diff --git a/java_console/autoupdate/build.gradle b/java_console/autoupdate/build.gradle
index 250e90c60c..0745f7ffed 100644
--- a/java_console/autoupdate/build.gradle
+++ b/java_console/autoupdate/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     api group: 'net.jcip', name: 'jcip-annotations', version: '1.0'
     api group: 'com.googlecode.json-simple', name: 'json-simple', version: '1.1.1'
-    api group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.5.12'
+    // not 'api' since Android would use own implementation
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.5.12'
 
     // junit 4.13 does not mix well with httpclient :(
     testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.8.2'