diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index 5fea9c4b..b6a32b55 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -1008,9 +1008,7 @@ Idle(void *arg)
 
 	CTimer::Update();
 
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	tbInit();
-#endif
 
 	CSprite2d::InitPerFrame();
 	CFont::InitPerFrame();
@@ -1026,39 +1024,27 @@ Idle(void *arg)
 		FrontEndMenuManager.Process();
 	} else {
 		CPointLights::InitPerFrame();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbStartTimer(0, "CGame::Process");
-#endif
 		CGame::Process();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbEndTimer("CGame::Process");
 		tbStartTimer(0, "DMAudio.Service");
-#endif
 		DMAudio.Service();
 
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbEndTimer("DMAudio.Service");
-#endif
 	}
 
 	if (RsGlobal.quit)
 		return;
 #else
 	CPointLights::InitPerFrame();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
+
 	tbStartTimer(0, "CGame::Process");
-#endif
 	CGame::Process();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	tbEndTimer("CGame::Process");
+
 	tbStartTimer(0, "DMAudio.Service");
-#endif
-
 	DMAudio.Service();
-
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	tbEndTimer("DMAudio.Service");
-#endif
 #endif
 
 	if(CGame::bDemoMode && CTimer::GetTimeInMilliseconds() > (3*60 + 30)*1000 && !CCutsceneMgr::IsCutsceneProcessing()){
@@ -1098,18 +1084,13 @@ Idle(void *arg)
 			RsMouseSetPos(&pos);
 		}
 #endif
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbStartTimer(0, "CnstrRenderList");
-#endif
 		CRenderer::ConstructRenderList();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbEndTimer("CnstrRenderList");
+
 		tbStartTimer(0, "PreRender");
-#endif
 		CRenderer::PreRender();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbEndTimer("PreRender");
-#endif
 
 #ifdef FIX_BUGS
 		RwRenderStateSet(rwRENDERSTATEZWRITEENABLE, (void *)FALSE); // TODO: temp? this fixes OpenGL render but there should be a better place for this
@@ -1135,13 +1116,9 @@ Idle(void *arg)
 		RwCameraSetFogDistance(Scene.camera, CTimeCycle::GetFogStart());
 #endif
 
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbStartTimer(0, "RenderScene");
-#endif
 		RenderScene();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbEndTimer("RenderScene");
-#endif
 
 #ifdef EXTENDED_PIPELINES
 		CustomPipes::EnvMapRender();
@@ -1150,21 +1127,16 @@ Idle(void *arg)
 		RenderDebugShit();
 		RenderEffects();
 
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbStartTimer(0, "RenderMotionBlur");
-#endif
 		if((TheCamera.m_BlurType == MOTION_BLUR_NONE || TheCamera.m_BlurType == MOTION_BLUR_LIGHT_SCENE) &&
 		   TheCamera.m_ScreenReductionPercentage > 0.0f)
 		        TheCamera.SetMotionBlurAlpha(150);
 		TheCamera.RenderMotionBlur();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbEndTimer("RenderMotionBlur");
+
 		tbStartTimer(0, "Render2dStuff");
-#endif
 		Render2dStuff();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 		tbEndTimer("Render2dStuff");
-#endif
 	}else{
 #ifdef ASPECT_RATIO_SCALE
 		CameraSize(Scene.camera, nil, SCREEN_VIEWWINDOW, SCREEN_ASPECT_RATIO);
@@ -1181,35 +1153,28 @@ Idle(void *arg)
 	if (FrontEndMenuManager.m_bMenuActive)
 		DefinedState();
 #endif
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	tbStartTimer(0, "RenderMenus");
-#endif
 	RenderMenus();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	tbEndTimer("RenderMenus");
-	tbStartTimer(0, "DoFade");
-#endif
 
 #ifdef PS2_MENU
 	if ( TheMemoryCard.m_bWantToLoad )
 		return;
 #endif
+
+	tbStartTimer(0, "DoFade");
 	DoFade();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	tbEndTimer("DoFade");
+
 	tbStartTimer(0, "Render2dStuff-Fade");
-#endif
 	Render2dStuffAfterFade();
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	tbEndTimer("Render2dStuff-Fade");
-#endif
+
 	CCredits::Render();
 
 
-#ifdef TIMEBARS
 	if (gbShowTimebars)
 		tbDisplay();
-#endif
 
 	DoRWStuffEndOfFrame();
 
diff --git a/src/core/main.h b/src/core/main.h
index 7eb080cb..13fff447 100644
--- a/src/core/main.h
+++ b/src/core/main.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ extern bool gbPrintShite;
 extern bool gbModelViewer;
 #ifdef TIMEBARS
 extern bool gbShowTimebars;
+#else
+#define gbShowTimebars false
 #endif
 
 class CSprite2d;
diff --git a/src/core/timebars.h b/src/core/timebars.h
index 3871b61c..c4939802 100644
--- a/src/core/timebars.h
+++ b/src/core/timebars.h
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#ifdef TIMEBARS
 void tbInit();
 void tbStartTimer(int32, Const char*);
 void tbEndTimer(Const char*);
-void tbDisplay();
\ No newline at end of file
+void tbDisplay();
+#else
+#define tbInit()
+#define tbStartTimer(a, b)
+#define tbEndTimer(a)
+#define tbDisplay()
+#endif