diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index 566ff04d16..6bb59148e8 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ dependencies {
     api("androidx.preference:preference:1.1.1")
     api("androidx.room:room-runtime:$roomVersion")
     api("androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx:$workVersion")
-    api("androidx.work:work-gcm:$workVersion")
     api("com.google.android.gms:play-services-oss-licenses:17.0.0")
     api("com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6")
     api("com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics-ktx:18.0.1")
diff --git a/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 17380ff337..60d06daeca 100644
--- a/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -138,10 +138,5 @@
                   android:process=":bg"/>
         <receiver android:name="androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxyUpdateReceiver"
                   android:process=":bg"/>
-
-        <!-- Used for API < 23. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-master-dev/work/workmanager-gcm/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml -->
-        <service android:name="androidx.work.impl.background.gcm.WorkManagerGcmService"
-                 android:process=":bg"
-                 tools:ignore="Instantiatable"/>
     </application>
 </manifest>