diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8c17661ba0f..4318c6d00e6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ allprojects {
             // All of Detox's artifacts are provided via the npm module
             url = uri("$rootDir/node_modules/detox/Detox-android")
         }
-        mavenLocal()
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 2075d4e9699..045b88e9ac0 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 pluginManagement {
     repositories {
         gradlePluginPortal()
-        mavenLocal()
         google()
     }
 }
diff --git a/template/android/build.gradle b/template/android/build.gradle
index 650989507d2..758d1d448ab 100644
--- a/template/android/build.gradle
+++ b/template/android/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ buildscript {
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
-        mavenLocal()
         maven {
             // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
             url("$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android")