diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index b6af1c3..62ecdac 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ task prepareHeaders(type: Copy) {
   includeEmptyDirs = false
 }
 
-task deleteCmakeCache() {
-  doFirst {
-    delete "${projectDir}/.cxx"
-  }
+task deleteCmakeCache(type: Delete) {
+  delete "${projectDir}/.cxx"
 }
 
 android {