diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0b8feebab..107eff129 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ version = "1"
 
 # needed because it otherwise takes too long to sign transaction with STARK proofs
 [profile.dev.package.triton-vm]
-opt-level = 3
+opt-level = 0
 
 [profile.release.package.triton-vm]
 opt-level = 3
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ opt-level = 3
 opt-level = 3
 
 [profile.test.package.triton-vm]
-opt-level = 3
+opt-level = 0
 
 # [profile.test]
 # opt-level = 0 # change to 3 for shorter test running times but much longer test compilation time