diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57de979..7621de8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,3 @@ pl.charmas.android:android-reactive-location<br />
 com.google.android.gms:play-services-location<br />
 </b>
 - play-services-location allows the app to get the user's location while being conscious of battery life. Android-reactive-location library wraps the location services API’s in Rx Observables.
-
-<b>com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics</b>
-
-- Crash / Logging library being used during the QA period. This library will be removed at v1.0 release.
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index cf30568..05ac013 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 apply plugin: 'me.tatarka.retrolambda'
 apply plugin: 'com.neenbedankt.android-apt'
-apply plugin: 'io.fabric'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 23
@@ -26,16 +25,19 @@ android {
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_BASE_URL', "\"https://webservices.sagebridge.org/\""
-            
+
             // Define STUDY_ID, STUDY_NAME, STUDY_PEM can be defined here or in your local.properties 
             // file. These variables are needed for upload to properly work.
             // RELEASE_STUDY_ID is of type String (e.g. "id-mole-mapper-study")
             // RELEASE_STUDY_NAME is of type String (e.g. "MoleMapper Study")
             // RELEASE_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME is of type String, (e.g. "molemapper"). The pem file should 
             // be located at the root directory of your assets folder.
-            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_ID', RELEASE_STUDY_ID
-            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_NAME', RELEASE_STUDY_NAME
-            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_PEM', RELEASE_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME
+            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_ID',
+                    project.hasProperty('RELEASE_STUDY_ID') ? project.get('RELEASE_STUDY_ID') : "\"placeholder\""
+            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_NAME',
+                    project.hasProperty('RELEASE_STUDY_NAME') ? project.get('RELEASE_STUDY_NAME') : "\"placeholder\""
+            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_PEM',
+                    project.hasProperty('RELEASE_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME') ? project.get('RELEASE_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME') : "\"placeholder\""
         }
 
         debug {
@@ -43,16 +45,19 @@ android {
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_BASE_URL', "\"https://webservices.sagebridge.org/\""
-            
+
             // Define STUDY_ID, STUDY_NAME, STUDY_PEM can be defined here or in your local.properties 
             // file. These variables are needed for upload to properly work.
             // RELEASE_STUDY_ID is of type String (e.g. "id-mole-mapper-study")
             // RELEASE_STUDY_NAME is of type String (e.g. "MoleMapper Study")
             // RELEASE_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME is of type String, (e.g. "molemapper"). The pem file should 
             // be located at the root directory of your assets folder.
-            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_ID', DEBUG_STUDY_ID
-            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_NAME', DEBUG_STUDY_NAME
-            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_PEM', DEBUG_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME
+            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_ID',
+                    project.hasProperty('DEBUG_STUDY_ID') ? project.get('DEBUG_STUDY_ID') : "\"placeholder\""
+            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_NAME',
+                    project.hasProperty('DEBUG_STUDY_NAME') ? project.get('DEBUG_STUDY_NAME') : "\"placeholder\""
+            buildConfigField 'String', 'STUDY_PEM',
+                    project.hasProperty('DEBUG_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME') ? project.get('DEBUG_STUDY_PEM_FILE_NAME') : "\"placeholder\""
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +92,4 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.madgag.spongycastle:pkix:1.54.0.0'
     compile 'pl.charmas.android:android-reactive-location:0.8@aar'
     compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:8.4.0'
-    compile('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.5.5@aar') {
-        transitive = true;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5e9aa5d..3f00bb2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@
                 <action android:name="org.researchstack.skin.notification.ALERT_DELETE_ALL"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
-
-        <meta-data
-            android:name="io.fabric.ApiKey"
-            android:value="XXXXXXXXXXXXXX"/>
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/researchstack/molemapper/MoleMapperApplication.java b/app/src/main/java/org/researchstack/molemapper/MoleMapperApplication.java
index 43efd15..3f93628 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/researchstack/molemapper/MoleMapperApplication.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/researchstack/molemapper/MoleMapperApplication.java
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.support.multidex.MultiDex;
 
-import com.crashlytics.android.Crashlytics;
-
 import org.researchstack.skin.ResearchStack;
 
-import io.fabric.sdk.android.Fabric;
-
 public class MoleMapperApplication extends Application
 {
     @Override
@@ -16,10 +12,7 @@ public void onCreate()
     {
         super.onCreate();
         MultiDex.install(this);
-        // TODO remove Fabric/Crashlytics after QA process
-        Fabric.with(this, new Crashlytics());
 
         ResearchStack.init(this, new MoleMapperResearchStack());
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0201370..0711865 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
         mavenLocal()
         jcenter()
-        maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
     }
 
     dependencies {
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-gradle-plugin:1.3'
         classpath 'me.tatarka:gradle-retrolambda:3.2.3'
         classpath "com.neenbedankt.gradle.plugins:android-apt:1.4"
-        classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.+'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ allprojects {
         jcenter()
         mavenLocal()
         maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
-        maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
     }
 }