diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index fab6564..07b7e63 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
 	<uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING" />
 
-	<!-- offercast permissions -->
-	<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
-	<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
-	<uses-permission
-		android:name="com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS" />
-	<uses-permission
-		android:name="com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS" />
-
 	<application android:name="com.frostwire.android.gui.MainApplication"
 		android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/app_icon"
 		android:label="@string/application_label" android:theme="@style/FrostWireTheme">
@@ -161,34 +153,6 @@
 		<activity android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
 			android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" />
 
-		<!-- offercast -->
-		<activity android:name="com.offercast.android.sdk.TermsAndConditionsActivity"
-			android:label="@string/application_label" />
-		<service android:name="com.offercast.android.sdk.OCService" />
-		<receiver android:name="com.offercast.android.sdk.OCBroadcastReceiver"
-			android:enabled="true" android:exported="false">
-			<intent-filter android:priority="1001">
-				<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
-			</intent-filter>
-		</receiver>
-
-		<!-- offercast metadata development -->
-		<!-- 
-		 <meta-data android:name="application-id" android:value="8"/> <meta-data 
-			android:name="access-token" android:value="805d0103-c3ab-4421-9708-cdc6328247fb"/> 
-			<meta-data android:name="store-name" android:value="Google"/> <meta-data 
-			android:name="store-category" android:value="Media &amp; Video"/>
-		 -->
-
-		<!-- offercast metadata production -->
-		<!-- -->
-		<meta-data android:name="application-id" android:value="7" />
-		<meta-data android:name="access-token"
-			android:value="5e6c1ceb-2b03-4b2e-a57f-0876395149ad" />
-		<meta-data android:name="store-name" android:value="Google" />
-		<meta-data android:name="store-category" android:value="Media &amp; Video" />
-	   <!-- -->
-
 		<!-- providers -->
 
 		<provider android:name="com.frostwire.android.core.providers.DocumentsProvider"
@@ -223,4 +187,4 @@
 		</receiver>
 	</application>
 
-</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
+</manifest>
diff --git a/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/ConfigurationDefaults.java b/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/ConfigurationDefaults.java
index a4e5bc0..f207a31 100644
--- a/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/ConfigurationDefaults.java
+++ b/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/ConfigurationDefaults.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ final class ConfigurationDefaults {
         defaultValues.put(Constants.PREF_KEY_GUI_SUPPORT_FROSTWIRE, true);
         defaultValues.put(Constants.PREF_KEY_GUI_SUPPORT_FROSTWIRE_THRESHOLD, true);
         defaultValues.put(Constants.PREF_KEY_GUI_SHOW_TV_MENU_ITEM,true);
-        defaultValues.put(Constants.PREF_KEY_GUI_INITIALIZE_OFFERCAST,true);
 
         defaultValues.put(Constants.PREF_KEY_SEARCH_COUNT_DOWNLOAD_FOR_TORRENT_DEEP_SCAN, 20);
         defaultValues.put(Constants.PREF_KEY_SEARCH_COUNT_ROUNDS_FOR_TORRENT_DEEP_SCAN, 10);
diff --git a/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/Constants.java b/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/Constants.java
index 8e21b68..26ba5a6 100644
--- a/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/Constants.java
+++ b/src/core/com/frostwire/android/core/Constants.java
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final String PREF_KEY_GUI_SUPPORT_FROSTWIRE = "frostwire.prefs.gui.support_frostwire";
     public static final String PREF_KEY_GUI_SUPPORT_FROSTWIRE_THRESHOLD = "frostwire.prefs.gui.support_frostwire_threshold";
     public static final String PREF_KEY_GUI_SHOW_TV_MENU_ITEM = "frostwire.prefs.gui.show_tv_menu_item";
-    public static final String PREF_KEY_GUI_INITIALIZE_OFFERCAST = "frostwire.prefs.gui.initialize_offercast";
 
