diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a7eef13a3d..617738a5ed 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
         google()
-        jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath GRADLE_CLASS_PATH
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7f4c60911e..d5c1d7734b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Until all the dependencies move to android X
 android.useAndroidX = true
 android.enableJetifier = true
+org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 ANDROID_X_VERSION=1+