diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/app-minimize/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/app-minimize/index.ts
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-import { Cordova, IonicNativePlugin, Plugin } from '@ionic-native/core';
-import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-
-/**
- * @name App Minimize
- * @description
- * AppMinimize is a plugin to minimize the application on android devices
- *
- * @usage
- * ```typescript
- * import { Platfrom } from '@ionic/angular';
- * import { AppMinimize } from '@ionic-native/app-minimize/ngx';
- *
- *
- * constructor(private platform: Platform, private appMinimize: AppMinimize) { }
- *
- * ...
- *
- * this.platform.registerBackButtonAction(() => {
- *    this.appMinimize.minimize();
- * });
- *
- * ```
- */
-@Plugin({
-  pluginName: 'AppMinimize',
-  plugin: 'cordova-plugin-appminimize',
-  pluginRef: 'plugins.appMinimize',
-  repo: 'https://github.com/tomloprod/cordova-plugin-appminimize',
-  platforms: ['Android'],
-})
-@Injectable()
-export class AppMinimize extends IonicNativePlugin {
-  /**
-   * Minimizes the application
-   * @return {Promise<any>}
-   */
-  @Cordova()
-  minimize(): Promise<any> {
-    return;
-  }
-}