diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index bc6d47dd..16f18252 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -40,19 +40,12 @@ android {
     }
 }
 
-ext {
-    leakCanaryVersion = '1.5.4'
-}
-
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:4.7.1'
     implementation 'joda-time:joda-time:2.9.9'
     implementation 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho:1.5.0'
     implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
     compile 'com.googlecode.ez-vcard:ez-vcard:0.10.4'
-
-    debugImplementation "com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:$leakCanaryVersion"
-    releaseImplementation "com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android-no-op:$leakCanaryVersion"
 }
 
 Properties props = new Properties()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/App.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/App.kt
index 354a793f..482c5976 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/App.kt
@@ -3,16 +3,11 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.contacts
 import android.app.Application
 import com.facebook.stetho.Stetho
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.checkUseEnglish
-import com.squareup.leakcanary.LeakCanary
 
 class App : Application() {
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
         if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
-            if (LeakCanary.isInAnalyzerProcess(this)) {
-                return
-            }
-            LeakCanary.install(this)
             Stetho.initializeWithDefaults(this)
         }