diff --git a/config.xml b/config.xml
index cf8858bbddf..3025c40af98 100644
--- a/config.xml
+++ b/config.xml
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@
         <resource-file src="resources/android/icon/drawable-hdpi-smallicon.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-hdpi/smallicon.png" />
         <resource-file src="resources/android/icon/drawable-xhdpi-smallicon.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-xhdpi/smallicon.png" />
         <resource-file src="resources/android/xml/network_security_config.xml" target="app/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml" />
-        <resource-file src="resources/android/xml/backup_rules.xml" target="app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml" />
         <edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge" target="/manifest/application">
-            <application android:allowBackup="true" android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/backup_rules" android:largeHeap="true" android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config" />
+            <application android:allowBackup="false" android:largeHeap="true" android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config" />
         </edit-config>
         <config-file parent="/manifest/application" target="AndroidManifest.xml">
             <meta-data android:name="firebase_analytics_collection_deactivated" android:value="true" />
diff --git a/resources/android/xml/backup_rules.xml b/resources/android/xml/backup_rules.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 468ee0a6a7f..00000000000
--- a/resources/android/xml/backup_rules.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<data-extraction-rules>
- <cloud-backup disableIfNoEncryptionCapabilities="false">
-   <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="."/>
- </cloud-backup>
-</data-extraction-rules>