diff --git a/auth/src/auth.cc b/auth/src/auth.cc
index 52abd08ff..972617252 100644
--- a/auth/src/auth.cc
+++ b/auth/src/auth.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 FIREBASE_APP_REGISTER_CALLBACKS(
     auth,
     {
-      FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_FAILURE_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app);
       return ::firebase::kInitResultSuccess;
     },
     {
@@ -75,8 +74,6 @@ Auth* Auth::GetAuth(App* app, InitResult* init_result_out) {
     return existing_auth;
   }
 
-  FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_NULL_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app, init_result_out);
-
   // Create the platform dependent version of Auth.
   void* auth_impl = CreatePlatformAuth(app);
   if (!auth_impl) return nullptr;
diff --git a/database/src/common/database.cc b/database/src/common/database.cc
index 58a963d81..d0c5095a4 100644
--- a/database/src/common/database.cc
+++ b/database/src/common/database.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 FIREBASE_APP_REGISTER_CALLBACKS(
     database,
     {
-      FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_FAILURE_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app);
       return ::firebase::kInitResultSuccess;
     },
     {
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ Database* Database::GetInstance(App* app, const char* url,
     if (init_result_out != nullptr) *init_result_out = kInitResultSuccess;
     return it->second;
   }
-  FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_NULL_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app, init_result_out);
 
   Database* database = url ? new Database(app, new DatabaseInternal(app, url))
                            : new Database(app, new DatabaseInternal(app));
diff --git a/functions/src/common/functions.cc b/functions/src/common/functions.cc
index 382152385..3dcf44e94 100644
--- a/functions/src/common/functions.cc
+++ b/functions/src/common/functions.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 FIREBASE_APP_REGISTER_CALLBACKS(
     functions,
     {
-      FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_FAILURE_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app);
       return ::firebase::kInitResultSuccess;
     },
     {
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ Functions* Functions::GetInstance(::firebase::App* app, const char* region,
     if (init_result_out != nullptr) *init_result_out = kInitResultSuccess;
     return it->second;
   }
-  FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_NULL_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app, init_result_out);
 
   Functions* functions = new Functions(app, region_idx.c_str());
   if (!functions->internal_->initialized()) {
diff --git a/release_build_files/readme.md b/release_build_files/readme.md
index bc13dec11..c158b18ab 100644
--- a/release_build_files/readme.md
+++ b/release_build_files/readme.md
@@ -587,6 +587,9 @@ code.
     -   General: Fixed rare crashes at application exit when destructors were
         being executed
         ([#345](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-cpp-sdk/pull/345)).
+    -   General (Android): Removed checks for Google Play services for Auth, Database,
+        Functions and Storage as the native Android packages no longer need it.
+        ([#361](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-cpp-sdk/pull/361)).
 
 ### 7.1.1
 -   Changes
diff --git a/storage/src/common/storage.cc b/storage/src/common/storage.cc
index afe4564e7..65bc60557 100644
--- a/storage/src/common/storage.cc
+++ b/storage/src/common/storage.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 FIREBASE_APP_REGISTER_CALLBACKS(
     storage,
     {
-      FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_FAILURE_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app);
       return ::firebase::kInitResultSuccess;
     },
     {
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ Storage* Storage::GetInstance(::firebase::App* app, const char* url,
     if (init_result_out != nullptr) *init_result_out = kInitResultSuccess;
     return it->second;
   }
-  FIREBASE_UTIL_RETURN_NULL_IF_GOOGLE_PLAY_UNAVAILABLE(*app, init_result_out);
 
   Storage* storage = new Storage(app, url);
   if (!storage->internal_->initialized()) {