diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 900169cc7c5..ec2751f1bac 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.facebook.react">
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
-
     <application />
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/template/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml b/template/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1fce564881f..4ea9bc04966 100644
--- a/template/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/template/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
+
     <application tools:targetApi="28" tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning" android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/react_native_config" />
 </manifest>
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diff --git a/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e5e6330fbdf..7bfb4481abb 100644
--- a/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   package="com.helloworld">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
 
     <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"