diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 01f712422b1..72975fcda9f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ android {
     publishing {
         multipleVariants {
             withSourcesJar()
-            withJavadocJar()
             allVariants()
         }
     }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
index 30a4d5e9303..ab79d88004a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ android {
     publishing {
         multipleVariants {
             withSourcesJar()
-            withJavadocJar()
             allVariants()
         }
     }