diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index aa93870..9db0a71 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@
       <meta-data
           android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
           android:resource="@style/NormalTheme" />
-      <!-- Displays an Android View that continues showing the launch screen
-      Drawable until Flutter paints its first frame, then this splash
-      screen fades out. A splash screen is useful to avoid any visual
-      gap between the end of Android's launch screen and the painting of
-      Flutter's first frame. -->
-      <meta-data
-          android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.SplashScreenDrawable"
-          android:resource="@drawable/launch_background" />
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />