diff --git a/aom_ports/arm_cpudetect.c b/aom_ports/arm_cpudetect.c
index 1696f15bf..b0b011bcc 100644
--- a/aom_ports/arm_cpudetect.c
+++ b/aom_ports/arm_cpudetect.c
@@ -88,20 +88,17 @@ int aom_arm_cpu_caps(void) {
 }
 
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__) /* end _MSC_VER */
-#include <cpu-features.h>
 
 int aom_arm_cpu_caps(void) {
   int flags;
   int mask;
-  uint64_t features;
   if (!arm_cpu_env_flags(&flags)) {
     return flags;
   }
   mask = arm_cpu_env_mask();
-  features = android_getCpuFeatures();
 
 #if HAVE_NEON
-  if (features & ANDROID_CPU_ARM_FEATURE_NEON) flags |= HAS_NEON;
+  flags |= HAS_NEON;
 #endif /* HAVE_NEON */
   return flags & mask;
 }