diff --git a/libraries/push/api/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/libraries/push/api/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
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--- a/libraries/push/api/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
-~ Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
-~
-~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-~
-~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-~
-~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-~ limitations under the License.
--->
-
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
-
-    <application>
-
-        <!-- Firebase components -->
-        <meta-data
-            android:name="firebase_analytics_collection_deactivated"
-            android:value="true" />
-
-        <service
-            android:name="VectorFirebaseMessagingService"
-            android:exported="false">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </service>
-
-        <!-- UnifiedPush -->
-        <receiver
-            android:name="VectorUnifiedPushMessagingReceiver"
-            android:enabled="true"
-            android:exported="true">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="org.unifiedpush.android.connector.MESSAGE" />
-                <action android:name="org.unifiedpush.android.connector.UNREGISTERED" />
-                <action android:name="org.unifiedpush.android.connector.NEW_ENDPOINT" />
-                <action android:name="org.unifiedpush.android.connector.REGISTRATION_FAILED" />
-                <action android:name="org.unifiedpush.android.connector.REGISTRATION_REFUSED" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </receiver>
-
-        <receiver
-            android:name="KeepInternalDistributor"
-            android:enabled="true"
-            android:exported="false">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <!--
-                This action is checked to track installed and uninstalled distributors.
-                We declare it to keep the background sync as an internal
-                unifiedpush distributor.
-                -->
-                <action android:name="org.unifiedpush.android.distributor.REGISTER" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </receiver>
-    </application>
-</manifest>