diff --git a/ghost/i18n/lib/i18n.js b/ghost/i18n/lib/i18n.js
index f280dd4efa..b2e4826df8 100644
--- a/ghost/i18n/lib/i18n.js
+++ b/ghost/i18n/lib/i18n.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module.exports = (lng = 'en', ns = 'portal') => {
     const i18nextInstance = i18next.createInstance();
     i18nextInstance.init({
         lng,
-        debug: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
 
         // allow keys to be phrases having `:`, `.`
         nsSeparator: false,