diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 633440e5e..4cf7f3e97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER"/>
+    <uses-permission
+        android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"
+        tools:node="remove"/>
 
     <uses-sdk
         tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.vr.widgets.common, com.google.vr.sdk.widgets.pano"/>