diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 284fe13..3a63014 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" />