diff --git a/metadata/org.wikipedia.yml b/metadata/org.wikipedia.yml
index 3a0fb1e0f7..ee7535364c 100644
--- a/metadata/org.wikipedia.yml
+++ b/metadata/org.wikipedia.yml
@@ -643,7 +643,10 @@ Builds:
     gradle:
       - fdroid
     forceversion: true
-    prebuild: echo 'android { lintOptions { abortOnError false } }' >> build.gradle
+    prebuild:
+      - echo 'android { lintOptions { abortOnError false } }' >> build.gradle
+      - sed -i -e '/libs.google.services/d' -e '/com.google.gms.google-services/d'
+        build.gradle ../build.gradle
 
 MaintainerNotes: |-
   * whitelist app/build.gradle for microsoft appcenter SDK. It's actually open source but might