diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index f11b4cee..7de29429 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ exports.createProject = function(project_path, package_name, project_name, proje
     });
 }
 
+// Attribute removed in Cordova 4.4 (CB-5447).
+function removeDebuggableFromManifest(projectPath) {
+    var manifestPath   = path.join(projectPath, 'AndroidManifest.xml');
+    shell.sed('-i', /\s*android:debuggable="true"/, '', manifestPath);
+}
+
 // Returns a promise.
 exports.updateProject = function(projectPath) {
     var version = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'VERSION'), 'utf-8').trim();
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@ exports.updateProject = function(projectPath) {
         var target_api = check_reqs.get_target();
         copyJsAndLibrary(projectPath, false, null);
         copyScripts(projectPath);
+        removeDebuggableFromManifest(projectPath);
         return runAndroidUpdate(projectPath, target_api, false)
         .then(function() {
             console.log('Android project is now at version ' + version);
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
index f374a2e0..8a57854c 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
     <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
-        android:debuggable="true">
+        android:hardwareAccelerated="true">
         <activity android:name="__ACTIVITY__" android:label="@string/app_name"
                 android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar"
                 android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale">