diff --git a/BraintreeDataCollector/build.gradle b/BraintreeDataCollector/build.gradle
index d7746d9e09..33c1d44e45 100644
--- a/BraintreeDataCollector/build.gradle
+++ b/BraintreeDataCollector/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api files('libs/' + deviceCollectorVersion)
+    // TODO `api` is the proper keyword for this dependency
+    // Although when we try to add this to our releaseJar
+    // We don't have access to configurations.(compile|api)
+    // So this needs more investigation.
+    // For now, revert back to `compile` keyword
+    compile files('libs/' + deviceCollectorVersion)
 }
 
 /* maven deploy + signing */
diff --git a/PayPalDataCollector/build.gradle b/PayPalDataCollector/build.gradle
index a15a5e14a3..ba9475ef9c 100644
--- a/PayPalDataCollector/build.gradle
+++ b/PayPalDataCollector/build.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     compileOnly 'com.android.support:support-annotations:26.0.0'
 
-    api files('libs/' + dataCollectorVersion)
+    // TODO `api` is the proper keyword for this dependency
+    // Although when we try to add this to our releaseJar
+    // We don't have access to configurations.(compile|api)
+    // So this needs more investigation.
+    // For now, revert back to `compile` keyword
+    compile files('libs/' + dataCollectorVersion)
 
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.0'
 }