diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/RNFSManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/RNFSManager.java
index aad1778d..9957a61d 100755
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/RNFSManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/RNFSManager.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.StatFs;
 import android.provider.MediaStore;
-import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.util.Base64;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.media.MediaScannerConnection;
@@ -682,7 +681,7 @@ public void mkdir(String filepath, ReadableMap options, Promise promise) {
     }
   }
 
-  private void sendEvent(ReactContext reactContext, String eventName, @Nullable WritableMap params) {
+  private void sendEvent(ReactContext reactContext, String eventName, WritableMap params) {
     reactContext
             .getJSModule(RCTNativeAppEventEmitter.class)
             .emit(eventName, params);