diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
index bb000393a4..ce105736d3 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ allprojects {
         {%- for repo in args.gradle_repositories %}
         {{repo}}
         {%- endfor %}
-        flatDir {
-            dirs 'libs'
-        }
     }
 }