diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3eae763a..b8c46b66 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
-    <uses-permission
-        android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
-        android:maxSdkVersion="28" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/musicplayer/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/musicplayer/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 2ff5fb67..4461f19a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/musicplayer/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/musicplayer/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -56,23 +56,12 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), MainActivityInterface {
         appLaunched(BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID)
         isThirdPartyIntent = intent.action == Intent.ACTION_VIEW
 
-        if (!isQPlus()) {
-            handlePermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_STORAGE) {
-                if (it) {
-                    initActivity()
-                } else {
-                    toast(R.string.no_storage_permissions)
-                    finish()
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            handlePermission(PERMISSION_READ_STORAGE) {
-                if (it) {
-                    initActivity()
-                } else {
-                    toast(R.string.no_storage_permissions)
-                    finish()
-                }
+        handlePermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_STORAGE) {
+            if (it) {
+                initActivity()
+            } else {
+                toast(R.string.no_storage_permissions)
+                finish()
             }
         }