diff --git a/android-project-ant/AndroidManifest.xml b/android-project-ant/AndroidManifest.xml
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--- a/android-project-ant/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android-project-ant/ant.properties b/android-project-ant/ant.properties
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index b0971e891e..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/ant.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# This file is used to override default values used by the Ant build system.
-#
-# This file must be checked into Version Control Systems, as it is
-# integral to the build system of your project.
-
-# This file is only used by the Ant script.
-
-# You can use this to override default values such as
-#  'source.dir' for the location of your java source folder and
-#  'out.dir' for the location of your output folder.
-
-# You can also use it define how the release builds are signed by declaring
-# the following properties:
-#  'key.store' for the location of your keystore and
-#  'key.alias' for the name of the key to use.
-# The password will be asked during the build when you use the 'release' target.
-
diff --git a/android-project-ant/build.properties b/android-project-ant/build.properties
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index edc7f23050..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/build.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# This file is used to override default values used by the Ant build system.
-# 
-# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems, as it is
-# integral to the build system of your project.
-
-# This file is only used by the Ant script.
-
-# You can use this to override default values such as
-#  'source.dir' for the location of your java source folder and
-#  'out.dir' for the location of your output folder.
-
-# You can also use it define how the release builds are signed by declaring
-# the following properties:
-#  'key.store' for the location of your keystore and
-#  'key.alias' for the name of the key to use.
-# The password will be asked during the build when you use the 'release' target.
-
diff --git a/android-project-ant/build.xml b/android-project-ant/build.xml
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index 9f19a077b1..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- This should be changed to the name of your project -->
-<project name="SDLActivity" default="help">
-
-    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
-         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
-         Version Control Systems. -->
-    <property file="local.properties" />
-
-    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
-         'android' tool to add properties to it.
-         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
-         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
-
-         source.dir
-             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
-         out.dir
-             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
-
-         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
-         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
-
-         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
-         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
-
-         -->
-    <property file="ant.properties" />
-
-    <!-- if sdk.dir was not set from one of the property file, then
-         get it from the ANDROID_HOME env var.
-         This must be done before we load project.properties since
-         the proguard config can use sdk.dir -->
-    <property environment="env" />
-    <condition property="sdk.dir" value="${env.ANDROID_HOME}">
-        <isset property="env.ANDROID_HOME" />
-    </condition>
-
-    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
-         tool, as well as ADT.
-
-         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
-         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
-         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
-    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
-
-    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
-    <fail
-            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project' or to inject it through the ANDROID_HOME environment variable."
-            unless="sdk.dir"
-    />
-
-    <!--
-        Import per project custom build rules if present at the root of the project.
-        This is the place to put custom intermediary targets such as:
-            -pre-build
-            -pre-compile
-            -post-compile (This is typically used for code obfuscation.
-                           Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
-                           If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir})
-            -post-package
-            -post-build
-            -pre-clean
-    -->
-    <import file="custom_rules.xml" optional="true" />
-
-    <!-- Import the actual build file.
-
-         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
-         - Customize only one target:
-             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
-               <import> task.
-             - customize it to your needs.
-         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
-             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
-               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
-             - customize to your needs.
-
-         ***********************
-         ****** IMPORTANT ******
-         ***********************
-         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
-         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
-    -->
-    <!-- version-tag: 1 -->
-    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/build.xml" />
-
-</project>
diff --git a/android-project-ant/default.properties b/android-project-ant/default.properties
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index 0a69b7743c..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/default.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
-# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
-# 
-# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
-# 
-# To customize properties used by the Ant build system use,
-# "build.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
-# project structure.
-
-# Project target.
-target=android-16
diff --git a/android-project-ant/jni/Android.mk b/android-project-ant/jni/Android.mk
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index 5053e7d643..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/jni/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include $(call all-subdir-makefiles)
diff --git a/android-project-ant/jni/Application.mk b/android-project-ant/jni/Application.mk
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index 5ea0fb4cec..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/jni/Application.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-# Uncomment this if you're using STL in your project
-# See CPLUSPLUS-SUPPORT.html in the NDK documentation for more information
-# APP_STL := stlport_static 
-
-APP_ABI := armeabi armeabi-v7a x86
-
-# Min SDK level
-APP_PLATFORM=android-10
-
diff --git a/android-project-ant/jni/src/Android.mk b/android-project-ant/jni/src/Android.mk
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index 7ed3d6de25..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/jni/src/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_MODULE := main
-
-SDL_PATH := ../SDL
-
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(SDL_PATH)/include
-
-# Add your application source files here...
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := YourSourceHere.c
-
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := SDL3
-
-LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lGLESv1_CM -lGLESv2 -llog
-
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/android-project-ant/jni/src/Android_static.mk b/android-project-ant/jni/src/Android_static.mk
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index e49ca4d319..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/jni/src/Android_static.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_MODULE := main
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := YourSourceHere.c
-
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := SDL3_static
-
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
-$(call import-module,SDL)LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
diff --git a/android-project-ant/proguard-project.txt b/android-project-ant/proguard-project.txt
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index f2fe1559a2..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/proguard-project.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# To enable ProGuard in your project, edit project.properties
-# to define the proguard.config property as described in that file.
-#
-# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
-# By default, the flags in this file are appended to flags specified
-# in ${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt
-# You can edit the include path and order by changing the ProGuard
-# include property in project.properties.
-#
-# For more details, see
-#   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
-
-# Add any project specific keep options here:
-
-# If your project uses WebView with JS, uncomment the following
-# and specify the fully qualified class name to the JavaScript interface
-# class:
-#-keepclassmembers class fqcn.of.javascript.interface.for.webview {
-#   public *;
-#}
diff --git a/android-project-ant/project.properties b/android-project-ant/project.properties
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index 9b84a6b4bf..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/project.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
-# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
-#
-# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
-#
-# To customize properties used by the Ant build system edit
-# "ant.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
-# project structure.
-#
-# To enable ProGuard to shrink and obfuscate your code, uncomment this (available properties: sdk.dir, user.home):
-#proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
-
-# Project target.
-target=android-16
diff --git a/android-project-ant/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png b/android-project-ant/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png
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diff --git a/android-project-ant/res/layout/main.xml b/android-project-ant/res/layout/main.xml
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index 123c4b6eac..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/res/layout/main.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    >
-<TextView  
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
-    android:text="Hello World, SDLActivity"
-    />
-</LinearLayout>
-
diff --git a/android-project-ant/res/values/strings.xml b/android-project-ant/res/values/strings.xml
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index 9bce51cb36..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/res/values/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="app_name">SDL App</string>
-</resources>
diff --git a/android-project-ant/src b/android-project-ant/src
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index d5b63ee14d..0000000000
--- a/android-project-ant/src
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../android-project/app/src/main/java
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/README-android.md b/docs/README-android.md
index 0584a35141..93624c73ce 100644
--- a/docs/README-android.md
+++ b/docs/README-android.md
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ http://trederia.blogspot.de/2017/03/building-sdl2-for-android-with-visual.html
 
 The rest of this README covers the Android gradle style build process.
 
-If you are using the older ant build process, it is no longer officially
-supported, but you can use the "android-project-ant" directory as a template.
-
 
 Requirements
 ================================================================================