diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 736994c6be..89a68958f9 100755
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,37 +9,3 @@ plugins {
 tasks.wrapper {
   distributionType = Wrapper.DistributionType.ALL
 }
-
-tasks {
-  val pullStrings = register<Exec>("pullStrings") {
-    executable = "tx"
-    args("pull", "--all")
-  }
-  val removeEmptyListings = register("removeEmptyListings") {
-    dependsOn(pullStrings)
-    mustRunAfter(pullStrings)
-    val listingsFolder = file("app/src/main/play/listings")
-    doLast {
-      (listingsFolder.listFiles()?.toList() ?: emptyList())
-        .filter { it.isDirectory }
-        .filterNot {
-          // don't remove the source language
-          it.name == "en-US"
-        }
-        .forEach { language ->
-          val contents = language.listFiles()?.toList() ?: emptyList()
-          val requiredListings = listOf("full-description.txt", "short-description.txt", "title.txt")
-            .map { File(language, it) }
-          if (!contents.containsAll(requiredListings)) {
-            logger.warn("Missing translations for ${language.name}. Delete listing.")
-            language.deleteRecursively()
-          }
-        }
-    }
-  }
-  register("importStrings") {
-    dependsOn(pullStrings, removeEmptyListings)
-    mustRunAfter(pullStrings, removeEmptyListings)
-    finalizedBy(":app:lintDebug")
-  }
-}