diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index ba1b16dfb..000000000
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[unstable]
-codegen-backend = true
-
-[profile.dev]
-codegen-backend = "cranelift"
-
-[build]
-rustflags = ["-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=lld", "-Zthreads=16", "-Ctarget-cpu=native"]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 48d3bf430..627ef28ad 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ workspace = true
 
 # See https://github.com/johnthagen/min-sized-rust for additional optimizations
 [profile.release]
-debug = false
-lto = true
+lto = "fat"
 opt-level = 3     # Optimize for speed, not size.
 codegen-units = 1 # Reduce parallel code generation.
-panic = "abort"
 
 # This profile significantly speeds up build time. If debug info is needed you can comment the line
 # out temporarily, but make sure to leave this in the main branch.