diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index bbf39a400f..1d9039a318 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ android {
         buildConfigField "int", "AUTH_EMULATOR_PORT", "9099"
         buildConfigField "String", "SIGNUP_FORM_LINK", "\"\""
         manifestPlaceholders.usesCleartextTraffic = true
-
-        def secretsFile = rootProject.file('secrets.properties')
-        def secretProps = new Properties()
-        if (secretsFile.exists()) secretsFile.withInputStream { secretProps.load(it) }
     }
 
     // Use flag -PtestBuildType with desired variant to change default behavior.
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a3fac2eef1..61428d31dc 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ firebaseCrashlyticsGradleVersion = "3.0.7"
 fragmentVersion = "1.8.9"
 googleServicesVersion = "4.4.4"
 googleZxingVersion = "3.5.4"
-gradleVersion = "9.0.1"
+gradleVersion = "9.2.1"
 groundPlatformVersion = "bc2596d"
 gsonVersion = "2.14.0"
 hiltJetpackVersion = "1.3.0"