diff --git a/build-logic/convention/build.gradle.kts b/build-logic/convention/build.gradle.kts
index 097702347..c8e25e17c 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/convention/build.gradle.kts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ tasks.withType<KotlinCompile>().configureEach {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(libs.android.gradlePlugin)
-    compileOnly(libs.firebase.crashlytics.gradle)
-    compileOnly(libs.firebase.performance.gradle)
+    compileOnly(libs.firebase.crashlytics.gradlePlugin)
+    compileOnly(libs.firebase.performance.gradlePlugin)
     compileOnly(libs.kotlin.gradlePlugin)
     compileOnly(libs.ksp.gradlePlugin)
 }
diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCardList.kt b/core/ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCardList.kt
index 5cf7d7313..ea1c09d01 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCardList.kt
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCardList.kt
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.UserNewsResource
  * [UserNewsResource]s.
  *
  * [onToggleBookmark] defines the action invoked when a user wishes to bookmark an item
- * [onItemClick] optional parameter for action to be performed when the card is clicked. The
- * default action launches an intent matching the card.
+ * When a news resource card is tapped it will open the news resource URL in a Chrome Custom Tab.
  */
 fun LazyListScope.userNewsResourceCardItems(
     items: List<UserNewsResource>,
     onToggleBookmark: (item: UserNewsResource) -> Unit,
     onNewsResourceViewed: (String) -> Unit,
-    onItemClick: ((item: UserNewsResource) -> Unit)? = null,
     onTopicClick: (String) -> Unit,
     itemModifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) = items(
@@ -59,10 +57,7 @@ fun LazyListScope.userNewsResourceCardItems(
                 analyticsHelper.logNewsResourceOpened(
                     newsResourceId = userNewsResource.id,
                 )
-                when (onItemClick) {
-                    null -> launchCustomChromeTab(context, resourceUrl, backgroundColor)
-                    else -> onItemClick(userNewsResource)
-                }
+                launchCustomChromeTab(context, resourceUrl, backgroundColor)
                 onNewsResourceViewed(userNewsResource.id)
             },
             onTopicClick = onTopicClick,
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 5dbf401e5..5705059b0 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ firebase-bom = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "firebase-bom", version.r
 firebase-analytics = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "firebase-analytics-ktx" }
 firebase-cloud-messaging = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "firebase-messaging-ktx" }
 firebase-crashlytics = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "firebase-crashlytics-ktx" }
-firebase-crashlytics-gradle = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "firebase-crashlytics-gradle", version.ref = "firebaseCrashlyticsPlugin" }
 firebase-performance = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "firebase-perf-ktx" }
-firebase-performance-gradle = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "perf-plugin", version.ref = "firebasePerfPlugin" }
 hilt-android = { group = "com.google.dagger", name = "hilt-android", version.ref = "hilt" }
 hilt-android-testing = { group = "com.google.dagger", name = "hilt-android-testing", version.ref = "hilt" }
 hilt-compiler = { group = "com.google.dagger", name = "hilt-android-compiler", version.ref = "hilt" }
@@ -130,6 +128,8 @@ turbine = { group = "app.cash.turbine", name = "turbine", version.ref = "turbine
 
 # Dependencies of the included build-logic
 android-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.android.tools.build", name = "gradle", version.ref = "androidGradlePlugin" }
+firebase-crashlytics-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "firebase-crashlytics-gradle", version.ref = "firebaseCrashlyticsPlugin" }
+firebase-performance-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.google.firebase", name = "perf-plugin", version.ref = "firebasePerfPlugin" }
 kotlin-gradlePlugin = { group = "org.jetbrains.kotlin", name = "kotlin-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 ksp-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.google.devtools.ksp", name = "com.google.devtools.ksp.gradle.plugin", version.ref = "ksp" }