diff --git a/config.sample.py b/config.sample.py
index 02d04807..d1417362 100644
--- a/config.sample.py
+++ b/config.sample.py
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ ndk_path = "/path/to/android-ndk-r8e"
 # Build tools version to be used
 build_tools = "18.0.1"
 
-# May be necessary for fdroid update; you may still need to make a symlink to
-# aapt in platform-tools
-aapt_path = "/path/to/android-sdk-linux_x86/build-tools/17.0.0/aapt"
-
 #You probably don't need to change this...
 javacc_path = "/usr/share/java"
 
diff --git a/fdroidserver/build.py b/fdroidserver/build.py
index e0caa615..5f0056ec 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build.py
@@ -483,14 +483,8 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
     print "Checking " + src
     if not os.path.exists(src):
         raise BuildException("Unsigned apk is not at expected location of " + src)
-    if ('aapt_path' not in globals()):
-        # (re-)read configuration
-        execfile('config.py', globals())
-    if not os.path.exists(aapt_path):
-        print "Missing aapt - check aapt_path in your config"
-        sys.exit(1)
 
-    p = subprocess.Popen([aapt_path,
+    p = subprocess.Popen([os.path.join(sdk_path, 'build-tools', build_tools, 'aapt'),
                         'dump', 'badging', src],
                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     output = p.communicate()[0]
diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 3ff34614..6b06871c 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -1589,14 +1589,9 @@ def isApkDebuggable(apkfile):
 
     :param apkfile: full path to the apk to check"""
 
-    if ('aapt_path' not in globals()):
-        # (re-)read configuration
-        execfile('config.py', globals())
-    if not os.path.exists(aapt_path):
-        print "Missing aapt - check aapt_path in your config"
-        sys.exit(1)
+    execfile('config.py', globals())
 
-    p = subprocess.Popen([aapt_path,
+    p = subprocess.Popen([os.path.join(sdk_path, 'build-tools', build_tools, 'aapt'),
 		  'dump', 'xmltree', apkfile, 'AndroidManifest.xml'],
 		 stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     output = p.communicate()[0]
diff --git a/fdroidserver/update.py b/fdroidserver/update.py
index c705cb4b..d40773d5 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/update.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/update.py
@@ -267,10 +267,7 @@ def scan_apks(apps, apkcache, repodir, knownapks):
             thisinfo['size'] = os.path.getsize(apkfile)
             thisinfo['permissions'] = []
             thisinfo['features'] = []
-            if not os.path.exists(aapt_path):
-                print "Missing aapt - check aapt_path in your config"
-                sys.exit(1)
-            p = subprocess.Popen([aapt_path,
+            p = subprocess.Popen([os.path.join(sdk_path, 'build-tools', build_tools, 'aapt'),
                                   'dump', 'badging', apkfile],
                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
             output = p.communicate()[0]