diff --git a/lib/asyn-ares.c b/lib/asyn-ares.c
index 0a04f4cc36..a9988806ac 100644
--- a/lib/asyn-ares.c
+++ b/lib/asyn-ares.c
@@ -746,7 +746,8 @@ struct Curl_addrinfo *Curl_async_getaddrinfo(struct Curl_easy *data,
   ares->ares_status = ARES_ENOTFOUND;
   ares->result = CURLE_OK;
 
-#if ARES_VERSION >= 0x011800  /* >= v1.24.0 */
+#if !defined(CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS) && \
+  ARES_VERSION >= 0x011800  /* >= v1.24.0 */
   if(CURL_TRC_DNS_is_verbose(data)) {
     char *csv = ares_get_servers_csv(ares->channel);
     CURL_TRC_DNS(data, "asyn-ares: servers=%s", csv);
diff --git a/lib/curl_trc.c b/lib/curl_trc.c
index 27dc2b3b44..e04c425b32 100644
--- a/lib/curl_trc.c
+++ b/lib/curl_trc.c
@@ -672,6 +672,11 @@ void Curl_trc_dns(struct Curl_easy *data, const char *fmt, ...)
   (void)data; (void)fmt;
 }
 
+void Curl_trc_timer(struct Curl_easy *data, int tid, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  (void)data; (void)tid; (void)fmt;
+}
+
 void Curl_trc_read(struct Curl_easy *data, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
   (void)data; (void)fmt;
diff --git a/lib/multi.c b/lib/multi.c
index ae38f5f443..91d2f56d47 100644
--- a/lib/multi.c
+++ b/lib/multi.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ CURLMcode Curl_multi_pollset(struct Curl_easy *data,
     Curl_multi_mark_dirty(data);
   }
 
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS
   if(CURL_TRC_M_is_verbose(data)) {
     size_t timeout_count = Curl_llist_count(&data->state.timeoutlist);
     switch(ps->n) {
@@ -1137,6 +1138,7 @@ CURLMcode Curl_multi_pollset(struct Curl_easy *data,
     }
     CURL_TRC_EASY_TIMERS(data);
   }
+#endif
 
   if(expect_sockets && !ps->n && data->multi &&
      !Curl_uint_bset_contains(&data->multi->dirty, data->mid) &&
@@ -3050,6 +3052,7 @@ static void multi_mark_expired_as_dirty(struct multi_run_ctx *mrc)
     data = Curl_splayget(t); /* assign this for next loop */
     if(!data)
       continue;
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS
     if(CURL_TRC_TIMER_is_verbose(data)) {
       struct Curl_llist_node *e = Curl_llist_head(&data->state.timeoutlist);
       if(e) {
@@ -3057,6 +3060,7 @@ static void multi_mark_expired_as_dirty(struct multi_run_ctx *mrc)
         CURL_TRC_TIMER(data, n->eid, "has expired");
       }
     }
+#endif
     (void)add_next_timeout(mrc->now, multi, data);
     Curl_multi_mark_dirty(data);
   }
@@ -3329,7 +3333,9 @@ static CURLMcode multi_timeout(struct Curl_multi *multi,
                                long *timeout_ms)
 {
   static const struct curltime tv_zero = {0, 0};
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS
   struct Curl_easy *data = NULL;
+#endif
 
   if(multi->dead) {
     *timeout_ms = 0;
@@ -3357,15 +3363,19 @@ static CURLMcode multi_timeout(struct Curl_multi *multi,
        curlx_timediff_us(multi->timetree->key, now) > 0) {
       /* some time left before expiration */
       timediff_t diff = curlx_timediff_ceil(multi->timetree->key, now);
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS
       data = Curl_splayget(multi->timetree);
+#endif
       /* this should be safe even on 32-bit archs, as we do not use that
          overly long timeouts */
       *timeout_ms = (long)diff;
     }
     else {
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS
       if(multi->timetree) {
         data = Curl_splayget(multi->timetree);
       }
+#endif
       /* 0 means immediately */
       *timeout_ms = 0;
     }
@@ -3375,6 +3385,7 @@ static CURLMcode multi_timeout(struct Curl_multi *multi,
     *timeout_ms = -1;
   }
 
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS
   if(data && CURL_TRC_TIMER_is_verbose(data)) {
     struct Curl_llist_node *e =
       Curl_llist_head(&data->state.timeoutlist);
@@ -3384,6 +3395,7 @@ static CURLMcode multi_timeout(struct Curl_multi *multi,
                      *timeout_ms);
     }
   }
+#endif
 
   return CURLM_OK;
 }