diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/Android.bp b/vmlauncher_app/Android.bp
index f9c325c..7103d53 100644
--- a/vmlauncher_app/Android.bp
+++ b/vmlauncher_app/Android.bp
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
     srcs: ["java/**/*.java"],
     resource_dirs: ["res"],
     static_libs: [
-        "androidx-constraintlayout_constraintlayout",
-        "androidx.appcompat_appcompat",
-        "com.google.android.material_material",
         // TODO(b/330257000): will be removed when binder RPC is used
         "android.system.virtualizationservice_internal-java",
         // TODO(b/331708504): will be removed when AVF framework handles surface
@@ -24,4 +21,8 @@
     apex_available: [
         "com.android.virt",
     ],
+    optimize: {
+        optimize: true,
+        shrink_resources: true,
+    },
 }
diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/vmlauncher_app/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 6cc899f..5fa2171 100644
--- a/vmlauncher_app/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/vmlauncher_app/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:scrollbars="horizontal|vertical"
-    android:textAlignment="textStart"
     tools:context=".MainActivity">
     <SurfaceView
         android:id="@+id/surface_view"
@@ -13,4 +11,4 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent" />
 
-</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+</LinearLayout>