diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle b/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
index 00248975d2..af945d9d8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
@@ -65,6 +65,5 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-cronet:18.0.1"
 }