diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index 6a5fe576..4b340c60 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ function writeProjectProperties(projectPath, target_api, shared) {
 
 function copyBuildRules(projectPath) {
     var srcDir = path.join(ROOT, 'bin', 'templates', 'project');
-    shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'custom_rules.xml'), projectPath);
 
     shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'build.gradle'), projectPath);
     shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'settings.gradle'), projectPath);
@@ -139,13 +138,6 @@ function copyScripts(projectPath) {
     shell.cp(path.join(ROOT, 'bin', 'lib', 'android_sdk_version.js'), path.join(projectPath, 'cordova', 'lib', 'android_sdk_version.js'));
 }
 
-function copyGradleWrapper(sdkPath, projectPath) {
-    var wrapperDir = path.join(sdkPath, 'tools', 'templates','gradle','wrapper');
-    shell.cp(path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew'), projectPath);
-    shell.cp(path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew.bat'), projectPath);
-    shell.cp('-r', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradle'), projectPath);
-}
-
 /**
  * Test whether a package name is acceptable for use as an android project.
  * Returns a promise, fulfilled if the package name is acceptable; rejected
@@ -254,16 +246,6 @@ exports.createProject = function(project_path, package_name, project_name, proje
             shell.cp('-r', path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'res', 'xml'), path.join(project_path, 'res'));
             shell.cp(path.join(project_template_dir, 'gitignore'), path.join(project_path, '.gitignore'));
 
-            shell.cp('-f', path.join(project_template_dir, 'build.gradle'), project_path);
-            shell.cp('-f', path.join(project_template_dir, 'libraries.gradle'), project_path);
-            shell.cp('-f', path.join(project_template_dir, 'settings.gradle'), project_path);
-            check_reqs.sdk_dir().then(function(dir) {
-                console.log("Copying Gradle wrapper from " + dir);
-                copyGradleWrapper(dir, project_path);
-            }).catch(function(err) {
-                console.log("Cannot find Android SDK. Not installing Gradle wrapper.");
-            });
-
             // Manually create directories that would be empty within the template (since git doesn't track directories).
             shell.mkdir(path.join(project_path, 'libs'));
 
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
index 7d8828db..1f4810d0 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var shell   = require('shelljs'),
     Q       = require('q'),
     path    = require('path'),
     fs      = require('fs'),
-    which   = require('which'),
     ROOT    = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..');
 var check_reqs = require('./check_reqs');