diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 1f5c5ce4d..aa2a2a95a 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1997,26 +1997,6 @@ define dump-words-to-file
         @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 13001,13500,$(1)),$(2))
         @$(if $(wordlist 13501,13502,$(1)),$(error Too many words ($(words $(1)))))
 endef
-
-# For a list of jar files, unzip them to a specified directory,
-# but make sure that no META-INF files come along for the ride,
-# unless PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF is set.
-#
-# $(1): files to unzip
-# $(2): destination directory
-define unzip-jar-files
-  $(hide) for f in $(1); \
-  do \
-    if [ ! -f $$f ]; then \
-      echo Missing file $$f; \
-      exit 1; \
-    fi; \
-    unzip -qo $$f -d $(2); \
-    rm -f $(2)/module-info.class; \
-  done
-  $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,$(hide) rm -rf $(2)/META-INF)
-endef
-
 # Return jar arguments to compress files in a given directory
 # $(1): directory
 #
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index 2a251e84e..1545f63cc 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
 ifneq ($(TURBINE_ENABLED),false)
 
 $(full_classes_turbine_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS) $(annotation_processor_flags)
-$(full_classes_turbine_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF)
 $(full_classes_turbine_jar): PRIVATE_SRCJARS := $(LOCAL_SRCJARS)
 $(full_classes_turbine_jar): \
     $(java_source_list_file) \
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index c8d2ee78c..f7bf337c6 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -95,13 +95,15 @@ javac-check : $(full_classes_compiled_jar)
 javac-check-$(LOCAL_MODULE) : $(full_classes_compiled_jar)
 .PHONY: javac-check-$(LOCAL_MODULE)
 
+$(full_classes_combined_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF)
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
                               $(jar_manifest_file) \
                               $(full_static_java_libs) | $(MERGE_ZIPS)
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST), $(hide) sed -e "s/%BUILD_NUMBER%/$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)/" \
             $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf)
 	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
-            -stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $< $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+            $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
+            $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
 
 # Run jarjar if necessary, otherwise just copy the file.
 ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES)),)
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 66431e952..3433a160f 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ ifneq ($(TURBINE_ENABLED),false)
 
 $(full_classes_turbine_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS) $(annotation_processor_flags)
 $(full_classes_turbine_jar): PRIVATE_SRCJARS := $(LOCAL_SRCJARS)
-$(full_classes_turbine_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF)
 $(full_classes_turbine_jar): \
     $(java_source_list_file) \
     $(java_sources_deps) \
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS) $(annota
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES := $(LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES := $(LOCAL_JAR_PACKAGES)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES := $(LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES)
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCE_LIST := $(java_source_list_file)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_ALL_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES := $(full_java_header_libs)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_SRCJARS := $(LOCAL_SRCJARS)