diff --git a/CleanSpec.mk b/CleanSpec.mk
index f05410d6c..023d5e7c9 100644
--- a/CleanSpec.mk
+++ b/CleanSpec.mk
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ $(call add-clean-step, rm -f $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/lib*/libexpat.so)
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/product_services)
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/product_services)
 
+# Clean up old location of hiddenapi files
+$(call add-clean-step, rm -f $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/hiddenapi*)
 
 # ************************************************
 # NEWER CLEAN STEPS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE LIST
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index e8cb1e57e..b02be0329 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -206,11 +206,6 @@ else
 JAVA_TMPDIR_ARG :=
 endif
 
-# A list of the jars that provide information about usages of the hidden API.
-# The core-oj-hiddenapi provides information for the core-oj jar.
-HIDDENAPI_EXTRA_APP_USAGE_JARS := \
-    core-oj-hiddenapi \
-
 # ###############################################################
 # Broken build defaults
 # ###############################################################
@@ -1224,10 +1219,6 @@ ifndef INTERNAL_PLATFORM_SYSTEM_PRIVATE_DEX_API_FILE
 INTERNAL_PLATFORM_SYSTEM_PRIVATE_DEX_API_FILE := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/system-private-dex.txt
 endif
 
-INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/hiddenapi-flags.csv
-INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/hiddenapi-stub-flags.txt
-INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_GREYLIST_METADATA := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/hiddenapi-greylist.csv
-
 # Missing optional uses-libraries so that the platform doesn't create build rules that depend on
 # them. See setup_one_odex.mk.
 INTERNAL_PLATFORM_MISSING_USES_LIBRARIES := com.google.android.ble com.google.android.wearable
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index fc766a500..4adcc4fd8 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2664,58 +2664,6 @@ done \
 fi
 endef
 
-# Copy dex files, invoking $(HIDDENAPI) on them in the process.
-# Also make the source dex file an input of the hiddenapi singleton rule in dex_preopt.mk.
-# Users can set UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS=true to skip this step. This is
-# meant to speed up local incremental builds. Note that skipping this step changes
-# Java semantics of the result dex bytecode. Use at own risk.
-ifneq ($(UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS),true)
-define hiddenapi-copy-dex-files
-$(2): $(1) $(HIDDENAPI) $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(2))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(2))
-	for INPUT_DEX in `find $(dir $(1)) -maxdepth 1 -name "classes*.dex" | sort`; do \
-	    echo "--input-dex=$$$${INPUT_DEX}"; \
-	    echo "--output-dex=$(dir $(2))/`basename $$$${INPUT_DEX}`"; \
-	done | xargs $(HIDDENAPI) encode --api-flags=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS)
-
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): $(1)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): PRIVATE_DEX_INPUTS := $$(PRIVATE_DEX_INPUTS) $(1)
-endef
-else  # UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS
-define hiddenapi-copy-dex-files
-$(2): $(1)
-	echo "WARNING: skipping hiddenapi post-processing for $(1)" 1>&2
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(2))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(2))
-	find $(dir $(1)) -maxdepth 1 -name "classes*.dex" | xargs -I{} cp -f {} $(dir $(2))/
-endef
-endif  # UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS
-
-# Generate a greylist.txt from a classes.jar
-define hiddenapi-generate-csv
-ifneq ($(UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS),true)
-ifneq (,$(wildcard frameworks/base))
-# Only generate this target if we're in a tree with frameworks/base present.
-$(2): $(1) $(CLASS2GREYLIST) $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS)
-	$(CLASS2GREYLIST) --stub-api-flags $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS) $(1) \
-	    --write-flags-csv $(2)
-
-$(3): $(1) $(CLASS2GREYLIST) $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS)
-	$(CLASS2GREYLIST) --stub-api-flags $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS) $(1) \
-	    --write-metadata-csv $(3)
-
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS): $(2)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS): PRIVATE_FLAGS_INPUTS := $$(PRIVATE_FLAGS_INPUTS) $(2)
-
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_GREYLIST_METADATA): $(3)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_GREYLIST_METADATA): \
-    PRIVATE_METADATA_INPUTS := $$(PRIVATE_METADATA_INPUTS) $(3)
-
-endif
-endif  # UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS
-endef
-
 
