diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AndroidManifest.xml b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b7a37bdb..000000000
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          package="com.facebook" >
-
-  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="15"/>
-
-</manifest>