diff --git a/native_client/java/libdeepspeech/build.gradle b/native_client/java/libdeepspeech/build.gradle
index d59d5558..1b4554c4 100644
--- a/native_client/java/libdeepspeech/build.gradle
+++ b/native_client/java/libdeepspeech/build.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
 
-    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
 
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'