diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 5d4a4ec9..5fd8a402 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlinVersion"
-    implementation 'com.google.ads.interactivemedia.v3:interactivemedia:3.31.0'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.0.1'
     implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player:3.43.0+jason'
     //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+' // From node_modules
diff --git a/example/android/app/build.gradle b/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 4183f6b5..6f106497 100644
--- a/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ dependencies {
     // Only needed if the offline feature is used
     implementation "androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager:1.1.0"
 
+    // Only needed if advertising feature is used
+    implementation 'com.google.ads.interactivemedia.v3:interactivemedia:3.31.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.0.1'
+
     // only needed if the casting feature is used
     implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast-framework:21.3.0")
     implementation("androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter:1.3.1")