diff --git a/packages/espresso/example/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/espresso/example/android/app/build.gradle
index bab3bcdf7e3..f5b1f49d25e 100644
--- a/packages/espresso/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/espresso/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -4,24 +4,6 @@ plugins {
     id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
 }
 
-def localProperties = new Properties()
-def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
-if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
-    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
-        localProperties.load(reader)
-    }
-}
-
-def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
-if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
-    flutterVersionCode = '1'
-}
-
-def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
-if (flutterVersionName == null) {
-    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
-}
-
 android {
     compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
     // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
@@ -29,27 +11,27 @@ android {
 
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion flutter.minSdkVersion
-        targetSdkVersion flutter.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
-        versionName flutterVersionName
-        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        minSdk = flutter.minSdkVersion
+        targetSdk = flutter.targetSdkVersion
+        versionCode = flutter.versionCode
+        versionName = flutter.versionName
+        testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
             // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
             // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
-            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
+            signingConfig = signingConfigs.debug
         }
     }
     lint {
-        disable 'InvalidPackage'
+        disable += "InvalidPackage"
     }
 }
 
 flutter {
-    source '../..'
+    source = "../.."
 }
 
 dependencies {