diff --git a/app.config.ts b/app.config.ts
index 60997c9e..d7c2413b 100644
--- a/app.config.ts
+++ b/app.config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (): ExpoConfig => ({
   version,
   extra: { environment: process.env.ENVIRONMENT },
   privacy: 'hidden',
-  assetBundlePatterns: ['assets/*'],
   hooks: {
     postPublish: [
       {
diff --git a/fastlane/Fastfile b/fastlane/Fastfile
index cd5e7ec8..232384bd 100644
--- a/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -144,15 +144,17 @@ lane :android do
 end
 
 lane :release do
-  build_android_apk
-  set_github_release(
-    repository_name: GITHUB_REPO,
-    name: GITHUB_RELEASE,
-    tag_name: GITHUB_RELEASE,
-    description: "No changelog provided",
-    commitish: git_branch,
-    is_prerelease: ENVIRONMENT == 'candidate',
-    upload_assets: ["#{File.expand_path('..', Dir.pwd)}/tooot-#{GITHUB_RELEASE}.apk"]
-  )
+  if ENVIRONMENT == 'release'
+    build_android_apk
+    set_github_release(
+      repository_name: GITHUB_REPO,
+      name: GITHUB_RELEASE,
+      tag_name: GITHUB_RELEASE,
+      description: "No changelog provided",
+      commitish: git_branch,
+      is_prerelease: false,
+      upload_assets: ["#{File.expand_path('..', Dir.pwd)}/tooot-#{GITHUB_RELEASE}.apk"]
+    )
+  end
   rocket
 end
diff --git a/metro.config.js b/metro.config.js
index 22366d05..6b6f2944 100644
--- a/metro.config.js
+++ b/metro.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 module.exports = {
-  transformer: {
-    assetPlugins: ['expo-asset/tools/hashAssetFiles'],
-    inlineRequires: true
-  }
+  transformer: { inlineRequires: true }
 }
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 6419e708..788008db 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   getSettingsLanguage
 } from '@utils/slices/settingsSlice'
 import ThemeManager from '@utils/styles/ThemeManager'
-import 'expo-asset'
 import * as SplashScreen from 'expo-splash-screen'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { LogBox, Platform } from 'react-native'