diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 452a350..fa558dc 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -36,13 +36,5 @@ $(ACDBDATA_SYMLINKS): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)
 	@mkdir -p $@
 	$(hide) ln -sf /vendor/etc/acdbdata/adsp_avs_config.acdb $@/adsp_avs_config.acdb
 
-CNE_LIBS := libvndfwk_detect_jni.qti.so
-CNE_SYMLINKS := $(addprefix $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_APPS)/CneApp/lib/arm64/,$(notdir $(CNE_LIBS)))
-$(CNE_SYMLINKS): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)
-	@echo "CNE lib link: $@"
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@rm -rf $@
-	$(hide) ln -sf /vendor/lib64/$(notdir $@) $@
-
-ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(ACDBDATA_SYMLINKS) $(CNE_SYMLINKS)
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(ACDBDATA_SYMLINKS)
 endif
diff --git a/proprietary-files.txt b/proprietary-files.txt
index c0acb7c..beab81e 100644
--- a/proprietary-files.txt
+++ b/proprietary-files.txt
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ vendor/etc/init/vendor.qti.hardware.charger_monitor@1.0-service.rc
 vendor/etc/charger_fstab.qti
 
 # CNE
-vendor/app/CneApp/CneApp.apk
+vendor/app/CneApp/CneApp.apk;REQUIRED=CneApp.libvndfwk_detect_jni.qti_symlink
 vendor/bin/cnd
 vendor/etc/cne/wqeclient/ATT/ATT_profile1.xml
 vendor/etc/cne/wqeclient/ATT/ATT_profile2.xml