diff --git a/extensions/cronet/build.gradle b/extensions/cronet/build.gradle
index 19526461ff..f50304fb94 100644
--- a/extensions/cronet/build.gradle
+++ b/extensions/cronet/build.gradle
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:' + androidxTestRulesVersion
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:' + androidxTestRunnerVersion
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:' + androidxMultidexVersion
-    // Emulator tests assume that an app-packaged version of cronet is
+    // Instrumentation tests assume that an app-packaged version of cronet is
     // available.
-    androidTestImplementation 'org.chromium.net:cronet-embedded:76.3809.111'
+    androidTestImplementation 'org.chromium.net:cronet-embedded:72.3626.96'
     androidTestImplementation(project(modulePrefix + 'testutils'))
     testImplementation project(modulePrefix + 'library')
     testImplementation project(modulePrefix + 'testutils')