diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index c3a79c74b..3acca0bf7 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import androidx.build.gradle.gcpbuildcache.GcpBuildCacheServiceFactory
 
 buildscript {
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.squareup.okio:okio:3.9.1")
-            ?.because("androidx.build.gradle.gcpbuildcache uses older versions of okio")
-
-        classpath("org.ow2.asm:asm:9.7.1")
-            ?.because("com.google.cloud.tools.jib uses older versions of asm")
+        classpath("org.ow2.asm:asm:9.7.1")?.run {
+            because("com.google.cloud.tools.jib uses older versions of asm")
+        }
     }
 }