diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 837795ee7..8f3e9f9b4 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -415,7 +415,10 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     testImplementation 'org.apache.maven:maven-ant-tasks:2.1.3'
-    implementation Deps.fragment_testing, {
+    debugImplementation Deps.fragment_testing, {
+        exclude group: 'androidx.test', module: 'core'
+    }
+    forPerformanceTestImplementation Deps.fragment_testing, {
         exclude group: 'androidx.test', module: 'core'
     }
     // For production builds, the native code for all `org.mozilla.appservices`