diff --git a/htlcswitch/hodl/mask_production.go b/htlcswitch/hodl/mask_production.go
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+// +build !debug
+
+package hodl
+
+// DebugBuild signals that this is a production build.
+const DebugBuild = false
+
+// MaskFromFlags in production always returns MaskNone.
+func MaskFromFlags(_ ...Flag) Mask {
+	return MaskNone
+}
+
+// Active in production always returns false for all Flags.
+func (m Mask) Active(_ Flag) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+// String returns the human-readable identifier for MaskNone.
+func (m Mask) String() string {
+	return "hodl.Mask(NONE)"
+}