diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 2c7fdd8..94c63d6 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 28)
-    buildToolsVersion safeExtGet('buildToolsVersion', "28.0.3")
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 19)
@@ -24,6 +23,6 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:${safeExtGet('reactNativeVersion', '+')}"
 }