diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 70f7262cb..2a5660898 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
 
-	<!--Needed to resolve an error with gdx-controller 2.2.2-->
-	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" tools:node="remove"/>
-	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" tools:node="remove"/>
-	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove"/>
-
 	<!-- We perform a runtime check to ensure controllers are disabled on API 14 & 15 -->
 	<uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="com.badlogicgames.gdx.controllers" />
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 607ae7f0b..442cdd441 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ allprojects {
         appAndroidTargetSDK = 31
 
         gdxVersion = '1.11.0'
-        gdxControllersVersion = '2.2.2'
+        gdxControllersVersion = '2.2.3-SNAPSHOT'
         robovmVersion = '2.3.16'
     }
     version = appVersionName