diff --git a/tools/android/packaging/xbmc/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/tools/android/packaging/xbmc/AndroidManifest.xml.in
index 4232f1a852d74..f9498739d07f8 100644
--- a/tools/android/packaging/xbmc/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+++ b/tools/android/packaging/xbmc/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     android:versionName="@APP_VERSION@" >
 
     <!-- This is the platform API where NativeActivity was introduced. -->
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="17" android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
diff --git a/xbmc/Application.cpp b/xbmc/Application.cpp
index 0377bc65312b3..0f09193b01255 100644
--- a/xbmc/Application.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/Application.cpp
@@ -1540,18 +1540,7 @@ bool CApplication::OnSettingUpdate(CSetting* &setting, const char *oldSettingId,
   }
 #endif
 #if defined(TARGET_ANDROID)
-  if (settingId == "videoplayer.usemediacodec")
-  {
-    // Do not permit MediaCodec to be used Android platforms that do not have it.
-    // The setting will be hidden but the default value is true,
-    // so change it to false.
-    if (CAndroidFeatures::GetVersion() < 16)
-    {
-      CSettingBool *usemediacodec = (CSettingBool*)setting;
-      return usemediacodec->SetValue(false);
-    }
-  }
-  else if (settingId == "videoplayer.usestagefright")
+  if (settingId == "videoplayer.usestagefright")
   {
     CSettingBool *usestagefright = (CSettingBool*)setting;
     return usestagefright->SetValue(false);
diff --git a/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.cpp b/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.cpp
index 99f591acb0f72..7526cd0c81778 100644
--- a/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.cpp
@@ -63,23 +63,3 @@ int CAndroidFeatures::GetVersion()
   return version;
 }
 
-std::string CAndroidFeatures::GetLibiomxName()
-{
-  std::string strOMXLibName;
-  int version = GetVersion();
-
-  // Gingerbread
-  if (version <= 10)
-    strOMXLibName = "libiomx-10.so";
-  // Honeycomb
-  else if (version <= 13)
-    strOMXLibName = "libiomx-13.so";
-  // IceCreamSandwich
-  else if (version <= 15)
-    strOMXLibName = "libiomx-14.so";
-  else
-    strOMXLibName = "unknown";
-
-  return strOMXLibName;
-}
-
diff --git a/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.h b/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.h
index 3eeb50bc209ab..9d0c20b8cf4ed 100644
--- a/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.h
+++ b/xbmc/android/activity/AndroidFeatures.h
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ class CAndroidFeatures
 
   static bool         HasNeon();
   static int          GetVersion();
-  static std::string  GetLibiomxName();
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/AMLCodec.cpp b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/AMLCodec.cpp
index d7c7ad8090a4d..1dbd2c83eddda 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/AMLCodec.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/AMLCodec.cpp
@@ -167,9 +167,7 @@ class DllLibAmCodec : public DllDynamic, DllLibamCodecInterface
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, 0);                   // CODEC_HANDLE cntl_handle
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, 0);                   // CODEC_HANDLE sub_handle
 
-    // added in JellyBean 4.2
-    if (CAndroidFeatures::GetVersion() > 16)
-      CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, 0);                 // CODEC_HANDLE audio_utils_handle
+    CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, 0);                   // CODEC_HANDLE audio_utils_handle
 
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, p_in->stream_type);   // stream_type_t stream_type
 
@@ -194,15 +192,6 @@ class DllLibAmCodec : public DllDynamic, DllLibamCodecInterface
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, 0);                   // int vbuf_size
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, 0);                   // int abuf_size
 
-    // ARM requires 8-byte alignment for 64-bit members (ratio64)
-    // and this will force am_sysinfo to be also have 8-byte alignment.
-    // Since the inclusion of audio_utils_handle for JellyBean 4.2
-    // 'naturally' aligns am_sysinfo to 8-byte, we need to compensate
-    // when we are NOT JellyBean 4.2. If these member values get changed,
-    // then make sure you check that am_sysinfo has 8-byte alignment.
-    if (CAndroidFeatures::GetVersion() < 17)
-      CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, 0);
-
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, p_in->format);        // am_sysinfo, unsigned int format
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, p_in->width);         // am_sysinfo, unsigned int width
     CBitstreamConverter::write_bits(&bs, 32, p_in->height);        // am_sysinfo, unsigned int height
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/DVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec.cpp b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/DVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec.cpp
index 015d4bf4b363a..2c4bbaffd08b4 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/DVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDCodecs/Video/DVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec.cpp
@@ -313,10 +313,6 @@ CDVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec::~CDVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec()
 
 bool CDVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec::Open(CDVDStreamInfo &hints, CDVDCodecOptions &options)
 {
-  // check for 4.1 Jellybean and above.
-  if (CAndroidFeatures::GetVersion() < 16)
-    return false;
-
   // mediacodec crashes with null size. Trap this...
   if (!hints.width || !hints.height)
   {
diff --git a/xbmc/settings/SettingConditions.cpp b/xbmc/settings/SettingConditions.cpp
index 450b02161af7f..c313bd0fad361 100644
--- a/xbmc/settings/SettingConditions.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/settings/SettingConditions.cpp
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ void CSettingConditions::Initialize()
   m_simpleConditions.insert("have_libvdpau");
 #endif
 #ifdef TARGET_ANDROID
-  if (CAndroidFeatures::GetVersion() > 15)
-    m_simpleConditions.insert("has_mediacodec");
+  m_simpleConditions.insert("has_mediacodec");
 #endif
 #ifdef HAS_LIBSTAGEFRIGHT
   m_simpleConditions.insert("have_libstagefrightdecoder");