diff --git a/packages/identity/android/build.gradle b/packages/identity/android/build.gradle
index 14246c4e..b361484d 100644
--- a/packages/identity/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/identity/android/build.gradle
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.stripe:identity:$identityVersion") {
         exclude group: 'androidx.emoji2', module: 'emoji2'
     }
-    // Avoid using 1.4.0 since that requires targetSdkVersion 34
-    implementation('androidx.emoji2:emoji2:1.3.0').force
 
     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:$playServicesWalletVersion"
 }
diff --git a/packages/payment/android/build.gradle b/packages/payment/android/build.gradle
index f3d34e15..65fc0123 100644
--- a/packages/payment/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/payment/android/build.gradle
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.stripe:stripe-android:$stripeAndroidVersion") {
         exclude group: 'androidx.emoji2', module: 'emoji2'
     }
-    // Avoid using 1.4.0 since that requires targetSdkVersion 34
-    implementation('androidx.emoji2:emoji2:1.3.0').force
 
     implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:$gsonVersion"
     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:$playServicesWalletVersion"