diff --git a/astrid/proguard.cfg b/astrid/proguard.cfg
index ec55f2ab5..f51677a7b 100644
--- a/astrid/proguard.cfg
+++ b/astrid/proguard.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# remove debug statements
+-assumenosideeffects class android.util.Log {
+    public static *** d(...);
+}
+
 -optimizationpasses 2
 -dontusemixedcaseclassnames
 -dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses