diff --git a/android/sample/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/sample/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7e3c5284..33761d78 100644
--- a/android/sample/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/sample/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -30,21 +30,16 @@
       >
 
     <activity
-        android:name=".SplashScreenActivity"
+        android:name=".MainActivity"
         android:exported="true"
-        android:theme="@style/AppFullScreenTheme"
         >
 
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
       </intent-filter>
-    </activity>
 
-    <activity
-        android:name=".MainActivity"
-        android:exported="false"
-        />
+    </activity>
 
   </application>
 
diff --git a/android/sample/java/com/facebook/samples/yoga/MainActivity.java b/android/sample/java/com/facebook/samples/yoga/MainActivity.java
index 2c61f3a4..52649a1a 100644
--- a/android/sample/java/com/facebook/samples/yoga/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/sample/java/com/facebook/samples/yoga/MainActivity.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 
 import com.facebook.samples.yoga.R;
+import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
 import com.facebook.yoga.android.YogaViewLayoutFactory;
 
 /**
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     LayoutInflater.from(this).setFactory(YogaViewLayoutFactory.getInstance());
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+    SoLoader.init(this, false);
 
     setContentView(R.layout.main_layout);
   }
diff --git a/android/sample/java/com/facebook/samples/yoga/SplashScreenActivity.java b/android/sample/java/com/facebook/samples/yoga/SplashScreenActivity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6905d687..00000000
--- a/android/sample/java/com/facebook/samples/yoga/SplashScreenActivity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright 2014-present, Facebook, Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the license found in the
- * LICENSE-examples file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-package com.facebook.samples.yoga;
-
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
-import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
-import android.view.LayoutInflater;
-
-import com.facebook.samples.yoga.R;
-import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
-import com.facebook.yoga.android.YogaViewLayoutFactory;
-
-/**
- * A (non-interactive) splash screen.  Displays for two seconds before calling the main activity.
- */
-public class SplashScreenActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
-
-  @Override
-  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-    LayoutInflater.from(this).setFactory(YogaViewLayoutFactory.getInstance());
-    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-    SoLoader.init(this, false);
-
-    setContentView(R.layout.splash_layout);
-
-    new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(
-        new Runnable() {
-          @Override
-          public void run() {
-            startMainActivity();
-          }
-        },
-        2000);
-  }
-
-  private void startMainActivity() {
-    Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
-    startActivity(intent);
-    this.finish();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/android/sample/res/layout/splash_layout.xml b/android/sample/res/layout/splash_layout.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 051276ca..00000000
--- a/android/sample/res/layout/splash_layout.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-
-<!--
-  Copyright 2014-present, Facebook, Inc.
-  All rights reserved.
-
-  This source code is licensed under the license found in the
-  LICENSE-examples file in the root directory of this source tree.
--->
-
-<YogaLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:yoga="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:background="@color/yoga_grey"
-    yoga:align_items="center"
-    yoga:justify_content="center"
-    >
-  <ImageView
-      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-      android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher"
-      yoga:height="200dp"
-      yoga:aspect_ratio="1"
-      />
-</YogaLayout>
diff --git a/android/sample/res/values/styles.xml b/android/sample/res/values/styles.xml
index 0276b8df..fc129ba8 100644
--- a/android/sample/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/android/sample/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,4 @@
   <style name="MyTitleText" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
     <item name="android:textColor">@color/yoga_blue</item>
   </style>
-  <style name="AppFullScreenTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
-    <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
-    <item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
-    <item name="android:windowFullscreen">true</item>
-    <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
-  </style>
-
 </resources>