diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 54d7c23d6c..7435eb08d5 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ ifeq (true,$(strip $(enable_target_debugging)))
   ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += ro.debuggable=1
   # Enable Dalvik lock contention logging.
   ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES += dalvik.vm.lockprof.threshold=500
-  # Include the debugging/testing OTA keys in this build.
-  INCLUDE_TEST_OTA_KEYS := true
 else # !enable_target_debugging
   # Target is less debuggable and adbd is off by default
   ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += ro.debuggable=0