diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1c7e5f024d..18b1af1bc9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -544,10 +544,9 @@ jobs:
 
       # Keep configuring Android dependencies while AVD boots up
 
-      # Install Buck
       - restore-cache: *restore-buck-downloads-cache
       - run:
-          name: Install BUCK
+          name: Install Buck
           command: |
             buck --version
             # Install related tooling
@@ -670,38 +669,10 @@ jobs:
   # Only works on stable branches when a properly tagged commit is pushed
   publish_npm_package:
     <<: *android_defaults
-    environment:
-      - ANDROID_NDK: '/opt/ndk/android-ndk-r17c'
     steps:
       - attach_workspace:
           at: ~/react-native
 
-      # Configure Android SDK and related dependencies
-      - run:
-          name: Configure Environment Variables
-          command: |
-            echo 'export PATH=${ANDROID_NDK}:~/buck/bin:$PATH' >> $BASH_ENV
-            source $BASH_ENV
-      - run:
-          name: Install Android Build Dependencies
-          command: ./scripts/circleci/apt-get-android-deps.sh
-
-      - run:
-          name: Install Android SDK Packages
-          command: source scripts/android-setup.sh && getAndroidPackages
-
-      # Install Android NDK
-      - run:
-          name: Create Android NDK Directory
-          command: |
-            if [[ ! -e /opt/ndk ]]; then
-              sudo mkdir /opt/ndk
-            fi
-            sudo chown ${USER:=$(/usr/bin/id -run)}:$USER /opt/ndk
-      - run:
-          name: Install Android NDK
-          command: source scripts/android-setup.sh && getAndroidNDK
-
       # Fetch dependencies using Buck
       - run:
           name: Install Buck