diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/CommonsDaggerService.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/CommonsDaggerService.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d045d2ce..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/CommonsDaggerService.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package fr.free.nrw.commons.di;
-
-import android.app.Service;
-
-import dagger.android.AndroidInjector;
-
-public abstract class CommonsDaggerService extends Service {
-
-    public CommonsDaggerService() {
-        super();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onCreate() {
-        inject();
-        super.onCreate();
-    }
-
-    private void inject() {
-        ApplicationlessInjection injection = ApplicationlessInjection.getInstance(getApplicationContext());
-
-        AndroidInjector<Service> serviceInjector = injection.serviceInjector();
-
-        if (serviceInjector == null) {
-            throw new NullPointerException("ApplicationlessInjection.serviceInjector() returned null");
-        }
-
-        serviceInjector.inject(this);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/CommonsDaggerService.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/CommonsDaggerService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a67e0d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/CommonsDaggerService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.di
+
+import android.app.Service
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.di.ApplicationlessInjection.Companion.getInstance
+
+abstract class CommonsDaggerService : Service() {
+    override fun onCreate() {
+        inject()
+        super.onCreate()
+    }
+
+    private fun inject() {
+        val injection = getInstance(applicationContext)
+
+        val serviceInjector = injection.serviceInjector()
+            ?: throw NullPointerException("ApplicationlessInjection.serviceInjector() returned null")
+
+        serviceInjector.inject(this)
+    }
+}