diff --git a/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs b/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs
index 7eefc9e9..592fe9ad 100644
--- a/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs
@@ -175,10 +175,7 @@ public DebugLevel DebugLevel
             {
                 ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
 
-                if (_isInitialized)
-                    return _debugLevel;
-                else
-                    return GetDebugLevel();
+                return _debugLevel;
             }
             set
             {
@@ -536,11 +533,6 @@ private void SetDebugLevel(DebugLevel level)
             _native.plc_tag_set_debug_level((int)level);
         }
 
-        private DebugLevel GetDebugLevel()
-        {
-            return (DebugLevel)GetIntAttribute("debug");
-        }
-
         public bool GetBit(int offset)
         {
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();