diff --git a/test/registry_tests.py b/test/registry_tests.py
index f30bb7527..e85ca309f 100644
--- a/test/registry_tests.py
+++ b/test/registry_tests.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ class RegistryTestCase(LiveServerTestCase):
   def create_app(self):
     global _PORT_NUMBER
     _PORT_NUMBER = _PORT_NUMBER + 1
-    app.config['DEBUG'] = True
     app.config['TESTING'] = True
     app.config['LIVESERVER_PORT'] = _PORT_NUMBER
     app.config['DB_URI'] = get_new_database_uri()