diff --git a/metadata/com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard.txt b/metadata/com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard.txt
index f9e049aa92..6a01af6c90 100644
--- a/metadata/com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard.txt
+++ b/metadata/com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Build:1.3-standard,4
     commit=v1.3-standard
     subdir=app
     gradle=standard
+    prebuild=sed -i -e '/play-services/d' build.gradle
 
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