diff --git a/features/logout/impl/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/features/logout/impl/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 86d497f107..0000000000
--- a/features/logout/impl/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<manifest>
-
-</manifest>
diff --git a/libraries/dateformatter/api/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/libraries/dateformatter/api/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf0e6386de..0000000000
--- a/libraries/dateformatter/api/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-<manifest />
diff --git a/libraries/dateformatter/impl/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/libraries/dateformatter/impl/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf0e6386de..0000000000
--- a/libraries/dateformatter/impl/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-<manifest />
diff --git a/libraries/dateformatter/test/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/libraries/dateformatter/test/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf0e6386de..0000000000
--- a/libraries/dateformatter/test/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-<manifest />
diff --git a/libraries/designsystem/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/libraries/designsystem/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 19db0c3d57..0000000000
--- a/libraries/designsystem/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2022 New Vector Ltd
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<manifest>
-
-</manifest>
diff --git a/libraries/matrixui/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/libraries/matrixui/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 122869829c..0000000000
--- a/libraries/matrixui/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2022 New Vector Ltd
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<manifest/>
diff --git a/libraries/testtags/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/libraries/testtags/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ab34d2c3dd..0000000000
--- a/libraries/testtags/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<manifest />