diff --git a/vector/lint.xml b/vector/lint.xml
index 818349da24..f02090489c 100644
--- a/vector/lint.xml
+++ b/vector/lint.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <issue id="RtlSymmetry" severity="error" />
 
     <!-- Code -->
+    <issue id="NewApi" severity="error" />
     <issue id="SetTextI18n" severity="error" />
     <issue id="ViewConstructor" severity="error" />
     <issue id="UseValueOf" severity="error" />
@@ -82,10 +83,6 @@
         <ignore path="**/generated/resolved/**/resolved.xml" />
     </issue>
 
-    <!-- Bug in lint agp 4.1 incorrectly thinks kotlin forEach is using java 8 API's. -->
-    <!-- FIXME this workaround should be removed in a near future -->
-    <issue id="NewApi" severity="warning" />
-
     <!-- DI -->
     <issue id="JvmStaticProvidesInObjectDetector" severity="error" />
 </lint>