diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 0cfbf84eb24..8eccce9d382 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -297,11 +297,19 @@ env_base.Prepend(CPPPATH=["#"])
 env_base.platform_exporters = platform_exporters
 env_base.platform_apis = platform_apis
 
-if env_base["use_precise_math_checks"]:
-    env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["PRECISE_MATH_CHECKS"])
+# Build type defines - more platform-specific ones can be in detect.py.
+if env_base["target"] == "release_debug" or env_base["target"] == "debug":
+    # DEBUG_ENABLED enables debugging *features* and debug-only code, which is intended
+    # to give *users* extra debugging information for their game development.
+    env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
 
 if env_base["target"] == "debug":
-    env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC", "DISABLE_FORCED_INLINE"])
+    # DEV_ENABLED enables *engine developer* code which should only be compiled for those
+    # working on the engine itself.
+    env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
+
+if env_base["use_precise_math_checks"]:
+    env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["PRECISE_MATH_CHECKS"])
 
 if env_base["no_editor_splash"]:
     env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["NO_EDITOR_SPLASH"])
diff --git a/core/typedefs.h b/core/typedefs.h
index 355d6af50ca..e7dc583a62a 100644
--- a/core/typedefs.h
+++ b/core/typedefs.h
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@
 
 #endif
 
-//should always inline, except in some cases because it makes debugging harder
+// Should always inline, except in dev builds because it makes debugging harder.
 #ifndef _FORCE_INLINE_
-
-#ifdef DISABLE_FORCED_INLINE
+#ifdef DEV_ENABLED
 #define _FORCE_INLINE_ inline
 #else
 #define _FORCE_INLINE_ _ALWAYS_INLINE_
diff --git a/platform/android/detect.py b/platform/android/detect.py
index 8aa9e83d210..4befd84dff9 100644
--- a/platform/android/detect.py
+++ b/platform/android/detect.py
@@ -202,12 +202,10 @@ def configure(env):
         env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["NDEBUG"])
         if can_vectorize:
             env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-ftree-vectorize"])
-        if env["target"] == "release_debug":
-            env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-O0"])
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-O0", "-g", "-fno-limit-debug-info"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["_DEBUG", "DEBUG_ENABLED", "DEV_ENABLED"])
+        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["_DEBUG"])
         env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-UNDEBUG"])
 
     # Compiler configuration
diff --git a/platform/iphone/detect.py b/platform/iphone/detect.py
index 77517b0fca0..e292d6a514f 100644
--- a/platform/iphone/detect.py
+++ b/platform/iphone/detect.py
@@ -57,12 +57,9 @@ def configure(env):
             env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-Os", "-ftree-vectorize"])
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-Os"])
 
-        if env["target"] == "release_debug":
-            env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-gdwarf-2", "-O0"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["_DEBUG", ("DEBUG", 1), "DEBUG_ENABLED", "DEV_ENABLED"])
+        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["_DEBUG", ("DEBUG", 1)])
 
     if env["use_lto"]:
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-flto"])
diff --git a/platform/javascript/detect.py b/platform/javascript/detect.py
index 4ba88db1ef4..344c20d698c 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/detect.py
+++ b/platform/javascript/detect.py
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@ def configure(env):
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-Os"])
 
         if env["target"] == "release_debug":
-            env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
             # Retain function names for backtraces at the cost of file size.
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["--profiling-funcs"])
     else:  # "debug"
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-O1", "-g"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-O1", "-g"])
         env["use_assertions"] = True
diff --git a/platform/osx/detect.py b/platform/osx/detect.py
index 49b41a91e88..e37d57a7581 100644
--- a/platform/osx/detect.py
+++ b/platform/osx/detect.py
@@ -58,15 +58,11 @@ def configure(env):
         elif env["optimize"] == "size":  # optimize for size
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-Os"])
 
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-
         if env["debug_symbols"]:
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-g2"])
 
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-g3"])
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
         env.Prepend(LINKFLAGS=["-Xlinker", "-no_deduplicate"])
 
     ## Architecture
diff --git a/platform/server/detect.py b/platform/server/detect.py
index f479fcc9e87..717f28bb218 100644
--- a/platform/server/detect.py
+++ b/platform/server/detect.py
@@ -66,15 +66,12 @@ def configure(env):
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-O2"])
         elif env["optimize"] == "size":  # optimize for size
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-Os"])
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
 
         if env["debug_symbols"]:
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-g2"])
 
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-g3"])
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-rdynamic"])
 
     ## Architecture
diff --git a/platform/uwp/detect.py b/platform/uwp/detect.py
index 4f883b6e824..c9160adf2fc 100644
--- a/platform/uwp/detect.py
+++ b/platform/uwp/detect.py
@@ -63,15 +63,12 @@ def configure(env):
     elif env["target"] == "release_debug":
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["/MD"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
         if env["optimize"] != "none":
             env.Append(CCFLAGS=["/O2", "/Zi"])
 
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["/Zi"])
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["/MDd"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/DEBUG"])
 
diff --git a/platform/windows/detect.py b/platform/windows/detect.py
index bde5087b810..e4facad816b 100644
--- a/platform/windows/detect.py
+++ b/platform/windows/detect.py
@@ -193,13 +193,10 @@ def configure_msvc(env, manual_msvc_config):
         elif env["optimize"] == "size":  # optimize for size
             env.Append(CCFLAGS=["/O1"])
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/OPT:REF"])
-        env.AppendUnique(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE"])
 
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.AppendUnique(CCFLAGS=["/Zi", "/FS", "/Od", "/EHsc"])
-        env.AppendUnique(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-        env.AppendUnique(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/DEBUG"])
 
@@ -324,7 +321,6 @@ def configure_mingw(env):
 
     elif env["target"] == "release_debug":
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-O2"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
         if env["debug_symbols"]:
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-g2"])
         if env["optimize"] == "speed":  # optimize for speed (default)
@@ -334,8 +330,6 @@ def configure_mingw(env):
 
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-g3"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
 
     ## Compiler configuration
 
diff --git a/platform/x11/detect.py b/platform/x11/detect.py
index 04bf09209b7..0e29d5b8a37 100644
--- a/platform/x11/detect.py
+++ b/platform/x11/detect.py
@@ -104,16 +104,12 @@ def configure(env):
         elif env["optimize"] == "size":  # optimize for size
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-Os"])
 
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-
         if env["debug_symbols"]:
             env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-g2"])
 
     elif env["target"] == "debug":
         env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-ggdb"])
         env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-g3"])
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_ENABLED"])
-        env.Prepend(CPPDEFINES=["DEV_ENABLED"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-rdynamic"])
 
     ## Architecture