diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 9c93240ec..f033ad9f5 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -499,8 +499,6 @@ SOONG_ZIP := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soong_zip
 ZIP2ZIP := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/zip2zip
 FILESLIST := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/fileslist
 
-JAVAC_FILTER := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soong_javac_filter
-
 # Always use prebuilts for ckati and makeparallel
 prebuilt_build_tools := prebuilts/build-tools
 ifeq ($(filter address,$(SANITIZE_HOST)),)
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 3da48b508..2870869ab 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ $(if $(PRIVATE_HAS_RS_SOURCES), \
 $(hide) tr ' ' '\n' < $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list \
     | $(NORMALIZE_PATH) | sort -u > $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq
 $(hide) if [ -s $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq ] ; then \
-    ( $(1) -encoding UTF-8 \
+    $(1) -encoding UTF-8 \
     $(if $(findstring true,$(PRIVATE_WARNINGS_ENABLE)),$(xlint_unchecked),) \
     $(2) \
     $(addprefix -classpath ,$(strip \
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ $(hide) if [ -s $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq ] ; the
     -extdirs "" -d $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) \
     $(PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS) \
     \@$(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq \
-    || ( rm -rf $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) ; exit 41 ) ) 2>&1 | $(JAVAC_FILTER); \
+    || ( rm -rf $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) ; exit 41 ) \
 fi
 $(if $(PRIVATE_JAVA_LAYERS_FILE), $(hide) build/tools/java-layers.py \
     $(PRIVATE_JAVA_LAYERS_FILE) \@$(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq,)
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index ca45cef97..85cd2d514 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
         $(full_java_lib_deps) \
         $(jar_manifest_file) \
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
-        $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
-        $(JAVAC_FILTER) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-package)
 
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index ba2999f07..cc26d7cc9 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
         $(jar_manifest_file) \
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
         $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
-        $(JAVAC_FILTER) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-package)
 
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index c4dd84b04..e73e76267 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
         $(RenderScript_file_stamp) \
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
         $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
-        $(JAVAC_FILTER) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-java-to-classes.jar)