diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd6a915c9fcde4a79104885551504beafa61fb5c..7b4bb346f91269a28e3b05facb6e058971776c85 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ if(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lib/small/CMakeLists.txt)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-option(DEV_BUILD "Enable build options that make debugging more convenient" OFF)
-
 # Define GNU standard installation directories
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/gh-7808-fix-abs-file-paths-in-diag-and-debug-info.md b/changelogs/unreleased/gh-7808-fix-abs-file-paths-in-diag-and-debug-info.md
index 9ab923cf5cc0bbc22d178b614c419c0bdcc5b176..6f46ed91093eac1c4cdc776cbb05d1a3370064c9 100644
--- a/changelogs/unreleased/gh-7808-fix-abs-file-paths-in-diag-and-debug-info.md
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/gh-7808-fix-abs-file-paths-in-diag-and-debug-info.md
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## feature/build
 
-* Made diagnostics and debugging information provide absolute file paths
-  instead of relative ones when building by default (absolute file paths in
-  debugging information can be retained by turning on `DEV_BUILD` CMake
-  option) (gh-7808).
+* Made diagnostics provide absolute file paths instead of relative ones
+  (gh-7808).
diff --git a/cmake/prefix.cmake b/cmake/prefix.cmake
index 231844a595e3babb93923108092c8a9626c06f45..0c7ae26eff512cc1fcfab4a6f7dcd42a7115a9db 100644
--- a/cmake/prefix.cmake
+++ b/cmake/prefix.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# Uses the `DEV_BUILD` option.
-
 # Assuming the C and C++ compiler IDs are equal.
 # For clang `MATCHES` is used to match both Clang and AppleClang.
 # `VERSION_GREATER` instead of `VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL` for compatibility
@@ -8,23 +6,3 @@ if ((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" AND (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_G
     (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "8" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL "8")))
     set(PREFIX_MAP_FLAGS "-fmacro-prefix-map=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}=.")
 endif()
-
-# Assuming the C and C++ compiler IDs are equal.
-# For clang `MATCHES` is used to match both Clang and AppleClang.
-# Since this flag requires an extra command to tell the debugger where to find
-# the source files, which is not convenient for developers, it is disabled when
-# `DEV_BUILD` option is turned on.
-if (NOT DEV_BUILD AND
-    # `VERSION_GREATER` instead of `VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL` for compatibility
-    # with cmake 3.5 on ubuntu 16.04.
-    ((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" AND (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "3.8" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL "3.8")) OR
-    (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "4.4.7" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL "4.4.7"))))
-    # Clang integrated assembler does not support this option.
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-Wa,--debug-prefix-map")
-    check_c_source_compiles("int main(void) {}" HAVE_AS_DEBUG_PREFIX_MAP)
-    unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS)
-    if (HAVE_WA_DEBUG_PREFIX_MAP)
-        set(AS_DEBUG_PREFIX_MAP_FLAG "-Wa,--debug-prefix-map=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}=.")
-    endif()
-    set(PREFIX_MAP_FLAGS "${PREFIX_MAP_FLAGS} -fdebug-prefix-map=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}=. ${AS_DEBUG_PREFIX_MAP_FLAG}")
-endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index fc88caadd94b544065c7c892131f244b389646eb..21a1b87beec4277214cec0827a571cdc2c014af5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -272,10 +272,8 @@ add_subdirectory(box)
 include_directories(${EXTRA_BOX_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 # Save CMAKE_XXX_FLAGS from this directory for config.h (used in --version)
-string(REPLACE  ${PREFIX_MAP_FLAGS} "" STRIPPED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS})
-set(TARANTOOL_C_FLAGS ${STRIPPED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS} PARENT_SCOPE)
-string(REGEX REPLACE ${PREFIX_MAP_FLAGS} "" STRIPPED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
-set(TARANTOOL_CXX_FLAGS ${STRIPPED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(TARANTOOL_C_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(TARANTOOL_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 set(EXPORT_LIST)
 if(BUILD_STATIC)
diff --git a/static-build/CMakeLists.txt b/static-build/CMakeLists.txt
index aea33388cec48660020f46875db22796bf5f8cb7..252fdc0198b422d6b9c692a4c36408b7eada6afd 100644
--- a/static-build/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/static-build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ set(READLINE_VERSION 8.0)
 set(READLINE_HASH 7e6c1f16aee3244a69aba6e438295ca3)
 set(BACKUP_STORAGE https://distrib.hb.bizmrg.com)
 
-option(DEV_BUILD "Enable build options that make debugging more convenient" OFF)
-
 include(../cmake/os.cmake)
 include(../cmake/profile.cmake)
 include(../cmake/hardening.cmake)