diff --git a/contrib/android/make_apk b/contrib/android/make_apk
index f8c11665a..d87265333 100755
--- a/contrib/android/make_apk
+++ b/contrib/android/make_apk
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ PROJECT_ROOT="$CONTRIB"/..
 PACKAGES="$PROJECT_ROOT"/packages/
 LOCALE="$PROJECT_ROOT"/electrum/locale/
 
-# qml or kivy
-export ELEC_APK_GUI=qml
-
 . "$CONTRIB"/build_tools_util.sh