diff --git a/Android_Pebble_SD.iml b/Android_Pebble_SD.iml
deleted file mode 100644
index 55979db..0000000
--- a/Android_Pebble_SD.iml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module external.linked.project.id="Android_Pebble_SD" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="" external.system.module.version="unspecified" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="FacetManager">
-    <facet type="java-gradle" name="Java-Gradle">
-      <configuration>
-        <option name="BUILD_FOLDER_PATH" value="$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
-        <option name="BUILDABLE" value="false" />
-      </configuration>
-    </facet>
-  </component>
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" LANGUAGE_LEVEL="JDK_1_7" inherit-compiler-output="true">
-    <exclude-output />
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.gradle" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Android API 23 Platform" jdkType="Android SDK" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 944795a..4675763 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 22
-    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion 24
+    buildToolsVersion '24.0.1'
+    useLibrary  'org.apache.http.legacy'
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "uk.org.openseizuredetector"
@@ -25,14 +26,12 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     compile files('libs/mpandroidchartlibrary-2-0-7.jar')
     compile 'com.getpebble:pebblekit:3.0.0@aar'
-
     // Unit testing dependencies
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     // Set this dependency if you want to use Mockito
     testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.19'
     // Set this dependency if you want to use Hamcrest matching
     testCompile 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.1'
-
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1'
     compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.2.1'
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e592b76..de4e69c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ allprojects {
 
 dependencies {
 }
+
diff --git a/local.properties b/local.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b806ea..0000000
--- a/local.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-## This file is automatically generated by Android Studio.
-# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
-#
-# This file must *NOT* be checked into Version Control Systems,
-# as it contains information specific to your local configuration.
-#
-# Location of the SDK. This is only used by Gradle.
-# For customization when using a Version Control System, please read the
-# header note.
-#Tue Jul 19 22:15:48 BST 2016
-ndk.dir=/usr/local/android-sdk-linux/ndk-bundle
-sdk.dir=/usr/local/android-sdk-linux