diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f031a09d37..c79859d0a7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -99,6 +99,3 @@ eth2_hashing = { path = "crypto/eth2_hashing" }
 tree_hash = { path = "consensus/tree_hash" }
 tree_hash_derive = { path = "consensus/tree_hash_derive" }
 eth2_serde_utils = { path = "consensus/serde_utils" }
-
-[profile.release]
-debug = 1