diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 04c153b..a1daf30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bash ./install_deps.sh
 
       - name: Compile and prepare package
-        run: ./gradlew buildHeaders build assemble androidSourcesJar
+        run: ./gradlew buildHeaders build assemble
 
       - name: Publish to Maven Central
         run: ./gradlew publishReleasePublicationToSonatypeRepository --max-workers 1 closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
diff --git a/lib/publish.gradle b/lib/publish.gradle
index fd2904d..c590958 100644
--- a/lib/publish.gradle
+++ b/lib/publish.gradle
@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
 apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 apply plugin: 'signing'
 
-tasks.register('androidSourcesJar', Jar) {
-    archiveClassifier.set('sources')
-    if (project.plugins.findPlugin("com.android.library")) {
-        // For Android libraries
-        from android.sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs
-        from android.sourceSets.main.kotlin.srcDirs
-    } else {
-        // For pure Kotlin libraries, in case you have them
-        from sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs
-        from sourceSets.main.kotlin.srcDirs
-    }
-}
-
-artifacts {
-    archives androidSourcesJar
-}
-
 def siteUrl = 'https://www.kiwix.org/en/'
 def gitUrl = 'https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix.git'
 
@@ -35,7 +18,6 @@ afterEvaluate {
 
                 from components.release
 
-                artifact androidSourcesJar
                 pom {
                     name = ARTIFACT_ID
                     description = 'LibKiwix Android library'
@@ -71,13 +53,6 @@ afterEvaluate {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    // Set dependency for the metadata file generation task
-    tasks.withType(GenerateModuleMetadata).tap {
-        configureEach {
-            dependsOn tasks.named("androidSourcesJar")
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 signing {