diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 19ca5d068039324b83f51fb6bd1d9dcc7278acb1..d2c1944a9d736ee97bf784c49458f496284dde01 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.0'
     implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.3.0"
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
 
@@ -31,5 +30,3 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'com.squareup.assertj:assertj-android:1.1.1'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.13.0'
 }
-
-apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
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