diff --git a/android/ScratchJr/app/build.gradle b/android/ScratchJr/app/build.gradle
index 4914a7d..1839186 100644
--- a/android/ScratchJr/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/ScratchJr/app/build.gradle
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ android {
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
-        debug {
-            debuggable true
-        }
     }
 
     flavorDimensions 'scratchjrversion'
diff --git a/android/ScratchJr/app/src/main/java/org/scratchjr/android/ScratchJrActivity.java b/android/ScratchJr/app/src/main/java/org/scratchjr/android/ScratchJrActivity.java
index 7e9b25e..47221a5 100644
--- a/android/ScratchJr/app/src/main/java/org/scratchjr/android/ScratchJrActivity.java
+++ b/android/ScratchJr/app/src/main/java/org/scratchjr/android/ScratchJrActivity.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public class ScratchJrActivity
         webSettings.setDisplayZoomControls(false);
         webSettings.setLoadWithOverviewMode(false);
         webSettings.setUseWideViewPort(false);
-        if (0 != (getApplicationInfo().flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_DEBUGGABLE)) {
+        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
             WebView.setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(true);
         }