diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 016b19ed..06b35ea3 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
             <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
             <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
             <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
         </config-file>
 
         <source-file src="src/android/AudioHandler.java" target-dir="src/org/apache/cordova/media" />