diff --git a/plugin/__tests__/withAndroidPushNotifications.test.ts b/plugin/__tests__/withAndroidPushNotifications.test.ts
index d4d1fdc..b9e50ea 100644
--- a/plugin/__tests__/withAndroidPushNotifications.test.ts
+++ b/plugin/__tests__/withAndroidPushNotifications.test.ts
@@ -218,64 +218,6 @@ describe('withAndroidPushNotifications', () => {
       expect(num).toBe(1);
     });
 
-    it('should warn the user if the google-services.json file is not found', async () => {
-      const config = {
-        ...createTestConfig(),
-        android: {
-          ...createTestConfig().android,
-          googleServicesFile: undefined,
-        },
-      };
-      const props: ConfigPluginProps = {
-        autoConfigurePushNotifications: true,
-      };
-      withIterable(config, props);
-      expect(WarningAggregator.addWarningAndroid).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        '@iterable/expo-plugin',
-        'Path to google-services.json is not defined, so push notifications will not be enabled.  To enable push notifications, please specify the `expo.android.googleServicesFile` field in app.json.'
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should copy google-services.json when path is defined', async () => {
-      const config = {
-        ...createTestConfig(),
-        _internal: { projectRoot },
-        android: {
-          ...createTestConfig().android,
-          googleServicesFile: '__mocks__/google-services.json',
-        },
-      };
-      const props: ConfigPluginProps = {
-        autoConfigurePushNotifications: true,
-      };
-      // Create the source file in the project root
-      const srcPath = path.resolve(
-        projectRoot,
-        '__mocks__/google-services.json'
-      );
-      fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(srcPath), { recursive: true });
-      fs.writeFileSync(srcPath, '{}');
-      const result = withIterable(config, props) as WithIterableResult;
-      const dangerousMod = result.mods.android.dangerous as Mod<any>;
-      await dangerousMod({
-        ...createMockAndroidDangerousModConfig(),
-        modRequest: {
-          projectRoot,
-          platformProjectRoot: path.resolve(projectRoot, 'android'),
-          modName: 'dangerous',
-          platform: 'android',
-          introspect: true,
-        },
-        android: {
-          googleServicesFile: '__mocks__/google-services.json',
-        },
-      });
-      expect(mockCopyFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        srcPath,
-        path.resolve(projectRoot, 'android/app/google-services.json')
-      );
-    });
-
     it('should warn when google-services.json path is not defined', async () => {
       const config = {
         ...createTestConfig(),
@@ -290,28 +232,10 @@ describe('withAndroidPushNotifications', () => {
       withIterable(config, props);
       expect(WarningAggregator.addWarningAndroid).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         '@iterable/expo-plugin',
-        'Path to google-services.json is not defined, so push notifications will not be enabled.  To enable push notifications, please specify the `expo.android.googleServicesFile` field in app.json.'
+        'The path to your google-services.json file is not defined, so push notifications may not work.  Please add the path to your google-services.json file in the `expo.android.googleServicesFile` field in your app.json.'
       );
       expect(mockCopyFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
-
-    it('should throw error when google-services.json does not exist', async () => {
-      const config = createTestConfig();
-      const props: ConfigPluginProps = {
-        autoConfigurePushNotifications: true,
-      };
-      mockCopyFile.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('File not found'));
-      const result = withIterable(config, props) as WithIterableResult;
-      const dangerousMod = result.mods.android.dangerous as Mod<any>;
-      await expect(
-        dangerousMod({
-          ...createMockAndroidDangerousModConfig(),
-          android: {
-            googleServicesFile: './google-services.json',
-          },
-        })
-      ).rejects.toThrow('Cannot copy google-services.json');
-    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.constants.ts b/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.constants.ts
index 06eadfd..4ef614e 100644
--- a/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.constants.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.constants.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@ export const FIREBASE_BOM_VERSION = '32.8.1';
 
 export const FIREBASE_MESSAGING_CLASS_PATH =
   'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging';
-
-export const DEFAULT_GOOGLE_SERVICES_PATH = 'app/google-services.json';
diff --git a/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.ts b/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.ts
index 0e6865d..14e7fb4 100644
--- a/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/withPushNotifications/withAndroidPushNotifications.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@ import {
   WarningAggregator,
   withAndroidManifest,
   withAppBuildGradle,
-  withDangerousMod,
   withPlugins,
   withProjectBuildGradle,
 } from 'expo/config-plugins';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
 
 import { ConfigPluginPropsWithDefaults } from '../withIterable.types';
 import {
-  DEFAULT_GOOGLE_SERVICES_PATH,
   FIREBASE_BOM_CLASS_PATH,
   FIREBASE_BOM_VERSION,
   FIREBASE_MESSAGING_CLASS_PATH,
@@ -124,59 +120,19 @@ const withAppPermissions: ConfigPlugin<ConfigPluginPropsWithDefaults> = (
   });
 };
 
-/**
- * Copy `google-services.json`
- * TODO: Add this step to the docs
- */
-const withCopyAndroidGoogleServices: ConfigPlugin = (config) => {
-  return withDangerousMod(config, [
-    'android',
-    async (newConfig) => {
-      const srcPath = path.resolve(
-        newConfig.modRequest.projectRoot,
-        newConfig.android?.googleServicesFile ?? ''
-      );
-      const destPath = path.resolve(
-        newConfig.modRequest.platformProjectRoot,
-        DEFAULT_GOOGLE_SERVICES_PATH
-      );
-
-      try {
-        await fs.promises.copyFile(srcPath, destPath);
-      } catch {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Cannot copy google-services.json, because the file ${srcPath} doesn't exist. Please provide a valid path in \`app.json\`.`
-        );
-      }
-      return newConfig;
-    },
-  ]);
-};
-
-const withGoogleServices: ConfigPlugin<ConfigPluginPropsWithDefaults> = (
-  config,
-  props
-) => {
+export const withAndroidPushNotifications: ConfigPlugin<
+  ConfigPluginPropsWithDefaults
+> = (config, props) => {
   if (!config.android?.googleServicesFile) {
     WarningAggregator.addWarningAndroid(
       '@iterable/expo-plugin',
-      'Path to google-services.json is not defined, so push notifications will not be enabled.  To enable push notifications, please specify the `expo.android.googleServicesFile` field in app.json.'
+      'The path to your google-services.json file is not defined, so push notifications may not work.  Please add the path to your google-services.json file in the `expo.android.googleServicesFile` field in your app.json.'
     );
-    return config;
   }
 
-  return withPlugins(config, [
-    [withFirebase, props],
-    [withCopyAndroidGoogleServices, props],
-  ]);
-};
-
-export const withAndroidPushNotifications: ConfigPlugin<
-  ConfigPluginPropsWithDefaults
-> = (config, props) => {
   return withPlugins(config, [
     [withAppPermissions, props],
-    [withGoogleServices, props],
+    [withFirebase, props],
   ]);
 };