diff --git a/nerves_defconfig b/nerves_defconfig
index 87315b2..566efb3 100644
--- a/nerves_defconfig
+++ b/nerves_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_OPENMP=y
 BR2_TAR_OPTIONS="--no-same-owner"
 BR2_BACKUP_SITE="http://dl.nerves-project.org"
 BR2_JLEVEL=4
-BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG=y
 BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="${BR2_EXTERNAL_NERVES_PATH}/patches"
 BR2_REPRODUCIBLE=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_CUSTOM=y