diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c50b17c5..3f08bbce 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
 
     // Splashscreen
-    implementation 'androidx.core:core-splashscreen:1.0.0-alpha01'
+    // implementation 'androidx.core:core-splashscreen:1.0.0-alpha01'
 
     // SearchBar
     implementation "com.paulrybitskyi.persistentsearchview:persistentsearchview:1.1.3"
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e2181bd7..c2a9ca64 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
-        android:theme="@style/Theme.App.Starting"
+        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
         android:allowBackup="false">
         <activity
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/ui/activity/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/ui/activity/MainActivity.java
index bf5cbcac..748f2033 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/ui/activity/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/ui/activity/MainActivity.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.core.splashscreen.SplashScreen;
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 import androidx.navigation.NavController;
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity {
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
-        SplashScreen.installSplashScreen(this);
-
         bind = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater());
         View view = bind.getRoot();
         setContentView(view);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml
index 248167da..b138d5cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <style name="Theme.App.Starting" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
-        <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/colorPrimary</item>
-        <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/ic_launcher_foreground</item>
-        <item name="postSplashScreenTheme">@style/AppTheme</item>
-    </style>
-
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 4ea29f4a..8c6908c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <style name="Theme.App.Starting" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
-        <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/colorPrimary</item>
-        <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/ic_launcher_foreground</item>
-        <item name="postSplashScreenTheme">@style/AppTheme</item>
-    </style>
-
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bf57e155..3081bf69 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.1'
-        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.5.21'
+        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.5.30'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files