diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 15f868c180..b459735ee3 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.7.22'
     androidTestCompile 'com.google.dexmaker:dexmaker:1.2'
     androidTestCompile 'com.google.dexmaker:dexmaker-mockito:1.2'
-    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
-        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
-    })
     compile(name: 'android-edittext-validator-v1.3.4-mod', ext: 'aar')
     compile('com.google.android:flexbox:0.3.0') {
         exclude group: 'com.android.support'
diff --git a/ruffy-spi/build.gradle b/ruffy-spi/build.gradle
index eb4a151a9b..94a3ddf90c 100644
--- a/ruffy-spi/build.gradle
+++ b/ruffy-spi/build.gradle
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
-        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
-    })
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0'
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
 }
diff --git a/ruffyscripter/build.gradle b/ruffyscripter/build.gradle
index 599779c5aa..6f3ecbc070 100644
--- a/ruffyscripter/build.gradle
+++ b/ruffyscripter/build.gradle
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
-    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
-        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
-    })
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0'
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     compile project(':ruffy-spi')