diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
index 5f0f637e5..3a830e54b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ android {
         def stamp = Math.round(System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000)
         variant.buildConfigField "long", "BUILD_STAMP", "$stamp"
 
-        // FIX ME
-        variant.buildConfigField "String", "STRINGS_HASH", "\"00000\""
-
         variant.buildConfigField "short", "CLIENT_VERS_RELAY", "$INITIAL_CLIENT_VERS"
 
         variant.buildConfigField "boolean", "FOR_FDROID", "$forFDroid"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java
index 2fc3f8a92..5b38c3955 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public class UpdateCheckReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
     private static final String k_MQTTDEVID = "devid";
     private static final String k_DEBUG = "dbg";
     private static final String k_XLATEINFO = "xlatinfo";
-    private static final String k_STRINGSHASH = "strings";
     private static final String k_UPGRADE_TITLE = "title";
     private static final String k_UPGRADE_BODY = "body";
 
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ public class UpdateCheckReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
         if ( 0 < params.length() ) {
             try {
-                params.put( k_STRINGSHASH, BuildConfig.STRINGS_HASH );
                 params.put( k_NAME, packageName );
                 params.put( k_AVERS, versionCode );
                 if ( LOG_QUERIES ) {