diff --git a/play-services-cronet-core/build.gradle b/play-services-cronet-core/build.gradle
index 4afa63c9..8b30e62a 100644
--- a/play-services-cronet-core/build.gradle
+++ b/play-services-cronet-core/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 apply plugin: 'signing'
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("org.microg:cronet-api:$cronetVersion")
+    // TODO: Embedding the API causes random crashes as the Android AOT compiler will link the native implementation to
+    // out API classes even if embedded by a third-party app that comes with their own API classes.
+    // Need to find a better way to disable AOT for Cronet. Could be by packaging cronet as it's own apk that is
+    // embedded in the main APK but only loaded at runtime so that the AOT compiler has no way to become active.
+    // implementation("org.microg:cronet-api:$cronetVersion")
     implementation("org.microg:cronet-common:$cronetVersion")
     implementation("org.microg:cronet-native:$cronetVersion")
 }