diff --git a/hooks/android/beforeCompile.js b/hooks/android/beforeCompile.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b33cd060e..000000000
--- a/hooks/android/beforeCompile.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-const { join } = require('path');
-const { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require('fs');
-const { parseElementtreeSync: ParseElementtreeSync } = require('cordova-common/src/util/xml-helpers');
-const platform = require('cordova-android');
-
-module.exports = function (context) {
-  if (!isExecutable()) {
-    console.log('[cordova-plugin-push::before-compile] skipping before_compile hookscript.');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const buildGradleFilePath = join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'platforms/android/build.gradle');
-
-  if (!existsSync(buildGradleFilePath)) {
-    console.log('[cordova-plugin-push::before-compile] could not find "build.gradle" file.');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  updateBuildGradle(context, buildGradleFilePath);
-};
-
-/**
- * This hookscript is executable only when the platform version less then 10.x
- * @returns Boolean
- */
-function isExecutable () {
-  const majorVersion = parseInt(platform.version(), 10);
-  return majorVersion < 10 && majorVersion >= 9;
-}
-
-function getPluginKotlinVersion (context) {
-  const pluginConfig = new ParseElementtreeSync(join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'plugins/@havesource/cordova-plugin-push/plugin.xml'));
-
-  return pluginConfig
-    .findall('./platform[@name="android"]').pop()
-    .findall('./config-file[@target="config.xml"]').pop()
-    .findall('preference').filter(
-      elem => elem.attrib.name.toLowerCase() === 'GradlePluginKotlinVersion'.toLowerCase()
-    ).pop().attrib.value;
-}
-
-function updateBuildGradle (context, buildGradleFilePath) {
-  const kotlinVersion = getPluginKotlinVersion(context);
-  const updateContent = readFileSync(buildGradleFilePath, 'utf8')
-    .replace(/ext.kotlin_version = ['"](.*)['"]/g, `ext.kotlin_version = '${kotlinVersion}'`);
-
-  writeFileSync(buildGradleFilePath, updateContent);
-
-  console.log(`[cordova-plugin-push::before-compile] updated "build.gradle" file with kotlin version set to: ${kotlinVersion}`);
-}
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 709151af4..fb07719f7 100755
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
   </engines>
 
   <platform name="android">
-    <hook type="before_compile" src="hooks/android/beforeCompile.js"/>
-
     <config-file target="res/xml/config.xml" parent="/*">
       <feature name="PushNotification">
         <param name="android-package" value="com.adobe.phonegap.push.PushPlugin"/>