diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c433bb3c34..5b0edb5398b 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.7.14
+
+* Removes SSL workaround for API 19, which is no longer supported.
+* 
 ## 2.7.13
 
 * When `AndroidVideoPlayer` attempts to operate on a `textureId` that is not
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/build.gradle b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/build.gradle
index 5cadcf23b43..b8ceea25cd7 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk 34
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 19
+        minSdkVersion 21
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
     lintOptions {
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/CustomSSLSocketFactory.java b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/CustomSSLSocketFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 731bb9798f6..00000000000
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/CustomSSLSocketFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-// found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package io.flutter.plugins.videoplayer;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.Socket;
-import java.security.KeyManagementException;
-import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory;
-
-// SSLSocketFactory does not have nullability annotations.
-@SuppressWarnings("UnknownNullness")
-public class CustomSSLSocketFactory extends SSLSocketFactory {
-  private final SSLSocketFactory sslSocketFactory;
-
-  public CustomSSLSocketFactory() throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
-    SSLContext context = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
-    context.init(null, null, null);
-    sslSocketFactory = context.getSocketFactory();
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public String[] getDefaultCipherSuites() {
-    return sslSocketFactory.getDefaultCipherSuites();
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public String[] getSupportedCipherSuites() {
-    return sslSocketFactory.getSupportedCipherSuites();
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Socket createSocket() throws IOException {
-    return enableProtocols(sslSocketFactory.createSocket());
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Socket createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose)
-      throws IOException {
-    return enableProtocols(sslSocketFactory.createSocket(s, host, port, autoClose));
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Socket createSocket(String host, int port) throws IOException {
-    return enableProtocols(sslSocketFactory.createSocket(host, port));
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Socket createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort)
-      throws IOException {
-    return enableProtocols(sslSocketFactory.createSocket(host, port, localHost, localPort));
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Socket createSocket(InetAddress host, int port) throws IOException {
-    return enableProtocols(sslSocketFactory.createSocket(host, port));
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Socket createSocket(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort)
-      throws IOException {
-    return enableProtocols(sslSocketFactory.createSocket(address, port, localAddress, localPort));
-  }
-
-  private Socket enableProtocols(Socket socket) {
-    if (socket instanceof SSLSocket) {
-      ((SSLSocket) socket).setEnabledProtocols(new String[] {"TLSv1.1", "TLSv1.2"});
-    }
-    return socket;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java
index de2bf8cada6..d1911d8cc37 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package io.flutter.plugins.videoplayer;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.LongSparseArray;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import io.flutter.FlutterInjector;
@@ -22,9 +21,6 @@
 import io.flutter.plugins.videoplayer.Messages.TextureMessage;
 import io.flutter.plugins.videoplayer.Messages.VolumeMessage;
 import io.flutter.view.TextureRegistry;
-import java.security.KeyManagementException;
-import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
-import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
 
 /** Android platform implementation of the VideoPlayerPlugin. */
 public class VideoPlayerPlugin implements FlutterPlugin, AndroidVideoPlayerApi {
@@ -38,19 +34,6 @@ public VideoPlayerPlugin() {}
 
   @Override
   public void onAttachedToEngine(@NonNull FlutterPluginBinding binding) {
-    if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
-      try {
-        HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(new CustomSSLSocketFactory());
-      } catch (KeyManagementException | NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-        Log.w(
-            TAG,
-            "Failed to enable TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 Protocols for API level 19 and below.\n"
-                + "For more information about Socket Security, please consult the following link:\n"
-                + "https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/net/ssl/SSLSocket",
-            e);
-      }
-    }
-
     final FlutterInjector injector = FlutterInjector.instance();
     this.flutterState =
         new FlutterState(
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml
index f22ffcb6e0e..0eee37495de 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player_android
 description: Android implementation of the video_player plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/video_player/video_player_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.7.13
+version: 2.7.14
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.5.0