diff --git a/examples/android/android-simple/app/build.gradle b/examples/android/android-simple/app/build.gradle
index 34bde80dc..8d2abc372 100644
--- a/examples/android/android-simple/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/android/android-simple/app/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ android {
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
                 abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", 'arm64-v8a', 'x86', 'x86_64'
-                arguments '-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang', '-DANDROID_STL=c++_static', '-DKOMPUTE_OPT_ANDOID_BUILD=1', '-DKOMPUTE_OPT_INSTALL=0', '-DKOMPUTE_OPT_BUILD_SINGLE_HEADER=1'
+                arguments '-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang',
+                        '-DANDROID_STL=c++_static',
+                        '-DKOMPUTE_OPT_ANDOID_BUILD=1',
+                        '-DKOMPUTE_OPT_INSTALL=0',
+                        '-DKOMPUTE_OPT_BUILD_SINGLE_HEADER=1',
+                        '-DKOMPUTE_OPT_DISABLE_VK_DEBUG_LAYERS=1'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
index 695a14d6e..9e4c2c1fb 100644
--- a/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ include_directories(
 # * -DUSE_DEBUG_EXTENTIONS
 # * -Wno-unused-variable
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14      \
-                     -DVK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR -DUSE_DEBUG_EXTENTIONS")
+                     -DVK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR=1 -DKOMPUTE_DISABLE_VK_DEBUG_LAYERS=1")
 
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS
         "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -u ANativeActivity_onCreate")
diff --git a/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp b/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp
index 392e49096..08ef28842 100644
--- a/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/android/android-simple/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp
@@ -215,16 +215,6 @@ bool initialize(android_app* app) {
     CALL_VK(
             vkCreateDevice(tutorialGpu, &deviceCreateInfo, nullptr, &tutorialDevice));
 
-    VkInstance tutorialInstance;
-    VkPhysicalDevice tutorialGpu;
-    VkDevice tutorialDevice;
-
-    std::shared_ptr<vk::Instance> tutorialInstanceHpp = std::make_shared<vk::Instance>(tutorialInstance);
-    std::shared_ptr<vk::PhysicalDevice> tutorialGpuHpp = std::make_shared<vk::PhysicalDevice>(tutorialGpu);
-    std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> tutorialDeviceHpp = std::make_shared<vk::Device>(tutorialDevice);
-//
-//    kp::Manager mgr(tutorialInstanceHpp, tutorialGpuHpp, tutorialDeviceHpp, 0);
-
     LOGI("BEFORE RUNNING");
 
     kp::Manager mgr;