diff --git a/c_src/build_deps.sh b/c_src/build_deps.sh
index 70163f5..686fda3 100755
--- a/c_src/build_deps.sh
+++ b/c_src/build_deps.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export BASEDIR="$PWD"
 which gmake 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null && MAKE=gmake
 MAKE=${MAKE:-make}
 
-export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -g -I $BASEDIR/system/include"
+export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I $BASEDIR/system/include"
 export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -I $BASEDIR/system/include"
 export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$BASEDIR/system/lib"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$BASEDIR/system/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 701591c..36d44a6 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 {port_specs, [{"priv/wterl.so", ["c_src/*.c"]}]}.
 
 {port_env, [
-            {"DRV_CFLAGS",  "$DRV_CFLAGS -fPIC -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -I c_src/system/include"},
+            {"DRV_CFLAGS",  "$DRV_CFLAGS -fPIC -Wall -Wextra -Werror -I c_src/system/include"},
             {"DRV_LDFLAGS", "$DRV_LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,lib/wterl/priv:priv -Lc_src/system/lib -lwiredtiger"}
            ]}.