diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 813d00ff2..05c86b0a7 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.github.mik3y:usb-serial-for-android:3.4.3'
 
     // mapbox
-    implementation 'com.mapbox.mapboxsdk:mapbox-android-sdk:9.7.1'
-    implementation('com.mapbox.maps:android:10.2.0') {
-        exclude group: 'com.mapbox.mapboxsdk', module: 'mapbox-android-telemetry'
-    }
+    implementation('com.mapbox.maps:android:10.2.0')
 
     // mapbox specifies a really old version of okhttp3 which causes lots of API warnings.  trying a newer version
     implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.9.0'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MeshUtilApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MeshUtilApplication.kt
index e0a9bd87b..bdbb89057 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MeshUtilApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MeshUtilApplication.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import com.geeksville.android.GeeksvilleApplication
 import com.geeksville.android.Logging
 import com.geeksville.util.Exceptions
 import com.google.firebase.crashlytics.FirebaseCrashlytics
-import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox
-
+import com.mapbox.maps.loader.MapboxMaps
+import com.mapbox.maps.plugin.Plugin
 
 class MeshUtilApplication : GeeksvilleApplication() {
 
@@ -50,7 +50,5 @@ class MeshUtilApplication : GeeksvilleApplication() {
                 sendCrashReports() // Send the new report
             }
         }
-
-        Mapbox.getInstance(this, getString(R.string.mapbox_access_token))
     }
 }
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