diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 704164e08..963bc96b9 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -865,24 +865,12 @@ func bootFrameworkProfileRule(ctx android.ModuleContext, image *bootImageConfig)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Some branches like master-art-host don't have frameworks/base, so manually
-	// handle the case that the default is missing.  Those branches won't attempt to build the profile rule,
-	// and if they do they'll get a missing deps error.
 	defaultProfile := "frameworks/base/config/boot-profile.txt"
-	path := android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, defaultProfile)
-	var bootFrameworkProfile android.Path
-	var missingDeps []string
-	if path.Valid() {
-		bootFrameworkProfile = path.Path()
-	} else {
-		missingDeps = append(missingDeps, defaultProfile)
-		bootFrameworkProfile = android.PathForOutput(ctx, "missing", defaultProfile)
-	}
+	bootFrameworkProfile := android.PathForSource(ctx, defaultProfile)
 
 	profile := image.dir.Join(ctx, "boot.bprof")
 
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
-	rule.MissingDeps(missingDeps)
 	rule.Command().
 		Text(`ANDROID_LOG_TAGS="*:e"`).
 		Tool(globalSoong.Profman).
diff --git a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
index dcdf85298..5658f16e3 100644
--- a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ func TestSnapshotWithBootclasspathFragment_ImageName(t *testing.T) {
 				],
 			}
 		`),
+		// Needed for platform_bootclasspath
+		android.FixtureAddFile("frameworks/base/config/boot-profile.txt", nil),
 
 		java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:mybootlib"),
 		android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(`