diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/build.gradle b/src/frontends/android/app/build.gradle
index f5b13a8fd6..399de1faa5 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 26
-    buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "org.strongswan.android"