diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a83ecf0aa..275c532c7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -38,34 +38,6 @@ android {
     }
   }
   
-  
-    /*
-     * To sign release build, create file gradle.properties in ~/.gradle/ with this content:
-     *
-     * signingStoreLocation=/home/key.store
-     * signingStorePassword=xxx
-     * signingKeyAlias=alias
-     * signingKeyPassword=xxx
-     */
-    if (project.hasProperty('signingStoreLocation') &&
-            project.hasProperty('signingStorePassword') &&
-            project.hasProperty('signingKeyAlias') &&
-            project.hasProperty('signingKeyPassword')) {
-        println "Found sign properties in gradle.properties! Signing build…"
-        
-        signingConfigs {
-            release {
-                storeFile file(signingStoreLocation)
-                storePassword signingStorePassword
-                keyAlias signingKeyAlias
-                keyPassword signingKeyPassword
-            }
-        }
-
-        buildTypes.release.signingConfig = signingConfigs.release
-    } else {
-        buildTypes.release.signingConfig = null
-    }
 
   // Do not abort build if lint finds errors
   lintOptions {