diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle b/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
index 1da363b97a..01bd0094fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
     if (dartDefines.cronetHttpNoPlay == 'true') {
         implementation 'org.chromium.net:cronet-embedded:113.5672.61'
     } else {
diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/example/android/app/build.gradle b/pkgs/cronet_http/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 1f7cd94749..73a3b13891 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ flutter {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
+    implementation(platform("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-bom:1.8.0"))
     // ""com.google.android.gms:play-services-cronet" is only present so that
     // `jnigen` will work. Applications should not include this line.
     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-cronet:18.0.1"