diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index db65915..9a3db6d 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -31,14 +31,4 @@ ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += \
     $(BT_FIRMWARE_MOUNT_POINT) \
     $(DSP_MOUNT_POINT)
 
-CNE_LIBS := libvndfwk_detect_jni.qti_vendor.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 += $(CNE_SYMLINKS)
-
 endif
diff --git a/proprietary-files.txt b/proprietary-files.txt
index d408c7a..a585eca 100644
--- a/proprietary-files.txt
+++ b/proprietary-files.txt
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ 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