diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 5bc423e..6c6c24d 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@ $(WIFI_FIRMWARE_SYMLINKS): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)
 
 ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(WIFI_FIRMWARE_SYMLINKS)
 
-CNE_APP_SYMLINKS := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/app/CneApp/lib/arm64
-$(CNE_APP_SYMLINKS): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)
-	@echo "Creating CneApp symlinks: $@"
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	$(hide) ln -sf /vendor/lib64/libvndfwk_detect_jni.qti.so $@/libvndfwk_detect_jni.qti.so
-
-ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(CNE_APP_SYMLINKS)
-
 EXPAT_SYMLINKS := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_EXECUTABLES)/expat
 $(EXPAT_SYMLINKS): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)
 	@echo "Expat bin link: $@"
diff --git a/proprietary-files.txt b/proprietary-files.txt
index 16d844e..d43681f 100644
--- a/proprietary-files.txt
+++ b/proprietary-files.txt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ vendor/etc/charger_fstab.qti
 vendor/etc/init/vendor.qti.hardware.charger_monitor@1.0-service.rc
 
 # CNE
--vendor/app/CneApp/CneApp.apk
+-vendor/app/CneApp/CneApp.apk;REQUIRED=CneApp.libvndfwk_detect_jni.qti_symlink
 vendor/bin/cnd
 vendor/etc/cne/mwqem.conf
 vendor/etc/cne/profileMwqem.xml