diff --git a/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml b/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml
index fdfe9114c..bc2dc8bb0 100644
--- a/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml
+++ b/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         android:layout_width="200dp"
         android:layout_height="224dp"
         app:lottie_autoPlay="true"
-        app:lottie_enableMergePathsForKitKatAndAbove="true"
         app:lottie_loop="true"
         app:lottie_rawRes="@raw/empty" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml b/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml
index 918fd1e37..9b29ae923 100644
--- a/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml
+++ b/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         android:layout_width="160dp"
         android:layout_height="180dp"
         app:lottie_autoPlay="true"
-        app:lottie_enableMergePathsForKitKatAndAbove="true"
         app:lottie_loop="true"
         app:lottie_rawRes="@raw/empty" />