diff --git a/myTracks/build.gradle b/myTracks/build.gradle
index 8b958f264..b6a81b28e 100644
--- a/myTracks/build.gradle
+++ b/myTracks/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ android {
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled true
-            proguardFiles 'proguard.cfg', 'proguard-google-api-client.txt'
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/myTracks/proguard-google-api-client.txt b/myTracks/proguard-google-api-client.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 29b45a1ff..000000000
--- a/myTracks/proguard-google-api-client.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# ProGuard Configuration file
-#
-# See http://proguard.sourceforge.net/index.html#manual/usage.html
-
-# Needed to keep generic types and @Key annotations accessed via reflection
-
--keepattributes Signature,RuntimeVisibleAnnotations,AnnotationDefault
-
--keepclassmembers class * {
-  @com.google.api.client.util.Key <fields>;
-}
-
-# Needed by Guava
-# See https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/guava-discuss/YCZzeCiIVoI
-
--dontwarn sun.misc.Unsafe
--dontwarn com.google.common.collect.MinMaxPriorityQueue
-
-# Needed by google-http-client-android when linking against an older platform version
-
--dontwarn com.google.api.client.extensions.android.**
-
-# Needed by google-api-client-android when linking against an older platform version
-
--dontwarn com.google.api.client.googleapis.extensions.android.**
-
-# Additional flags from
-# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14410520/google-drive-api-doesnt-play-well-with-proguard-npe
--keep class com.google.** { *;}
--keep interface com.google.** { *;}
--dontwarn com.google.**
--keepattributes *Annotation*,Signature
--keep class * extends com.google.api.client.json.GenericJson {
-*;
-}
--keep class com.google.api.services.drive.** {
-*;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/myTracks/proguard.cfg b/myTracks/proguard.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bdeb3eef..000000000
--- a/myTracks/proguard.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-# 
-# Section 1
-# Default eclipse project proguard settings.
-#
--dontusemixedcaseclassnames
--dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
--verbose
-
--dontpreverify
-
--optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!code/simplification/cast,!field/*,!class/merging/*
-# change from 5 to 2. With 5 passes, the CursorLoader in the android.support.v4 will not compile.
-# See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6605971/android-sdk-tools-revision-12-has-problem-with-proguard-error-conversion-to
--optimizationpasses 2
--allowaccessmodification
-
--keepattributes *Annotation*
--keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
--keep public class * extends android.app.Application
--keep public class * extends android.app.Service
--keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
--keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
--keep public class * extends android.app.backup.BackupAgent
--keep public class * extends android.preference.Preference
--keep public class * extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment
--keep public class * extends android.app.Fragment
--keep public class com.android.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
-
-# For native methods, see http://proguard.sourceforge.net/manual/examples.html#native
--keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
-    native <methods>;
-}
-
--keep public class * extends android.view.View {
-    public <init>(android.content.Context);
-    public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
-    public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
-    public void set*(...);
-}
-
--keepclasseswithmembers class * {
-    public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
-}
-
--keepclasseswithmembers class * {
-    public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
-}
-
--keepclassmembers class * extends android.app.Activity {
-   public void *(android.view.View);
-}
-
-# For enumeration classes, see http://proguard.sourceforge.net/manual/examples.html#enumerations
--keepclassmembers enum * {
-    public static **[] values();
-    public static ** valueOf(java.lang.String);
-}
-
--keep class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
-  public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator *;
-}
-
--keepclassmembers class **.R$* {
-    public static <fields>;
-}
-
-# The support library contains references to newer platform versions.
-# Don't warn about those in case this app is linking against an older
-# platform version.  We know about them, and they are safe.
--dontwarn android.support.**
-
-#
-# Section 2
-# Google Play Services and Google Maps API Library
-#
-
-# For Google Play Services
--keep class * extends java.util.ListResourceBundle {
-    protected Object[][] getContents();
-}
-
-# For Google Maps API library
--keepclassmembers class * implements java.io.Serializable {
-    private static final long serialVersionUID;
-}
--keep public class com.google.googlenav.capabilities.CapabilitiesController*
-
-# 
-# Section 3
-# My Tracks specific proguard settings.
-#
-
-# Add the libraries, but ignore warnings about them
--libraryjars libs
--libraryjars ../MyTracksLib/libs
--dontwarn com.android.common.**
--dontwarn com.google.android.googleapps.**
--dontwarn com.google.android.gsf.**
--dontwarn javax.servlet.**
--dontwarn org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.**
--dontwarn org.apache.log.**
--dontwarn org.apache.log4j.**
-
-# Make our stack traces useful
-# Line numbers will be correct, file names will be replaced by "MT" since the
-# class name is enough to get the file name.
--renamesourcefileattribute MT
--keepattributes SourceFile,LineNumberTable