diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index db47ffa..4f60f5f 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    if (project.properties['android.useAndroidX'] == 'true' || project.properties['android.useAndroidX'] == true) {
+    if (project.properties['android.useAndroidX'] == 'true') {
         api "com.github.tonyofrancis.Fetch:xfetch2:3.1.6"
         implementation "com.github.tonyofrancis.Fetch:xfetch2okhttp:3.1.6"
     } else {