 ###########################################################
 ## Commands to call R8
diff --git a/core/dex_preopt.mk b/core/dex_preopt.mk
index 21bac87ff..7471c47ff 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt.mk
@@ -30,67 +30,6 @@ $(foreach b,$(DEXPREOPT_BOOT_JARS_MODULES),$(eval $(call _dexpreopt-boot-jar-rem
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dex_preopt_libart.mk
 
-# === hiddenapi rules ===
-ifneq ($(UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS),true)
-
-hiddenapi_stubs_jar = $(call intermediates-dir-for,JAVA_LIBRARIES,$(1),,COMMON)/javalib.jar
-
-# Public API stubs
-HIDDENAPI_STUBS := \
-    $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,android_stubs_current) \
-    $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,android.test.base.stubs)
-
-# System API stubs
-HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM := \
-    $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,android_system_stubs_current)
-
-# Test API stubs
-HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST := \
-    $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,android_test_stubs_current)
-
-# Core Platform API stubs
-HIDDENAPI_STUBS_CORE_PLATFORM := \
-    $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,core.platform.api.stubs)
-
-# Allow products to define their own stubs for custom product jars that apps can use.
-ifdef PRODUCT_HIDDENAPI_STUBS
-  HIDDENAPI_STUBS += $(foreach stub,$(PRODUCT_HIDDENAPI_STUBS), $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,$(stub)))
-endif
-
-ifdef PRODUCT_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM
-  HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM += $(foreach stub,$(PRODUCT_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM), $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,$(stub)))
-endif
-
-ifdef PRODUCT_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST
-  HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST += $(foreach stub,$(PRODUCT_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST), $(call hiddenapi_stubs_jar,$(stub)))
-endif
-
-# Singleton rule which applies $(HIDDENAPI) on all boot class path dex files.
-# Additional inputs are filled with `hiddenapi-copy-dex-files` rules.
-.KATI_RESTAT: $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): $(SOONG_HIDDENAPI_DEX_INPUTS)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): PRIVATE_DEX_INPUTS := $(SOONG_HIDDENAPI_DEX_INPUTS)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS := $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM := $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST := $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_CORE_PLATFORM := $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS_CORE_PLATFORM)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS): $(HIDDENAPI) $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS) \
-                                           $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM) $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST) \
-                                           $(HIDDENAPI_STUBS_CORE_PLATFORM)
-	$(HIDDENAPI) list $(addprefix --boot-dex=,$(PRIVATE_DEX_INPUTS)) \
-	    --public-stub-classpath=$(call normalize-path-list, $(PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS)) \
-	    --public-stub-classpath=$(call normalize-path-list, $(PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_SYSTEM)) \
-	    --public-stub-classpath=$(call normalize-path-list, $(PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_TEST)) \
-	    --core-platform-stub-classpath=$(call normalize-path-list, $(PRIVATE_HIDDENAPI_STUBS_CORE_PLATFORM)) \
-	    --out-api-flags=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS).tmp
-	$(call commit-change-for-toc,$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS))
-
-# Inputs to singleton rules located in frameworks/base
-# Additional inputs are filled with `hiddenapi-generate-csv`
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_GREYLIST_METADATA): $(SOONG_HIDDENAPI_GREYLIST_METADATA)
-$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_GREYLIST_METADATA): PRIVATE_METADATA_INPUTS := $(SOONG_HIDDENAPI_GREYLIST_METADATA)
-endif  # UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS
-
 ifeq ($(PRODUCT_DIST_BOOT_AND_SYSTEM_JARS),true)
 boot_profile_jars_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot_profile_jars.zip
 all_boot_jars := \
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index e564db251..e644af7b6 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -71,11 +71,8 @@ full_classes_processed_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-processed.jar
 full_classes_jarjar_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-jarjar.jar
 full_classes_combined_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-combined.jar
 built_dex_intermediate := $(intermediates.COMMON)/dex/classes.dex
-built_dex_hiddenapi := $(intermediates.COMMON)/dex-hiddenapi/classes.dex
 full_classes_stubs_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/stubs.jar
 java_source_list_file := $(intermediates.COMMON)/java-source-list
-hiddenapi_flags_csv := $(intermediates.COMMON)/hiddenapi/flags.csv
-hiddenapi_metadata_csv := $(intermediates.COMMON)/hiddenapi/greylist.csv
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES)$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)$(LOCAL_SOURCE_FILES_ALL_GENERATED),APPS)
 # If this is an apk without any Java code (e.g. framework-res), we should skip compiling Java.
@@ -500,21 +497,11 @@ else # !LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED
 	$(transform-classes.jar-to-dex)
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(filter $(LOCAL_MODULE),$(PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS)),) # is_boot_jar
-  # Derive API greylist from the classes jar.
-  # We use full_classes_pre_proguard_jar here, as that is what is converted to
-  # dex later on. The difference is academic currently, as we don't proguard any
-  # bootclasspath code at the moment. If we were to do that, we should add keep
-  # rules for all members with the @UnsupportedAppUsage annotation.
-  $(eval $(call hiddenapi-generate-csv, $(full_classes_pre_proguard_jar),$(hiddenapi_flags_csv),$(hiddenapi_metadata_csv)))
-  LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += $(hiddenapi_flags_csv) $(hiddenapi_metadata_csv)
-  $(eval $(call hiddenapi-copy-dex-files,$(built_dex_intermediate),$(built_dex_hiddenapi)))
-  built_dex_copy_from := $(built_dex_hiddenapi)
-else # !is_boot_jar
-  built_dex_copy_from := $(built_dex_intermediate)
-endif # is_boot_jar
+ifneq ($(filter $(LOCAL_MODULE),$(PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS)),)
+  $(call pretty-error,Modules in PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS must be defined in Android.bp files)
+endif
 
