diff --git a/src/Android/Android.csproj b/src/Android/Android.csproj
index f9f9dbd06..92471b266 100644
--- a/src/Android/Android.csproj
+++ b/src/Android/Android.csproj
@@ -756,9 +756,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <AndroidResource Include="Resources\drawable\icon.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <AndroidEnvironment Include="EnvironmentVariables.txt" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <AndroidResource Include="Resources\drawable\notification_sm.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Android/EnvironmentVariables.txt b/src/Android/EnvironmentVariables.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index cc93b59b8..000000000
--- a/src/Android/EnvironmentVariables.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-XA_HTTP_CLIENT_HANDLER_TYPE=Xamarin.Android.Net.AndroidClientHandler
diff --git a/src/Android/MainApplication.cs b/src/Android/MainApplication.cs
index 14602a005..792925f1b 100644
--- a/src/Android/MainApplication.cs
+++ b/src/Android/MainApplication.cs
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ namespace Bit.Android
         public MainApplication(IntPtr handle, JniHandleOwnership transer)
           : base(handle, transer)
         {
-            // NOTE: This is just here to stop the linker from removing AndroidClientHandler references
-            var handler = new AndroidClientHandler();
-
             if(!Resolver.IsSet)
             {
                 SetIoc(this);