diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 570799f..b3611f5 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
+        // keeping this here to allow AS to automatically update
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0-rc01")
+
         with(Deps.Gradle) {
             classpath(kotlin)
             classpath(kotlinSerialization)
-            classpath(androidGradle)
             classpath(sqlDelight)
             classpath(shadow)
             classpath(kotlinter)
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
index b83507d..c424098 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ object Versions {
     const val androidTargetSdk = androidCompileSdk
 
     const val kotlin = "1.5.10"
-    const val gradle = "7.0.0-beta05"
 
     const val kotlinCoroutines = "1.5.0-native-mt"
     const val koin = "3.1.1"
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ object Versions {
 
 object Deps {
     object Gradle {
-        const val androidGradle = "com.android.tools.build:gradle:${Versions.gradle}"
         const val kotlin = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${Versions.kotlin}"
         const val kotlinSerialization = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-serialization:${Versions.kotlin}"
         const val kotlinter = "org.jmailen.gradle:kotlinter-gradle:${Versions.kotlinterGradle}"