diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index b77444ca6..ff5d81a1a 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ android {
         }
 
         debug {
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             debuggable true
             applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
             resValue "string", "app_name", "LibreTube Debug"
@@ -126,4 +125,4 @@ dependencies {
 
 static def getUnixTime() {
     return Instant.now().getEpochSecond()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}