diff --git a/android/BOINC/app/src/main/java/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/Monitor.java b/android/BOINC/app/src/main/java/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/Monitor.java
index ae200c78d0..656a27fec3 100644
--- a/android/BOINC/app/src/main/java/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/Monitor.java
+++ b/android/BOINC/app/src/main/java/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/Monitor.java
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public class Monitor extends Service {
 
     // XML defined variables, populated in onCreate
     private String fileNameClient;
-    private String fileNameCLI;
     private String fileNameCABundle;
     private String fileNameClientConfig;
     private String fileNameGuiAuthentication;
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ public class Monitor extends Service {
         // populate attributes with XML resource values
         boincWorkingDir = getString(R.string.client_path);
         fileNameClient = getString(R.string.client_name);
-        fileNameCLI = getString(R.string.client_cli);
         fileNameCABundle = getString(R.string.client_cabundle);
         fileNameClientConfig = getString(R.string.client_config);
         fileNameGuiAuthentication = getString(R.string.auth_file_name);
@@ -688,10 +686,6 @@ public class Monitor extends Service {
             if (Logging.ERROR) Log.d(Logging.TAG, "Failed to install: " + fileNameClient);
             return false;
         }
-        if (!installFile(fileNameCLI, true, true, "")) {
-            if (Logging.ERROR) Log.d(Logging.TAG, "Failed to install: " + fileNameCLI);
-            return false;
-        }
         if (!installFile(fileNameCABundle, true, false, "")) {
             if (Logging.ERROR) Log.d(Logging.TAG, "Failed to install: " + fileNameCABundle);
             return false;
diff --git a/android/BOINC/app/src/main/res/values/configuration.xml b/android/BOINC/app/src/main/res/values/configuration.xml
index 9c59e26b1d..5ab9466c03 100644
--- a/android/BOINC/app/src/main/res/values/configuration.xml
+++ b/android/BOINC/app/src/main/res/values/configuration.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <!-- path and file configuration -->
     <string name="client_path" translatable="false">/data/data/edu.berkeley.boinc/client/</string>
     <string name="client_name" translatable="false">boinc</string>
-    <string name="client_cli" translatable="false">boinccmd</string>
     <string name="client_cabundle" translatable="false">ca-bundle.crt</string>
     <string name="client_config" translatable="false">cc_config.xml</string>
     <string name="auth_file_name" translatable="false">gui_rpc_auth.cfg</string>
diff --git a/android/build_boinc_arm.sh b/android/build_boinc_arm.sh
index 42a7253b69..5b4c2b535c 100755
--- a/android/build_boinc_arm.sh
+++ b/android/build_boinc_arm.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
     cd android
     mkdir -p "BOINC/app/src/main/assets"
     cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinc" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/armeabi-v7a/boinc"
-    cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinccmd" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/armeabi-v7a/boinccmd"
     cp "$BOINC/win_build/installerv2/redist/all_projects_list.xml" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/all_projects_list.xml"
     cp "$BOINC/curl/ca-bundle.crt" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/ca-bundle.crt"
 
diff --git a/android/build_boinc_arm64.sh b/android/build_boinc_arm64.sh
index 4d0702c43c..f54d361479 100755
--- a/android/build_boinc_arm64.sh
+++ b/android/build_boinc_arm64.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
     cd android
     mkdir -p "BOINC/app/src/main/assets"
     cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinc" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/arm64-v8a/boinc"
-    cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinccmd" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/arm64-v8a/boinccmd"
     cp "$BOINC/win_build/installerv2/redist/all_projects_list.xml" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/all_projects_list.xml"
     cp "$BOINC/curl/ca-bundle.crt" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/ca-bundle.crt"
 
diff --git a/android/build_boinc_x86.sh b/android/build_boinc_x86.sh
index aaf9826d2f..1ddd4aadc1 100755
--- a/android/build_boinc_x86.sh
+++ b/android/build_boinc_x86.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
     cd android
     mkdir -p "BOINC/app/src/main/assets"
     cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinc" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/x86/boinc"
-    cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinccmd" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/x86/boinccmd"
     cp "$BOINC/win_build/installerv2/redist/all_projects_list.xml" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/all_projects_list.xml"
     cp "$BOINC/curl/ca-bundle.crt" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/ca-bundle.crt"
 
diff --git a/android/build_boinc_x86_64.sh b/android/build_boinc_x86_64.sh
index a25956555f..89f0db52a2 100755
--- a/android/build_boinc_x86_64.sh
+++ b/android/build_boinc_x86_64.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
     cd android
     mkdir -p "BOINC/app/src/main/assets"
     cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinc" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/x86_64/boinc"
-    cp "$BOINC/stage/usr/local/bin/boinccmd" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/x86_64/boinccmd"
     cp "$BOINC/win_build/installerv2/redist/all_projects_list.xml" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/all_projects_list.xml"
     cp "$BOINC/curl/ca-bundle.crt" "BOINC/app/src/main/assets/ca-bundle.crt"