-$(built_dex): $(built_dex_copy_from)
+$(built_dex): $(built_dex_intermediate)
 	@echo Copying: $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) rm -f $(dir $@)/classes*.dex
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index ccfcf871d..f78661e50 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@ $(call add_json_list, ManifestPackageNameOverrides,      $(PRODUCT_MANIFEST_PACK
 $(call add_json_bool, EnforceSystemCertificate,          $(ENFORCE_SYSTEM_CERTIFICATE))
 $(call add_json_list, EnforceSystemCertificateWhitelist, $(ENFORCE_SYSTEM_CERTIFICATE_WHITELIST))
 
-$(call add_json_str,  HiddenAPIStubFlags,                $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_STUB_FLAGS))
-$(call add_json_str,  HiddenAPIFlags,                    $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS))
-$(call add_json_list, HiddenAPIExtraAppUsageJars,        $(HIDDENAPI_EXTRA_APP_USAGE_JARS))
-
 $(call add_json_map, VendorVars)
 $(foreach namespace,$(SOONG_CONFIG_NAMESPACES),\
   $(call add_json_map, $(namespace))\
diff --git a/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
index 08d545d94..6214ac66f 100644
--- a/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ full_classes_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jar
 full_classes_pre_proguard_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-pre-proguard.jar
 full_classes_header_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-header.jar
 common_javalib.jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/javalib.jar
-hiddenapi_flags_csv := $(intermediates.COMMON)/hiddenapi/flags.csv
-hiddenapi_metadata_csv := $(intermediates.COMMON)/hiddenapi/greylist.csv
 
 ifdef LOCAL_SOONG_AAR
   LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_AAR)