diff --git a/financial-connections-example/build.gradle b/financial-connections-example/build.gradle
index 2b86cee5d5c..b9a346cea64 100644
--- a/financial-connections-example/build.gradle
+++ b/financial-connections-example/build.gradle
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ android {
                 groups = "financial-connections"
             }
         }
-        release {
-            minifyEnabled true
-            shrinkResources true
-        }
     }
 
     buildFeatures {
diff --git a/financial-connections-example/gradle.properties b/financial-connections-example/gradle.properties
index f2dc47036c4..9dacf05fbf8 100644
--- a/financial-connections-example/gradle.properties
+++ b/financial-connections-example/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 STRIPE_ANDROID_NAMESPACE=com.stripe.android.financialconnections.example
-android.enableR8.fullMode=true
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