diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
index 4fe740beddc..29ed0714a44 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -197,14 +197,7 @@ android {
     }
 }
 
-configurations {
-  hermesDebugImplementation {}
-  hermesReleaseImplementation {}
-}
-
 dependencies {
-    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-
     // Build React Native from source
     implementation project(':ReactAndroid')