diff --git a/backends/platform/android/android.mk b/backends/platform/android/android.mk
index e36c0db4aad..b1c5906defe 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/android.mk
+++ b/backends/platform/android/android.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ JAVA_EXTRA_LIBS = \
 	$(PATH_BUILD)/libs/ouya-sdk.jar
 
 DIST_ANDROID_MK = $(PATH_DIST)/jni/Android.mk
-DIST_BUILD_XML = $(PATH_DIST)/build.xml
+DIST_BUILD_XML = $(PATH_DIST)/custom_rules.xml
 
 PATH_BUILD = ./build.tmp
 PATH_BUILD_ASSETS = $(PATH_BUILD)/assets
diff --git a/dists/android/build.xml b/dists/android/build.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e1b148851b1..00000000000
--- a/dists/android/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project name="ResidualVM" default="help">
-
-    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
-         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
-         Version Control Systems. -->
-    <property file="local.properties" />
-
-    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
-         'android' tool to add properties to it.
-         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
-         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
-
-         source.dir
-             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
-         out.dir
-             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
-
-         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
-         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
-
-         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
-         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
-
-         -->
-    <property file="ant.properties" />
-
-    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
-         tool, as well as ADT.
-
-         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
-         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
-         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
-    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
-
-    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
-    <fail
-            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project' or to inject it through an env var"
-            unless="sdk.dir"
-    />
-
-
-<!-- extension targets. Uncomment the ones where you want to do custom work
-     in between standard targets -->
-<!--
-    <target name="-pre-build">
-    </target>
-    <target name="-pre-compile">
-    </target>
-
-    /* This is typically used for code obfuscation.
-       Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
-       If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir} */
-    <target name="-post-compile">
-    </target>
--->
-
-    <!-- Override the built-in aapt task, don't compress assets. -->
-    <target name="-package-resources" depends="-crunch">
-        <!-- only package resources if *not* a library project -->
-        <do-only-if-not-library elseText="Library project: do not package resources..." >
-            <aapt executable="${aapt}"
-                    command="package"
-                    versioncode="${version.code}"
-                    versionname="${version.name}"
-                    debug="${build.is.packaging.debug}"
-                    manifest="${out.manifest.abs.file}"
-                    assets="${asset.absolute.dir}"
-                    androidjar="${project.target.android.jar}"
-                    apkfolder="${out.absolute.dir}"
-                    nocrunch="${build.packaging.nocrunch}"
-                    resourcefilename="${resource.package.file.name}"
-                    resourcefilter="${aapt.resource.filter}"
-                    libraryResFolderPathRefid="project.library.res.folder.path"
-                    libraryPackagesRefid="project.library.packages"
-                    libraryRFileRefid="project.library.bin.r.file.path"
-                    previousBuildType="${build.last.target}"
-                    buildType="${build.target}"
-                    ignoreAssets="${aapt.ignore.assets}">
-                <res path="${out.res.absolute.dir}" />
-                <res path="${resource.absolute.dir}" />
-                <nocompress /> <!-- forces no compression on any files in assets or res/raw -->
-            </aapt>
-        </do-only-if-not-library>
-    </target>
-
-    <!-- Import the actual build file.
-
-         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
-         - Customize only one target:
-             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
-               <import> task.
-             - customize it to your needs.
-         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
-             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
-               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
-             - customize to your needs.
-
-         ***********************
-         ****** IMPORTANT ******
-         ***********************
-         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
-         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
-    -->
-    <!-- version-tag: custom -->
-    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/build.xml" />
-
-</project>
diff --git a/dists/android/custom_rules.xml b/dists/android/custom_rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ed81b7273f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dists/android/custom_rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="custom_rules">
+    <!-- Override the built-in aapt task, don't compress assets. -->
+    <target name="-package-resources" depends="-crunch">
+        <!-- only package resources if *not* a library project -->
+        <do-only-if-not-library elseText="Library project: do not package resources..." >
+            <aapt executable="${aapt}"
+                    command="package"
+                    versioncode="${version.code}"
+                    versionname="${version.name}"
+                    debug="${build.is.packaging.debug}"
+                    manifest="${out.manifest.abs.file}"
+                    assets="${asset.absolute.dir}"
+                    androidjar="${project.target.android.jar}"
+                    apkfolder="${out.absolute.dir}"
+                    nocrunch="${build.packaging.nocrunch}"
+                    resourcefilename="${resource.package.file.name}"
+                    resourcefilter="${aapt.resource.filter}"
+                    libraryResFolderPathRefid="project.library.res.folder.path"
+                    libraryPackagesRefid="project.library.packages"
+                    libraryRFileRefid="project.library.bin.r.file.path"
+                    previousBuildType="${build.last.target}"
+                    buildType="${build.target}"
+                    ignoreAssets="${aapt.ignore.assets}">
+                <res path="${out.res.absolute.dir}" />
+                <res path="${resource.absolute.dir}" />
+                <nocompress /> <!-- forces no compression on any files in assets or res/raw -->
+            </aapt>
+        </do-only-if-not-library>
+    </target>
+</project>