diff --git a/libraries/network/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/network/build.gradle.kts
index 20f75091d9..faabe91a1c 100644
--- a/libraries/network/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/network/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ plugins {
 
 android {
     namespace = "io.element.android.libraries.network"
-
-    buildTypes {
-        release {
-            consumerProguardFiles("consumer-rules.pro")
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 setupDependencyInjection()
diff --git a/libraries/network/consumer-rules.pro b/libraries/network/consumer-rules.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index 1026dca840..0000000000
--- a/libraries/network/consumer-rules.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# From https://github.com/square/retrofit/issues/3751#issuecomment-1192043644
-# Keep generic signature of Call, Response (R8 full mode strips signatures from non-kept items).
--keep,allowobfuscation,allowshrinking interface retrofit2.Call
--keep,allowobfuscation,allowshrinking class retrofit2.Response
-
-# With R8 full mode generic signatures are stripped for classes that are not
-# kept. Suspend functions are wrapped in continuations where the type argument
-# is used.
--keep,allowobfuscation,allowshrinking class kotlin.coroutines.Continuation