diff --git a/platform/android/doc_classes/EditorExportPlatformAndroid.xml b/platform/android/doc_classes/EditorExportPlatformAndroid.xml
index 5ca5be44740..66ec7c042ec 100644
--- a/platform/android/doc_classes/EditorExportPlatformAndroid.xml
+++ b/platform/android/doc_classes/EditorExportPlatformAndroid.xml
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@
 		<member name="gradle_build/android_source_template" type="String" setter="" getter="">
 			Path to a ZIP file holding the source for the export template used in a Gradle build. If left empty, the default template is used.
 		</member>
-		<member name="gradle_build/compress_native_libraries" type="bool" setter="" getter="">
-			If [code]true[/code], native libraries are compressed when performing a Gradle build.
-			[b]Note:[/b] Although your binary may be smaller, your application may load slower because the native libraries are not loaded directly from the binary at runtime.
-		</member>
 		<member name="gradle_build/export_format" type="int" setter="" getter="">
 			Application export format (*.apk or *.aab).
 		</member>
diff --git a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
index ab32481381b..caae2300769 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -1950,11 +1950,6 @@ String EditorExportPlatformAndroid::get_export_option_warning(const EditorExport
 			if (!enabled_deprecated_plugins_names.is_empty() && !gradle_build_enabled) {
 				return TTR("\"Use Gradle Build\" must be enabled to use the plugins.");
 			}
-		} else if (p_name == "gradle_build/compress_native_libraries") {
-			bool gradle_build_enabled = p_preset->get("gradle_build/use_gradle_build");
-			if (bool(p_preset->get("gradle_build/compress_native_libraries")) && !gradle_build_enabled) {
-				return TTR("\"Compress Native Libraries\" is only valid when \"Use Gradle Build\" is enabled.");
-			}
 		} else if (p_name == "gradle_build/export_format") {
 			bool gradle_build_enabled = p_preset->get("gradle_build/use_gradle_build");
 			if (int(p_preset->get("gradle_build/export_format")) == EXPORT_FORMAT_AAB && !gradle_build_enabled) {
@@ -2026,7 +2021,6 @@ void EditorExportPlatformAndroid::get_export_options(List<ExportOption> *r_optio
 	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "gradle_build/use_gradle_build"), false, true, true));
 	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "gradle_build/gradle_build_directory", PROPERTY_HINT_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT, "res://android"), "", false, false));
 	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "gradle_build/android_source_template", PROPERTY_HINT_GLOBAL_FILE, "*.zip"), ""));
-	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "gradle_build/compress_native_libraries"), false, false, true));
 	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "gradle_build/export_format", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Export APK,Export AAB"), EXPORT_FORMAT_APK, false, true));
 	// Using String instead of int to default to an empty string (no override) with placeholder for instructions (see GH-62465).
 	// This implies doing validation that the string is a proper int.
@@ -3500,7 +3494,6 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::export_project_helper(const Ref<EditorExportP
 		String enabled_abi_string = join_abis(enabled_abis, "|", false);
 		String sign_flag = should_sign ? "true" : "false";
 		String zipalign_flag = "true";
-		String compress_native_libraries_flag = bool(p_preset->get("gradle_build/compress_native_libraries")) ? "true" : "false";
 
 		Vector<String> android_libraries;
 		Vector<String> android_dependencies;
@@ -3575,7 +3568,6 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::export_project_helper(const Ref<EditorExportP
 		cmdline.push_back("-Pplugins_maven_repos=" + combined_android_dependencies_maven_repos); // argument to specify the list of maven repos for android dependencies provided by plugins.
 		cmdline.push_back("-Pperform_zipalign=" + zipalign_flag); // argument to specify whether the build should be zipaligned.
 		cmdline.push_back("-Pperform_signing=" + sign_flag); // argument to specify whether the build should be signed.
-		cmdline.push_back("-Pcompress_native_libraries=" + compress_native_libraries_flag); // argument to specify whether the build should compress native libraries.
 
 		// NOTE: The release keystore is not included in the verbose logging
 		// to avoid accidentally leaking sensitive information when sharing verbose logs for troubleshooting.
diff --git a/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle b/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
index eddf2e27c45..67e0c341c78 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
@@ -132,14 +132,6 @@ android {
             doNotStrip '**/*.so'
         }
 
-        jniLibs {
-            // Setting this to true causes AGP to package compressed native libraries when building the app
-            // For more background, see:
-            // - https://developer.android.com/build/releases/past-releases/agp-3-6-0-release-notes#extractNativeLibs
-            // - https://stackoverflow.com/a/44704840
-            useLegacyPackaging shouldUseLegacyPackaging()
-        }
-
         // Always select Godot's version of libc++_shared.so in case deps have their own
         pickFirst 'lib/x86/libc++_shared.so'
         pickFirst 'lib/x86_64/libc++_shared.so'
diff --git a/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle b/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
index 694b38236af..bcb362e1db7 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
@@ -375,24 +375,6 @@ ext.shouldNotStrip = { ->
     return isAndroidStudio() || project.hasProperty("doNotStrip")
 }
 
-/**
- * Whether to use the legacy convention of compressing all .so files in the APK.
- *
- * For more background, see:
- * - https://developer.android.com/build/releases/past-releases/agp-3-6-0-release-notes#extractNativeLibs
- * - https://stackoverflow.com/a/44704840
- */
-ext.shouldUseLegacyPackaging = { ->
-    int minSdk = getExportMinSdkVersion()
-    String legacyPackagingFlag = project.hasProperty("compress_native_libraries") ? project.property("compress_native_libraries") : ""
-    if (legacyPackagingFlag != null && !legacyPackagingFlag.isEmpty()) {
-        return Boolean.parseBoolean(legacyPackagingFlag)
-    }
-
-    // Default behavior for minSdk >= 24
-    return false
-}
-
 ext.getAddonsDirectory = { ->
     String addonsDirectory = project.hasProperty("addons_directory") ? project.property("addons_directory") : ""
     return addonsDirectory