diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8ed62cb7..b148d86d 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
     android:versionCode="7"
     android:versionName="1.46.02_r7" >
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
         android:required="false" />
@@ -133,4 +131,4 @@
             android:authorities="com.googlecode.eyesfree.espeak.providers.SettingsProvider" />
     </application>
 
-</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
+</manifest>
diff --git a/android/src/com/googlecode/eyesfree/espeak/DownloadVoiceData.java b/android/src/com/googlecode/eyesfree/espeak/DownloadVoiceData.java
index a8a92700..38eefe94 100755
--- a/android/src/com/googlecode/eyesfree/espeak/DownloadVoiceData.java
+++ b/android/src/com/googlecode/eyesfree/espeak/DownloadVoiceData.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Environment;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
@@ -36,9 +35,6 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
 public class DownloadVoiceData extends Activity {
     public static final String BROADCAST_LANGUAGES_UPDATED = "com.googlecode.eyesfree.espeak.LANGUAGES_UPDATED";
 
-    private static final File LEGACY_DATA = new File(
-            Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "espeak-data");
-
     private AsyncExtract mAsyncExtract;
 
     @Override
@@ -75,7 +71,6 @@ public class DownloadVoiceData extends Activity {
             case RESULT_OK:
                 final Intent intent = new Intent(BROADCAST_LANGUAGES_UPDATED);
                 sendBroadcast(intent);
-                new AsyncCleanup().execute(LEGACY_DATA);
                 break;
             case RESULT_CANCELED:
                 // Do nothing?
@@ -102,17 +97,6 @@ public class DownloadVoiceData extends Activity {
         }
     }
 
-    private static class AsyncCleanup extends AsyncTask<File, Void, Void> {
-        @Override
-        protected Void doInBackground(File... params) {
-            for (File directory : params) {
-                clearContents(directory);
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
     private static class AsyncExtract extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Integer> {
         private final LinkedList<File> mExtractedFiles = new LinkedList<File>();