diff --git a/Makefile.android b/Makefile.android
index 435b295..1f91b64 100644
--- a/Makefile.android
+++ b/Makefile.android
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
     $(eval LOCAL_CFLAGS := $(MY_CFLAGS)) \
     $(eval LOCAL_AR := $(MY_AR)) \
     $(eval LOCAL_LDLIBS := $(MY_LDLIBS)) \
-    $(eval LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := debug) \
     $(eval LOCAL_MODULE := $1) \
     $(eval LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index dcf9a80..4d8c2fd 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES += $(BLOCK_SOURCES)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS    += $(BLOCK_CFLAGS)
 
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := debug
-
 $(call end-emulator-program)
 
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