diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 05a852b53d..04627355ff 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ ext.useOpenCv = { project ->
             linker.args "-L${openCvNativesFolder}"
             linker.args "-lopencv"
             linker.args "-ldl"
-            linker.args "-lz"
         }
     }
 }