diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 9807f2b0..0282c5ca 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -2175,16 +2175,6 @@ def ant_subprojects(root_dir):
     return subprojects
 
 
-def remove_debuggable_flags(root_dir):
-    # Remove forced debuggable flags
-    logging.debug("Removing debuggable flags from %s" % root_dir)
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(root_dir):
-        if 'AndroidManifest.xml' in files and os.path.isfile(os.path.join(root, 'AndroidManifest.xml')):
-            regsub_file(r'android:debuggable="[^"]*"',
-                        '',
-                        os.path.join(root, 'AndroidManifest.xml'))
-
-
 vcsearch_g = re.compile(r'''\b[Vv]ersionCode\s*=?\s*["'(]*([0-9][0-9_]*)["')]*''').search
 vnsearch_g = re.compile(r'''\b[Vv]ersionName\s*=?\s*\(?(["'])((?:(?=(\\?))\3.)*?)\1''').search
 vnssearch_g = re.compile(r'''\b[Vv]ersionNameSuffix\s*=?\s*(["'])((?:(?=(\\?))\3.)*?)\1''').search
@@ -2551,7 +2541,6 @@ def getsrclib(spec, srclib_dir, basepath=False,
         libdir = sdir
 
     remove_signing_keys(sdir)
-    remove_debuggable_flags(sdir)
 
     if prepare:
 
@@ -2716,9 +2705,6 @@ def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, onserver=
                         r'compileSdkVersion %s' % n,
                         gradlefile)
 
-    # Remove forced debuggable flags
-    remove_debuggable_flags(root_dir)
-
     # Insert versionCode and number into the manifest if necessary
     if build.forceversion:
         logging.info("Changing the versionName")
diff --git a/tests/source-files/fdroid/fdroidclient/AndroidManifest.xml b/tests/source-files/fdroid/fdroidclient/AndroidManifest.xml
index bd84256b..705ac8be 100644
--- a/tests/source-files/fdroid/fdroidclient/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tests/source-files/fdroid/fdroidclient/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
         tools:ignore="ProtectedPermissions"/>
 
     <application
-        android:debuggable="true"
         android:name="FDroidApp"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index fe26f420..e9ec8c6e 100755
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -1835,19 +1835,16 @@ class CommonTest(SetUpTearDownMixin, unittest.TestCase):
 
         vcs = mock.Mock()
         skm = mock.Mock()
-        dfm = mock.Mock()
 
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir, TmpCwd(tmpdir):
             os.makedirs(os.path.join('srclib', 'ACRA'))
             with mock.patch('fdroidserver.common.getvcs', return_value=vcs):
                 with mock.patch('fdroidserver.common.remove_signing_keys', skm):
-                    with mock.patch('fdroidserver.common.remove_debuggable_flags', dfm):
-                        ret = fdroidserver.common.getsrclib('ACRA@acra-4.6.2', 'srclib')
-                        self.assertEqual(vcs.srclib, ('ACRA', None, 'srclib/ACRA'))
-                        vcs.gotorevision.assert_called_once_with('acra-4.6.2', True)
-                        skm.assert_called_once_with('srclib/ACRA')
-                        dfm.assert_called_once_with('srclib/ACRA')
-                        self.assertEqual(ret, ('ACRA', None, 'srclib/ACRA'))
+                    ret = fdroidserver.common.getsrclib('ACRA@acra-4.6.2', 'srclib')
+                    self.assertEqual(vcs.srclib, ('ACRA', None, 'srclib/ACRA'))
+                    vcs.gotorevision.assert_called_once_with('acra-4.6.2', True)
+                    skm.assert_called_once_with('srclib/ACRA')
+                    self.assertEqual(ret, ('ACRA', None, 'srclib/ACRA'))
 
     def test_run_yamllint_wellformed(self):
         try: