diff --git a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
index 95b729ab7..919c08dc5 100644
--- a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
@@ -12,45 +12,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-.PHONY: vts-core
-
-vts-core-zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vts-core-tests.zip
-# Create an artifact to include a list of test config files in vts-core.
-vts-core-list-zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vts-core_list.zip
-# Create an artifact to include all test config files in vts-core.
-vts-core-configs-zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vts-core_configs.zip
-my_host_shared_lib_for_vts_core := $(call copy-many-files,$(COMPATIBILITY.vts-core.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES))
-$(vts-core-zip) : .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(vts-core-list-zip) $(vts-core-configs-zip)
-$(vts-core-zip) : PRIVATE_vts_core_list := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vts-core_list
-$(vts-core-zip) : PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS := $(my_host_shared_lib_for_vts_core)
-$(vts-core-zip) : $(COMPATIBILITY.vts-core.FILES) $(my_host_shared_lib_for_vts_core) $(SOONG_ZIP)
-	echo $(sort $(COMPATIBILITY.vts-core.FILES)) | tr " " "\n" > $@.list
-	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $@.list > $@-host.list || true
-	grep -e .*\\.config$$ $@-host.list > $@-host-test-configs.list || true
-	$(hide) for shared_lib in $(PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS); do \
-	  echo $$shared_lib >> $@-host.list; \
-	done
-	grep $(TARGET_OUT_TESTCASES) $@.list > $@-target.list || true
-	grep -e .*\\.config$$ $@-target.list > $@-target-test-configs.list || true
-	$(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $@ -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $@-host.list -P target -C $(PRODUCT_OUT) -l $@-target.list
-	$(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $(vts-core-configs-zip) \
-	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $@-host-test-configs.list \
-	  -P target -C $(PRODUCT_OUT) -l $@-target-test-configs.list
-	rm -f $(PRIVATE_vts_core_list)
-	$(hide) grep -e .*\\.config$$ $@-host.list | sed s%$(HOST_OUT)%host%g > $(PRIVATE_vts_core_list)
-	$(hide) grep -e .*\\.config$$ $@-target.list | sed s%$(PRODUCT_OUT)%target%g >> $(PRIVATE_vts_core_list)
-	$(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $(vts-core-list-zip) -C $(dir $@) -f $(PRIVATE_vts_core_list)
-	rm -f $@.list $@-host.list $@-target.list $@-host-test-configs.list $@-target-test-configs.list \
-	  $(PRIVATE_vts_core_list)
-
-vts-core: $(vts-core-zip)
-
 test_suite_name := vts-core
 test_suite_tradefed := vts-core-tradefed
 test_suite_readme := test/vts/tools/vts-core-tradefed/README
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
-vts-core: $(compatibility_zip)
 
-$(call dist-for-goals, vts-core, $(vts-core-zip) $(vts-core-list-zip) $(vts-core-configs-zip) $(compatibility_zip))
+.PHONY: vts-core
+vts-core: $(compatibility_zip)
+$(call dist-for-goals, vts-core, $(compatibility_zip))
 
 tests: vts-core