diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4c9e5224..276be940 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ project(
                'c',
            version: '3.27.2',
            license: 'GPL3+',
-   default_options: [ 'buildtype=debugoptimized', 'warning_level=1' ],
      meson_version: '>= 0.42.0'
 )