diff --git a/src/fragments/start/getting-started/android/setup.mdx b/src/fragments/start/getting-started/android/setup.mdx
index 94d5a1916ea..331d61cb733 100644
--- a/src/fragments/start/getting-started/android/setup.mdx
+++ b/src/fragments/start/getting-started/android/setup.mdx
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ You should now have an empty Android project without Amplify.
    ```groovy
   implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-api:ANDROID_VERSION'
   implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-datastore:ANDROID_VERSION'
-  implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:2.5.1"
-  implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx:2.5.1"
    ```
 
 4. Run **Gradle Sync**