diff --git a/android/apex.go b/android/apex.go
index cfda2aa8f..25a07b866 100644
--- a/android/apex.go
+++ b/android/apex.go
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ type ApexInfo struct {
 	// mergeApexVariations.
 	ApexVariationName string
 
-	// Serialized ApiLevel that this module has to support at minimum. Should be accessed via
-	// MinSdkVersion() method. Cannot be stored in its struct form because this is cloned into
-	// properties structs, and ApiLevel has private members.
-	MinSdkVersionStr string
+	// ApiLevel that this module has to support at minimum.
+	MinSdkVersion ApiLevel
 
 	// True if this module comes from an updatable apexBundle.
 	Updatable bool
@@ -82,19 +80,13 @@ var ApexInfoProvider = blueprint.NewMutatorProvider(ApexInfo{}, "apex")
 // have to be built twice, but only once. In that case, the two apex variations apex.a and apex.b
 // are configured to have the same alias variation named apex29.
 func (i ApexInfo) mergedName(ctx PathContext) string {
-	name := "apex" + strconv.Itoa(i.MinSdkVersion(ctx).FinalOrFutureInt())
+	name := "apex" + strconv.Itoa(i.MinSdkVersion.FinalOrFutureInt())
 	for _, sdk := range i.RequiredSdks {
 		name += "_" + sdk.Name + "_" + sdk.Version
 	}
 	return name
 }
 
-// MinSdkVersion gives the api level that this module has to support at minimum. This is from the
-// min_sdk_version property of the containing apexBundle.
-func (i ApexInfo) MinSdkVersion(ctx PathContext) ApiLevel {
-	return ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, i.MinSdkVersionStr)
-}
-
 // IsForPlatform tells whether this module is for the platform or not. If false is returned, it
 // means that this apex variant of the module is built for an APEX.
 func (i ApexInfo) IsForPlatform() bool {
diff --git a/android/apex_test.go b/android/apex_test.go
index b5323e8af..109b1c8b2 100644
--- a/android/apex_test.go
+++ b/android/apex_test.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ func Test_mergeApexVariations(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "single",
 			in: []ApexInfo{
-				{"foo", "current", false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"foo", FutureApiLevel, false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantMerged: []ApexInfo{
-				{"apex10000", "current", false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"apex10000", FutureApiLevel, false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantAliases: [][2]string{
 				{"foo", "apex10000"},
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ func Test_mergeApexVariations(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "merge",
 			in: []ApexInfo{
-				{"foo", "current", false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"bar", "current", false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"foo", FutureApiLevel, false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"bar", FutureApiLevel, false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantMerged: []ApexInfo{
-				{"apex10000_baz_1", "current", false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"bar", "foo"}, nil, false}},
+				{"apex10000_baz_1", FutureApiLevel, false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"bar", "foo"}, nil, false}},
 			wantAliases: [][2]string{
 				{"bar", "apex10000_baz_1"},
 				{"foo", "apex10000_baz_1"},
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ func Test_mergeApexVariations(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "don't merge version",
 			in: []ApexInfo{
-				{"foo", "current", false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"bar", "30", false, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"foo", FutureApiLevel, false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"bar", uncheckedFinalApiLevel(30), false, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantMerged: []ApexInfo{
-				{"apex30", "30", false, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"apex10000", "current", false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"apex30", uncheckedFinalApiLevel(30), false, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"apex10000", FutureApiLevel, false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantAliases: [][2]string{
 				{"bar", "apex30"},
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ func Test_mergeApexVariations(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "merge updatable",
 			in: []ApexInfo{
-				{"foo", "current", false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"bar", "current", true, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"foo", FutureApiLevel, false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"bar", FutureApiLevel, true, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantMerged: []ApexInfo{
-				{"apex10000", "current", true, nil, []string{"bar", "foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"apex10000", FutureApiLevel, true, nil, []string{"bar", "foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantAliases: [][2]string{
 				{"bar", "apex10000"},
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ func Test_mergeApexVariations(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "don't merge sdks",
 			in: []ApexInfo{
-				{"foo", "current", false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"bar", "current", false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "2"}}, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"foo", FutureApiLevel, false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"bar", FutureApiLevel, false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "2"}}, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantMerged: []ApexInfo{
-				{"apex10000_baz_2", "current", false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "2"}}, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"apex10000_baz_1", "current", false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"apex10000_baz_2", FutureApiLevel, false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "2"}}, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"apex10000_baz_1", FutureApiLevel, false, SdkRefs{{"baz", "1"}}, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantAliases: [][2]string{
 				{"bar", "apex10000_baz_2"},
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ func Test_mergeApexVariations(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "don't merge when for prebuilt_apex",
 			in: []ApexInfo{
-				{"foo", "current", false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"bar", "current", true, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"foo", FutureApiLevel, false, nil, []string{"foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"bar", FutureApiLevel, true, nil, []string{"bar"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
 				// This one should not be merged in with the others because it is for
 				// a prebuilt_apex.
-				{"baz", "current", true, nil, []string{"baz"}, nil, ForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"baz", FutureApiLevel, true, nil, []string{"baz"}, nil, ForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantMerged: []ApexInfo{
-				{"apex10000", "current", true, nil, []string{"bar", "foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
-				{"baz", "current", true, nil, []string{"baz"}, nil, ForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"apex10000", FutureApiLevel, true, nil, []string{"bar", "foo"}, nil, NotForPrebuiltApex},
+				{"baz", FutureApiLevel, true, nil, []string{"baz"}, nil, ForPrebuiltApex},
 			},
 			wantAliases: [][2]string{
 				{"bar", "apex10000"},
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 0eacf6dcb..f5e6fa944 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) ApexInfoMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
 	// be built for this apexBundle.
 	apexInfo := android.ApexInfo{
 		ApexVariationName: mctx.ModuleName(),
-		MinSdkVersionStr:  minSdkVersion.String(),
+		MinSdkVersion:     minSdkVersion,
 		RequiredSdks:      a.RequiredSdks(),
 		Updatable:         a.Updatable(),
 		InApexes:          []string{mctx.ModuleName()},
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index bef49b855..7f69d56b8 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 	c.apexSdkVersion = android.FutureApiLevel
 	apexInfo := ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
 	if !apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
-		c.apexSdkVersion = apexInfo.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
+		c.apexSdkVersion = apexInfo.MinSdkVersion
 	}
 
 	if android.InList("hwaddress", ctx.Config().SanitizeDevice()) {