diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f64bfced6..26b9940ca 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url "http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/" }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.4.0-beta4'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.5.0-beta2'
         classpath 'com.neenbedankt.gradle.plugins:android-apt:1.7'
         classpath 'me.tatarka:gradle-retrolambda:3.2.3'
         classpath 'me.tatarka.retrolambda.projectlombok:lombok.ast:0.2.3.a2'
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 64244d448..287b67736 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@
  * If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
  * Ushahidi developers at team@ushahidi.com.
  */
-
-include ':libraries:pay-me', ':libraries:survey-dialog', ':sms-portals'
 include ':smssync'
diff --git a/smssync/build.gradle b/smssync/build.gradle
index 43082f130..7215e458c 100644
--- a/smssync/build.gradle
+++ b/smssync/build.gradle
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ if (project.hasProperty('releaseKeyStore') &&
     android.signingConfigs.releaseSign.keyPassword ""
 }
 
-tasks.release.dependsOn(['build', 'publishApkWithAnalyticsRelease'])
+tasks.release.dependsOn(['publishApkWithAnalyticsRelease'])
 
 // Build and launch app from command line
 task runApp(type: Exec, dependsOn: ['build', 'installWithAnalyticsDebug']) {
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ dependencies {
     def appDependencies = rootProject.ext.appDependencies
     def appTestDependencies = rootProject.ext.appTestDependencies
     apt appDependencies.daggerCompiler // Needed for source code generation
-    compile project(':libraries:pay-me')
-    compile project(':libraries:survey-dialog')
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
     compile(appDependencies.raiburari) {
         exclude module: 'recyclerview-v7'
diff --git a/smssync/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/smssync/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index b7e2e9641..e691070f8 100644
--- a/smssync/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/smssync/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
     <!-- Account manager permissions -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>