diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ba5e367d4..d426d29b9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ buildscript {
 	}
 	dependencies {
 		classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1'
-		classpath "com.google.android.libraries.mapsplatform.secrets-gradle-plugin:secrets-gradle-plugin:2.0.1"
 		// NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
 		// in the individual module build.gradle files
 	}
diff --git a/mastodon/build.gradle b/mastodon/build.gradle
index d47c002c0..4307de622 100644
--- a/mastodon/build.gradle
+++ b/mastodon/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
 	id 'com.android.application'
-	id 'com.google.android.libraries.mapsplatform.secrets-gradle-plugin'
 }
 
 android {
@@ -30,16 +29,6 @@ android {
 			versionNameSuffix '-debug'
 			applicationIdSuffix '.debug'
 		}
-		appcenterPrivateBeta{
-			initWith release
-			minifyEnabled false
-			shrinkResources false
-			versionNameSuffix "-priv-beta"
-		}
-		appcenterPublicBeta{
-			initWith release
-			versionNameSuffix "-beta"
-		}
 		githubRelease{
 			initWith release
 		}
@@ -50,12 +39,6 @@ android {
 		coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
 	}
 	sourceSets{
-		appcenterPrivateBeta{
-			setRoot "src/appcenter"
-		}
-		appcenterPublicBeta{
-			setRoot "src/appcenter"
-		}
 		githubRelease{
 			setRoot "src/github"
 		}
@@ -87,12 +70,6 @@ dependencies {
 	annotationProcessor 'org.parceler:parceler:1.1.12'
 	coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5'
 
-	def appCenterSdkVersion = "4.4.2"
-	appcenterPrivateBetaImplementation "com.microsoft.appcenter:appcenter-crashes:${appCenterSdkVersion}"
-	appcenterPrivateBetaImplementation "com.microsoft.appcenter:appcenter-distribute:${appCenterSdkVersion}"
-	appcenterPublicBetaImplementation "com.microsoft.appcenter:appcenter-crashes:${appCenterSdkVersion}"
-	appcenterPublicBetaImplementation "com.microsoft.appcenter:appcenter-distribute:${appCenterSdkVersion}"
-
 	androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.4.1-alpha05'
 	androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.4-alpha05'
 	androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.5.0-alpha02'
diff --git a/mastodon/proguard-rules.pro b/mastodon/proguard-rules.pro
index 5df0bfc22..506be84e2 100644
--- a/mastodon/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/mastodon/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@
   @com.squareup.otto.Subscribe <methods>;
 }
 
--keep class com.microsoft.appcenter.** {
-	*;
-}
-
--keep class org.joinmastodon.android.AppCenterWrapper { *; }
-
 -keepattributes LineNumberTable
 
 # Parceler library
diff --git a/mastodon/src/appcenter/java/org/joinmastodon/android/AppCenterWrapper.java b/mastodon/src/appcenter/java/org/joinmastodon/android/AppCenterWrapper.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e027da17c..000000000
--- a/mastodon/src/appcenter/java/org/joinmastodon/android/AppCenterWrapper.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package org.joinmastodon.android;
-
-import android.app.Application;
-import android.util.Log;
-
-import com.microsoft.appcenter.AppCenter;
-import com.microsoft.appcenter.crashes.Crashes;
-import com.microsoft.appcenter.distribute.Distribute;
-import com.microsoft.appcenter.distribute.UpdateTrack;
-
-public class AppCenterWrapper{
-	private static final String TAG="AppCenterWrapper";
-
-	public static void init(Application app){
-		if(AppCenter.isConfigured())
-			return;
-		Log.i(TAG, "initializing AppCenter SDK, build type is "+BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE);
-
-		if(BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE.equals("appcenterPrivateBeta"))
-			Distribute.setUpdateTrack(UpdateTrack.PRIVATE);
-		AppCenter.start(app, BuildConfig.appCenterKey, Distribute.class, Crashes.class);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java
index 81bbf89b6..d98df3d10 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package org.joinmastodon.android;
 
 import android.Manifest;
-import android.app.Application;
 import android.app.Fragment;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.pm.PackageInstaller;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -24,8 +22,6 @@ import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.utils.UiUtils;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.updater.GithubSelfUpdater;
 import org.parceler.Parcels;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
-
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import me.grishka.appkit.FragmentStackActivity;
 
@@ -70,12 +66,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentStackActivity{
 			}
 		}
 
-		if(BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE.startsWith("appcenter")){
-			// Call the appcenter SDK wrapper through reflection because it is only present in beta builds
-			try{
-				Class.forName("org.joinmastodon.android.AppCenterWrapper").getMethod("init", Application.class).invoke(null, getApplication());
-			}catch(ClassNotFoundException|NoSuchMethodException|IllegalAccessException|InvocationTargetException ignore){}
-		}else if(GithubSelfUpdater.needSelfUpdating()){
+		if(GithubSelfUpdater.needSelfUpdating()){
 			GithubSelfUpdater.getInstance().maybeCheckForUpdates();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java
index 84333cbe9..8561fd7f2 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import android.content.Context;
 
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.PushSubscriptionManager;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
-
 import me.grishka.appkit.imageloader.ImageCache;
 import me.grishka.appkit.utils.NetworkUtils;
 import me.grishka.appkit.utils.V;