diff --git a/swift/common/db_replicator.py b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
index 895be57259..730f9dcdfe 100644
--- a/swift/common/db_replicator.py
+++ b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ from swift.common.exceptions import DriveNotMounted, ConnectionTimeout
 from swift.common.daemon import Daemon
 
 
+DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD = 10
+
+
 def quarantine_db(object_file, server_type):
     """
     In the case that a corrupt file is found, move it to a quarantined area to
@@ -116,8 +119,6 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
         self.node_timeout = int(conf.get('node_timeout', 10))
         self.conn_timeout = float(conf.get('conn_timeout', 0.5))
         self.reclaim_age = float(conf.get('reclaim_age', 86400 * 7))
-        self.debug_timings_threshold = \
-            int(conf.get('debug_timings_threshold', 10))
         self._zero_stats()
 
     def _zero_stats(self):
@@ -493,14 +494,14 @@ class ReplicatorRpc(object):
                 return HTTPNotFound()
             raise
         timespan = time.time() - timemark
-        if timespan > self.debug_timings_threshold:
+        if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
             self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for info: %.02fs') %
                               timespan)
         if metadata:
             timemark = time.time()
             broker.update_metadata(simplejson.loads(metadata))
             timespan = time.time() - timemark
-            if timespan > self.debug_timings_threshold:
+            if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
                 self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
                     'update_metadata: %.02fs') % timespan)
         if info['put_timestamp'] != put_timestamp or \
@@ -510,13 +511,13 @@ class ReplicatorRpc(object):
             broker.merge_timestamps(
                 created_at, put_timestamp, delete_timestamp)
             timespan = time.time() - timemark
-            if timespan > self.debug_timings_threshold:
+            if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
                 self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
                     'merge_timestamps: %.02fs') % timespan)
         timemark = time.time()
         info['point'] = broker.get_sync(id_)
         timespan = time.time() - timemark
-        if timespan > self.debug_timings_threshold:
+        if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
             self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for get_sync: '
                 '%.02fs') % timespan)
         if hash_ == info['hash'] and info['point'] < remote_sync:
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ class ReplicatorRpc(object):
                                  'sync_point': remote_sync}])
             info['point'] = remote_sync
             timespan = time.time() - timemark
-            if timespan > self.debug_timings_threshold:
+            if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
                 self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
                     'merge_syncs: %.02fs') % timespan)
         return Response(simplejson.dumps(info))