diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index 68ab3b02a5..17e5efe474 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -690,9 +690,7 @@
       </menu>
       <!-- Common Ardour Widows (all toggle) !-->
       <menuitem action='toggle-meterbridge'/>
-#ifndef NDEBUG
       <menuitem action='toggle-rtawindow'/>
-#endif
       <menuitem action='toggle-locations'/>
       <menuitem action='toggle-big-clock'/>
       <menuitem action='toggle-big-transport'/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
index 0360f0f82f..36474f5471 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
@@ -1140,7 +1140,6 @@ MixerStrip::build_route_ops_menu ()
 		denormal_menu_item->set_active (_route->denormal_protection());
 	}
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
 	if (active && !is_singleton ()) {
 		items.push_back (CheckMenuElem (_("RTA")));
 		Gtk::CheckMenuItem* i = dynamic_cast<Gtk::CheckMenuItem *> (&items.back());
@@ -1155,7 +1154,6 @@ MixerStrip::build_route_ops_menu ()
 				}
 			});
 	}
-#endif
 
 	/* Disk I/O */