diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 5bd3f9b8f..f2c14dd1e 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ buildscript {
         compileSdkVersion = 30
         targetSdkVersion = 30
         ndkVersion = "20.1.5948944"
-        // kotlinVersion is for watermelonDB
-        kotlinVersion = "1.3.50"
     }
     repositories {
         google()