diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index a240b58294..24ac39cfe9 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ### Unreleased changes
 
+*   Common Library:
+    *   Remove accidentally added `multidex` dependency from all modules
+        ([#499](https://github.com/androidx/media/issues/499)).
 *   ExoPlayer:
     *   Fix issue in `PlaybackStatsListener` where spurious `PlaybackStats` are
         created after the playlist is cleared.
diff --git a/common_library_config.gradle b/common_library_config.gradle
index b2f7afab0d..7dee4b3d20 100644
--- a/common_library_config.gradle
+++ b/common_library_config.gradle
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:' + androidxMultidexVersion
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:' + androidxMultidexVersion
     coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5'
 }