diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index e550aa06..a0a59e83 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -178,11 +178,6 @@ android {
             signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
         }
         release {
-            // Caution! In production, you need to generate your own keystore file.
-            // see https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/signed-apk-android.
-            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
-            minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
         }
     }
     // applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release