diff --git a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/app/build.gradle b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/app/build.gradle
index 28fbf3ccd..f7d168fc3 100644
--- a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ def enableHermes = project.ext.react.get("enableHermes", false);
 def nativeArchitectures = project.getProperties().get("reactNativeDebugArchitectures")
 
 android {
-    ndkVersion rootProject.ext.ndkVersion
-
     compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
 
     defaultConfig {
diff --git a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/build.gradle b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/build.gradle
index b4b337dd5..850d3eb1c 100644
--- a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/build.gradle
+++ b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ buildscript {
         minSdkVersion = 21
         compileSdkVersion = 31
         targetSdkVersion = 31
-        ndkVersion = "$NDK_VERSION"
     }
     repositories {
         google()