diff --git a/base/VulkanDebug.cpp b/base/VulkanDebug.cpp
index 4ba9f9d3..3e62d985 100644
--- a/base/VulkanDebug.cpp
+++ b/base/VulkanDebug.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace vks
 			return VK_FALSE;
 		}
 
-		void setupDebugging(VkInstance instance, VkDebugReportFlagsEXT flags, VkDebugReportCallbackEXT callBack)
+		void setupDebugging(VkInstance instance)
 		{
 
 			vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT>(vkGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, "vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT"));
diff --git a/base/VulkanDebug.h b/base/VulkanDebug.h
index f18e6c67..907112e7 100644
--- a/base/VulkanDebug.h
+++ b/base/VulkanDebug.h
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ namespace vks
 			void* pUserData);
 
 		// Load debug function pointers and set debug callback
-		// if callBack is NULL, default message callback will be used
-		void setupDebugging(
-			VkInstance instance,
-			VkDebugReportFlagsEXT flags,
-			VkDebugReportCallbackEXT callBack);
+		void setupDebugging(VkInstance instance);
 		// Clear debug callback
 		void freeDebugCallback(VkInstance instance);
 	}
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index ec85a44f..35c43f5c 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -968,11 +968,7 @@ bool VulkanExampleBase::initVulkan()
 	// If requested, we enable the default validation layers for debugging
 	if (settings.validation)
 	{
-		// The report flags determine what type of messages for the layers will be displayed
-		// For validating (debugging) an application the error and warning bits should suffice
-		VkDebugReportFlagsEXT debugReportFlags = VK_DEBUG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_REPORT_WARNING_BIT_EXT;
-		// Additional flags include performance info, loader and layer debug messages, etc.
-		vks::debug::setupDebugging(instance, debugReportFlags, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+		vks::debug::setupDebugging(instance);
 	}
 
 	// Physical device