diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/android.tmpl/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/android.tmpl/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0af0a6f7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/android.tmpl/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="{{androidIdentifier}}">
+    <!-- Flutter needs it to communicate with the running application
+         to allow setting breakpoints, to provide hot reload, etc.
+    -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/android.tmpl/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/android.tmpl/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
index ce7045d245..fda12a2422 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/android.tmpl/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/android.tmpl/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="{{androidIdentifier}}">
 
-    <!-- The INTERNET permission is required for development. Specifically,
-         flutter needs it to communicate with the running application
-         to allow setting breakpoints, to provide hot reload, etc.
-    -->
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
-
     <!-- io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication is an android.app.Application that
          calls FlutterMain.startInitialization(this); in its onCreate method.
          In most cases you can leave this as-is, but you if you want to provide