diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/traversal/traverse.ts b/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/traversal/traverse.ts
index 77db59917..81d0fc212 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/traversal/traverse.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/traversal/traverse.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { LOCAL_DEBUG } from '@glimmer/local-debug-flags';
 import { deprecate, unwrap } from '@glimmer/util';
 
 import type * as ASTv1 from '../v1/api';
@@ -70,11 +69,9 @@ function getNodeHandler<N extends ASTv1.Node>(
 ): NodeTraversal<ASTv1.Node> | undefined {
   if (nodeType === 'Template' || nodeType === 'Block') {
     if (visitor.Program) {
-      if (LOCAL_DEBUG) {
-        deprecate(
-          `The 'Program' visitor node is deprecated. Use 'Template' or 'Block' instead (node was '${nodeType}') `
-        );
-      }
+      deprecate(
+        `The 'Program' visitor node is deprecated. Use 'Template' or 'Block' instead (node was '${nodeType}') `
+      );
 
       return visitor.Program as NodeTraversal<ASTv1.Node>;
     }
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/v1/public-builders.ts b/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/v1/public-builders.ts
index 91d6913da..354e61f0a 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/v1/public-builders.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/v1/public-builders.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { Dict, Nullable } from '@glimmer/interfaces';
-import { LOCAL_DEBUG } from '@glimmer/local-debug-flags';
 import { asPresentArray, assert, assign, deprecate, isPresentArray } from '@glimmer/util';
 
 import type { SourceLocation, SourcePosition } from '../source/location';
@@ -66,9 +65,7 @@ function buildBlock(
   let elseBlock: Nullable<ASTv1.Block> | undefined;
 
   if (_defaultBlock.type === 'Template') {
-    if (LOCAL_DEBUG) {
-      deprecate(`b.program is deprecated. Use b.blockItself instead.`);
-    }
+    deprecate(`b.program is deprecated. Use b.blockItself instead.`);
 
     defaultBlock = assign({}, _defaultBlock, { type: 'Block' }) as unknown as ASTv1.Block;
   } else {
@@ -76,9 +73,7 @@ function buildBlock(
   }
 
   if (_elseBlock !== undefined && _elseBlock !== null && _elseBlock.type === 'Template') {
-    if (LOCAL_DEBUG) {
-      deprecate(`b.program is deprecated. Use b.blockItself instead.`);
-    }
+    deprecate(`b.program is deprecated. Use b.blockItself instead.`);
 
     elseBlock = assign({}, _elseBlock, { type: 'Block' }) as unknown as ASTv1.Block;
   } else {