diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
index e97f17c31..6ac5f65b3 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
           >
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
   
   <application android:icon="@drawable/icon48x48"
                android:label="@string/app_name"
@@ -93,20 +91,5 @@
       </intent-filter> 
     </activity>
 
-    <receiver android:name="StatusReceiver"
-              >
-    </receiver>
-
-    <receiver android:name="ReceiveNBS"
-              android:enabled="true">
-      <intent-filter>
-        <!--action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" /-->
-        <action android:name="android.intent.action.DATA_SMS_RECEIVED" />
-        <data android:scheme="sms" />
-        <data android:host="localhost" />
-        <data android:port="127" />
-      </intent-filter>
-    </receiver> 
-
   </application>
 </manifest>