diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp
index d9d779ecb0..2df6f5058f 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp
@@ -1188,16 +1188,6 @@ static void parseRequestedDeviceList(requestedDevices_t& requestedDevices) {
   }
 }
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(DEBUG)
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <crtdbg.h>
-static int reportHook(int reportType, char* message, int* returnValue) {
-  fprintf(stderr, "%s", message);
-  ::exit(3);
-  return 1;
-}
-#endif  // _WIN32 & DEBUG
-
 bool Device::init() {
   CALuint numDevices = 0;
   bool useDeviceList = false;
@@ -1217,13 +1207,6 @@ bool Device::init() {
 // osAssertSetStyle(OSASSERT_STYLE_LOGANDEXIT);
 #endif  // WIN32
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(DEBUG)
-  if (::getenv("AMD_OCL_SUPPRESS_MESSAGE_BOX")) {
-    _CrtSetReportHook(reportHook);
-    _set_error_mode(_OUT_TO_STDERR);
-  }
-#endif  // _WIN32 & DEBUG
-
   gslInit();
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_WIN64)
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/paldevice.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/paldevice.cpp
index 21fc5c91d9..2eaa421ac6 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/paldevice.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/paldevice.cpp
@@ -1213,16 +1213,6 @@ static void parseRequestedDeviceList(const char* requestedDeviceList,
   }
 }
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(DEBUG)
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <crtdbg.h>
-static int reportHook(int reportType, char* message, int* returnValue) {
-  fprintf(stderr, "%s", message);
-  ::exit(3);
-  return 1;
-}
-#endif  // _WIN32 & DEBUG
-
 bool Device::init() {
   uint32_t numDevices = 0;
   bool useDeviceList = false;
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/platform/runtime.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/platform/runtime.cpp
index 21bd0d5f6a..0850d6cd24 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/platform/runtime.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/platform/runtime.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extern "C" BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinst, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved) {
   switch (reason) {
     case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
 #ifdef DEBUG
-      if (!AMD_OCL_ENABLE_MESSAGE_BOX) {
+      if (!::getenv("AMD_OCL_ENABLE_MESSAGE_BOX")) {
         _CrtSetReportHook(reportHook);
         _set_error_mode(_OUT_TO_STDERR);
       }