diff --git a/modules/background-downloader/android/build.gradle b/modules/background-downloader/android/build.gradle
index 1b273d728..f2987348e 100644
--- a/modules/background-downloader/android/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/background-downloader/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,46 +1,20 @@
-plugins {
-  id 'com.android.library'
-  id 'kotlin-android'
-}
+apply plugin: 'expo-module-gradle-plugin'
 
 group = 'expo.modules.backgrounddownloader'
 version = '1.0.0'
 
-def expoModulesCorePlugin = new File(project(":expo-modules-core").projectDir.absolutePath, "ExpoModulesCorePlugin.gradle")
-def kotlinVersion = findProperty('android.kotlinVersion') ?: '1.9.25'
-
-apply from: expoModulesCorePlugin
-
-applyKotlinExpoModulesCorePlugin()
-useDefaultAndroidSdkVersions()
-useCoreDependencies()
-useExpoPublishing()
+expoModule {
+  canBePublished false
+}
 
 android {
   namespace "expo.modules.backgrounddownloader"
-  
-  compileOptions {
-    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-  }
-  
-  kotlinOptions {
-    jvmTarget = "17"
-  }
-  
-  lintOptions {
-    abortOnError false
+  defaultConfig {
+    versionCode 1
+    versionName "1.0.0"
   }
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
   implementation "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0"
 }
-
-tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile).configureEach {
-  kotlinOptions {
-    jvmTarget = "17"
-  }
-}
-