diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache
index 1e0b3773488..ee38aa210b4 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ android {
 ext {
     swagger_annotations_version = "1.5.3-M1"
     jackson_version = "2.5.2"
-    httpclient_android_version = "4.3.5.1"
+    httpclient_version = "4.4.1"
     httpcore_version = "4.4.1"
     httpmime_version = "4.4.1"
     junit_version = "4.8.1"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:$jackson_version"
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:$jackson_version"
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$jackson_version"
-    compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient-android:$httpclient_android_version"
+    compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:$httpclient_version"
     compile ("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:$httpcore_version") {
         exclude(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', module: 'httpclient')
     }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle
index 8a74e0c8fa1..72494590b7e 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 
-
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 apply plugin: 'com.github.dcendents.android-maven'
 
@@ -42,13 +41,12 @@ android {
             }
         }
     }
-
 }
 
 ext {
     swagger_annotations_version = "1.5.3-M1"
     jackson_version = "2.5.2"
-    httpclient_android_version = "4.3.5.1"
+    httpclient_version = "4.4.1"
     httpcore_version = "4.4.1"
     httpmime_version = "4.4.1"
     junit_version = "4.8.1"
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:$jackson_version"
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:$jackson_version"
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$jackson_version"
-    compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient-android:$httpclient_android_version"
+    compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:$httpclient_version"
     compile ("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:$httpcore_version") {
         exclude(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', module: 'httpclient')
     }