     public static final String PREF_KEY_TORRENT_MAX_DOWNLOAD_SPEED = "frostwire.prefs.torrent.max_download_speed";
     public static final String PREF_KEY_TORRENT_MAX_UPLOAD_SPEED = "frostwire.prefs.torrent.max_upload_speed";
@@ -151,4 +150,4 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final int DEVICE_MAJOR_TYPE_DESKTOP = CommonConstants.DEVICE_MAJOR_TYPE_DESKTOP;
     public static final int DEVICE_MAJOR_TYPE_PHONE = CommonConstants.DEVICE_MAJOR_TYPE_PHONE;
     public static final int DEVICE_MAJOR_TYPE_TABLET = CommonConstants.DEVICE_MAJOR_TYPE_TABLET;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/com/frostwire/android/gui/activities/MainActivity.java b/src/gui/com/frostwire/android/gui/activities/MainActivity.java
index fb76e43..1e131dc 100644
--- a/src/gui/com/frostwire/android/gui/activities/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/gui/com/frostwire/android/gui/activities/MainActivity.java
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ import com.frostwire.android.gui.views.Refreshable;
 import com.frostwire.android.gui.views.ShareIndicationDialog;
 import com.frostwire.android.gui.views.TOS;
 import com.frostwire.android.gui.views.TOS.OnTOSAcceptListener;
-import com.offercast.android.sdk.OffercastSDK;
 import com.slidingmenu.lib.SlidingMenu;
 import com.slidingmenu.lib.SlidingMenu.CanvasTransformer;
 import com.slidingmenu.lib.SlidingMenu.OnOpenListener;
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AbstractSlidingActivity {
     private static final String FRAGMENT_STACK_TAG = "fragment_stack";
     private static final String CURRENT_FRAGMENT_KEY = "current_fragment";
     private static final String DUR_TOKEN_KEY = "dur_token";
-    private static final String OFFERCAST_STARTED_KEY = "offercast_started";
 
     private static boolean firstTime = true;
 
@@ -97,7 +95,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AbstractSlidingActivity {
     // not sure about this variable, quick solution for now
     private String durToken;
     
-    private boolean offercastStarted = false;
 
     public MainActivity() {
         super(R.layout.activity_main, false, 2);
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AbstractSlidingActivity {
 
         if (savedInstanceState != null) {
             durToken = savedInstanceState.getString(DUR_TOKEN_KEY);
-            offercastStarted = savedInstanceState.getBoolean(OFFERCAST_STARTED_KEY);
         }
 
         addRefreshable((Refreshable) findView(R.id.activity_main_player_notifier));
@@ -178,10 +174,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AbstractSlidingActivity {
     protected void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
         
-        if (!offercastStarted && ConfigurationManager.instance().getBoolean(Constants.PREF_KEY_GUI_INITIALIZE_OFFERCAST)) {
-            startOffercast();
-        }
-
         if (ConfigurationManager.instance().getBoolean(Constants.PREF_KEY_GUI_TOS_ACCEPTED)) {
             if (ConfigurationManager.instance().getBoolean(Constants.PREF_KEY_GUI_INITIAL_SETTINGS_COMPLETE)) {
                 mainResume();
@@ -197,18 +189,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AbstractSlidingActivity {
         }
     }
 
-    private void startOffercast() {
-        try {
-            OffercastSDK offercast = OffercastSDK.getInstance(getApplicationContext());
-            offercast.authorize();
-            offercastStarted = true;
-            LOG.info("Offercast started.");
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            offercastStarted = false;
-            LOG.error("Offercast could not start.",e);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void onPause() {
         super.onPause();
@@ -224,7 +204,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AbstractSlidingActivity {
         saveLastFragment(outState);
 
         outState.putString(DUR_TOKEN_KEY, durToken);
-        outState.putBoolean(OFFERCAST_STARTED_KEY, offercastStarted);
     }
 
     @Override