diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 3db8319e0cbb83e73015ba014bc7136fc4962dbe..fdb868447e4c604f00c35767c5047c41af8cf786 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation project(':trackers')
 
-    implementation 'foundation.e:privacymodule.tor:0.2.4'
+    implementation 'foundation.e:privacymodule.tor:1.2.0-orbot-16.6.2'
 
     implementation (
         Libs.Kotlin.stdlib,
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d2a824a13d4b30c53cbd4816e634a3e98664fa33..b5836dc4c434c503297a7e4f1277d3b1c3f6ccb3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@
                 <category android:name="${mainActivityIntentFilterCategory}"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
-
-        <service
-            android:name="org.torproject.android.service.OrbotService"
-            android:exported="false"
-
-            />
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
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