diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index f0f5926139..541dde41bd 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -133,6 +133,5 @@ dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'

-    // Build React Native from source
-    implementation project(':ReactAndroid')
+    implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/release.gradle b/ReactAndroid/release.gradle
index cc66a47e39..a4f19cb175 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/release.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/release.gradle
@@ -113,12 +113,7 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
                 MavenDeployment deployment -> signing.signPom(deployment)
             }

-            repository(url: getRepositoryUrl()) {
-                authentication(
-                        userName: getRepositoryUsername(),
-                        password: getRepositoryPassword())
-
-            }
+            repository(url: "file:///Users/foo/.m2/repository")

             configureReactNativePom pom
         }