diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index bb0f020485..ffca6af7c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@
     <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
                android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
 
-    <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.car.application"
-               android:resource="@xml/automotive_app_desc" />
-
     <meta-data android:name="firebase_analytics_collection_deactivated" android:value="true" />
     <meta-data android:name="google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled" android:value="false" />
     <meta-data android:name="firebase_messaging_auto_init_enabled" android:value="false" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2603bffcbc..0000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<automotiveApp>
-   <uses name="notification"/>
-</automotiveApp>
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