diff --git a/example/android/settings.gradle b/example/android/settings.gradle
index 5a2f14fb1..f860b7645 100644
--- a/example/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/example/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 include ':app'
 
-def flutterProjectRoot = rootProject.projectDir.parentFile.toPath()
+def localPropertiesFile = new File(rootProject.projectDir, "local.properties")
+def properties = new Properties()
 
-def plugins = new Properties()
-def pluginsFile = new File(flutterProjectRoot.toFile(), '.flutter-plugins')
-if (pluginsFile.exists()) {
-    pluginsFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader -> plugins.load(reader) }
-}
+assert localPropertiesFile.exists()
+localPropertiesFile.withReader("UTF-8") { reader -> properties.load(reader) }
 
-plugins.each { name, path ->
-    def pluginDirectory = flutterProjectRoot.resolve(path).resolve('android').toFile()
-    include ":$name"
-    project(":$name").projectDir = pluginDirectory
-}
+def flutterSdkPath = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
+assert flutterSdkPath != null, "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties"
+apply from: "$flutterSdkPath/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/app_plugin_loader.gradle"
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