diff --git a/android/android_studio_project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/android_studio_project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ae06f2f11..184d52ad6 100644
--- a/android/android_studio_project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/android_studio_project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
     <!-- Granted automatically - guest sockets. -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
-    <!--
-    Needs to be requested - loading games from outside the app data directory.
-    WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is not required to write to the external app data directory since API 19.
-    -->
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"