--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@
     AC_DEFINE([_DARWIN_C_SOURCE], [1], [Define _DARWIN_C_SOURCE])
     DARWIN=yes
     ;;
-  *-android*)
-    ANDROID=yes
-    ;;    
   *-linux*)
     LINUX=yes
     ;;
--- a/sdk/include/mega/posix/megasys.h
+++ b/sdk/include/mega/posix/megasys.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define MEGA_POSIX_OS_H 1
 
 // platform dependent constants
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#if 0
 #include "mega/config-android.h"
 #else
 #ifndef MEGA_GENERATED_CONFIG_H
--- a/sdk/include/mega/thread/posixthread.h
+++ b/sdk/include/mega/thread/posixthread.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H) || !(defined _WIN32)
 // platform dependent constants
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#if 0
 #include "mega/config-android.h"
 #else
 #ifndef MEGA_GENERATED_CONFIG_H
--- a/sdk/include/mega/win32/megasys.h
+++ b/sdk/include/mega/win32/megasys.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 // platform dependent constants
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#if 0
 #include "mega/config-android.h"
 #else
 #include "mega/config.h"
--- a/sdk/src/mega_evt_tls.cpp
+++ b/sdk/src/mega_evt_tls.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H) || !(defined _WIN32)
 // platform dependent constants
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#if 0
 #include "mega/config-android.h"
 #else
 #include "mega/config.h"
--- a/sdk/src/posix/fs.cpp
+++ b/sdk/src/posix/fs.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "mega/osx/osxutils.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#if 0
 #include <jni.h>
 extern JavaVM *MEGAjvm;
 #endif
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@
 
 void PosixFileSystemAccess::statsid(string *id) const
 {
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#if 0
     if (!MEGAjvm)
     {
         LOG_err << "No JVM found";
--- a/sdk/src/posix/net.cpp
+++ b/sdk/src/posix/net.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "mega/posix/meganet.h"
 #include "mega/logging.h"
 
-#if defined(__ANDROID__) && ARES_VERSION >= 0x010F00
+#if 0 && ARES_VERSION >= 0x010F00
 #include <jni.h>
 extern JavaVM *MEGAjvm;
 #endif
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
             LOG_debug << "c-ares version: " << aresversion;
         }
 
-#if (defined(ANDROID) || defined(__ANDROID__)) && ARES_VERSION >= 0x010F00
+#if 0 && ARES_VERSION >= 0x010F00
         initialize_android();
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -2941,7 +2941,7 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef MEGA_USE_C_ARES
-#if (defined(ANDROID) || defined(__ANDROID__)) && ARES_VERSION >= 0x010F00
+#if 0 && ARES_VERSION >= 0x010F00
 
 void CurlHttpIO::initialize_android()
 {