diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts b/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts
index 65f0acd86c..98845365fc 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,13 +16,19 @@ val simplexAssetsLocal = file("src/commonMain/resources/assets/simplex")
 val hasSimplexAssets = simplexAssetsDir != null
 
 if (simplexAssetsDir != null) {
-  val resolvedAssetsDir = rootProject.rootDir.resolve(simplexAssetsDir).absolutePath
-  tasks.register<Exec>("copySimplexAssets") {
-    commandLine(
-      "${rootProject.rootDir}/../../scripts/android/copy-assets.sh",
-      resolvedAssetsDir,
-      simplexAssetsLocal.absolutePath
-    )
+  val resolvedAssetsDir = rootProject.rootDir.resolve(simplexAssetsDir)
+  val srcImagesDir = resolvedAssetsDir.resolve("multiplatform/resources/MR/images")
+  val verifySimplexAssets = tasks.register("verifySimplexAssets") {
+    doLast {
+      if (!srcImagesDir.isDirectory) {
+        throw GradleException("Source assets not found: $srcImagesDir (run resize.sh first)")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  tasks.register<Sync>("copySimplexAssets") {
+    dependsOn(verifySimplexAssets)
+    from(srcImagesDir)
+    into(simplexAssetsLocal.resolve("MR/images"))
   }
 } else {
   tasks.register<Delete>("cleanSimplexAssets") {
diff --git a/scripts/android/copy-assets.sh b/scripts/android/copy-assets.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c76383faae..0000000000
--- a/scripts/android/copy-assets.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -eu
-
-# Copies generated multiplatform assets into the SimpleX assets directory.
-# Called by Gradle build when simplex.assets.dir property is set.
-#
-# Usage: copy-assets.sh <source-dir> <dest-dir>
-
-SRC_DIR="$1/multiplatform/resources/MR/images"
-DEST_DIR="$2/MR/images"
-
-if [ ! -d "$SRC_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Error: source assets not found: $SRC_DIR (run resize.sh first)" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-rm -rf "$DEST_DIR"
-mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR"
-
-cp "$SRC_DIR"/* "$DEST_DIR/"
-echo "Copied multiplatform assets to $DEST_DIR"