diff --git a/examples/android/CHIPTool/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/examples/android/CHIPTool/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0ad412d944a3e0..0526dc5a78160d 100644
--- a/examples/android/CHIPTool/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/examples/android/CHIPTool/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NFC" />
 
     <application
-        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"