diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 1dbe61546..c11dc513c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.github.deano2390:MaterialShowcaseView:1.2.0'
     implementation 'com.dinuscxj:circleprogressbar:1.1.1'
     implementation 'com.karumi:dexter:5.0.0'
-    implementation "com.jakewharton:butterknife:$BUTTERKNIFE_VERSION"
     implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:2.2.0'
 
-    kapt "com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:$BUTTERKNIFE_VERSION"
     implementation "com.hannesdorfmann:adapterdelegates4-kotlin-dsl-viewbinding:$ADAPTER_DELEGATES_VERSION"
     implementation "com.hannesdorfmann:adapterdelegates4-pagination:$ADAPTER_DELEGATES_VERSION"
     implementation "androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx:$PAGING_VERSION"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/profile/leaderboard/UserDetailAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/profile/leaderboard/UserDetailAdapter.java
index b16f47cb7..75b9de938 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/profile/leaderboard/UserDetailAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/profile/leaderboard/UserDetailAdapter.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
-import butterknife.internal.DebouncingOnClickListener;
 import com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.BuildConfig;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
@@ -108,9 +107,10 @@ public class UserDetailAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<UserDetailAdapter.Da
         }
         if (currentlyLoggedInUserName != null && currentlyLoggedInUserName.equals(
             leaderboardResponse.getUsername())) {
-            avatar.setOnClickListener(new DebouncingOnClickListener() {
+
+            avatar.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                 @Override
-                public void doClick(View v) {
+                public void onClick(View v) {
                     Toast.makeText(v.getContext(),
                         R.string.set_up_avatar_toast_string,
                         Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.java
index 5bb9fa173..5b1e3ac11 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.viewpager.widget.PagerAdapter;
 import androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager;
 import androidx.work.ExistingWorkPolicy;
-import butterknife.OnClick;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.CommonsApplication;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.LoginActivity;
@@ -170,6 +169,7 @@ public class UploadActivity extends BaseActivity implements UploadContract.View,
 
         compositeDisposable = new CompositeDisposable();
         init();
+        binding.rlContainerTitle.setOnClickListener(v -> onRlContainerTitleClicked());
         nearbyPopupAnswers = new HashMap<>();
         //getting the current dpi of the device and if it is less than 320dp i.e. overlapping
         //threshold, thumbnails automatically minimizes
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ public class UploadActivity extends BaseActivity implements UploadContract.View,
     }
 
 
-    @OnClick(R.id.rl_container_title)
+
     public void onRlContainerTitleClicked() {
         binding.rvThumbnails.setVisibility(isTitleExpanded ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
         isTitleExpanded = !isTitleExpanded;
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index eb18ace59..ecfe43a80 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 android.enableR8.fullMode=false
 
 KOTLIN_VERSION=1.7.20
-BUTTERKNIFE_VERSION=10.1.0
 LEAK_CANARY_VERSION=2.10
 DAGGER_VERSION=2.23
 ROOM_VERSION=2.5.0