# A Bit of Gradle Housekeeping

DevFeed: [A Bit of Gradle Housekeeping](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-bit-of-gradle-housekeeping-27046.md>)

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Author: Márton Braun

Published: 2021-09-01T20:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [zsmb.co](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zsmb-co.md>)

Topics: [Gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gradle.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Android Gradle Plugin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-gradle-plugin.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to simplify Android Gradle project configuration by removing obsolete build-tool, Java, and Kotlin JVM target settings and replacing deprecated SDK version properties. It also discusses keeping project source-set configuration simple.

## Source excerpt

While cleaning is traditionally a spring activity, let me invite you to do it at the end of summer this time around. In this article, we'll take a look at some Gradle configuration that you can probably clean up in your Android project.