk;
        void *ptr;

-       if (debug_use_slices)
-               return g_slice_alloc0(mem_chunk->item_size);
-
        if ((mem_chunk->freed != NULL)) {
                ptr = mem_chunk->freed;
                memcpy(&mem_chunk->freed, ptr, sizeof(void *));
@@ -940,9 +937,6 @@ sl_alloc(struct ws_memory_slab *mem_chunk)
 void
 sl_free(struct ws_memory_slab *mem_chunk, gpointer ptr)
 {
-       if (debug_use_slices) {
-               g_slice_free1(mem_chunk->item_size, ptr);
-       } else
        /* XXX, abort if ptr not found in emem_verify_pointer_list()? */
        if (ptr != NULL /* && emem_verify_pointer_list(mem_chunk->chunk_list, ptr) */) {
                memcpy(ptr, &(mem_chunk->freed), sizeof(void *));