diff --git a/android/Android.bp b/android/Android.bp
index 8f89a59f6..7bd145080 100644
--- a/android/Android.bp
+++ b/android/Android.bp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
         "defaults.go",
         "defs.go",
         "depset.go",
-        "deptag.go",
         "expand.go",
         "filegroup.go",
         "hooks.go",
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
         "config_test.go",
         "csuite_config_test.go",
         "depset_test.go",
-        "deptag_test.go",
         "expand_test.go",
         "module_test.go",
         "mutator_test.go",
diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index 16211f853..98ff07a8e 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -598,10 +598,6 @@ var (
 	// has dependencies on all the OS variants.
 	CommonOS = NewOsType("common_os", Generic, false)
 
-	// CommonArch is the Arch for all modules that are os-specific but not arch specific,
-	// for example most Java modules.
-	CommonArch = Arch{ArchType: Common}
-
 	osArchTypeMap = map[OsType][]ArchType{
 		Linux:       []ArchType{X86, X86_64},
 		LinuxBionic: []ArchType{Arm64, X86_64},
@@ -665,7 +661,7 @@ func NewOsType(name string, class OsClass, defDisabled bool) OsType {
 	if _, found := commonTargetMap[name]; found {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("Found Os type duplicate during OsType registration: %q", name))
 	} else {
-		commonTargetMap[name] = Target{Os: os, Arch: CommonArch}
+		commonTargetMap[name] = Target{Os: os, Arch: Arch{ArchType: Common}}
 	}
 
 	return os
@@ -823,6 +819,9 @@ type archDepTag struct {
 // Identifies the dependency from CommonOS variant to the os specific variants.
 var commonOsToOsSpecificVariantTag = archDepTag{name: "common os to os specific"}
 
+// Identifies the dependency from arch variant to the common variant for a "common_first" multilib.
+var firstArchToCommonArchDepTag = archDepTag{name: "first arch to common arch"}
+
 // Get the OsType specific variants for the current CommonOS variant.
 //
 // The returned list will only contain enabled OsType specific variants of the
@@ -961,6 +960,12 @@ func archMutator(bpctx blueprint.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		addTargetProperties(m, targets[i], multiTargets, i == 0)
 		m.base().setArchProperties(mctx)
 	}
+
+	if multilib == "common_first" && len(modules) >= 2 {
+		for i := range modules[1:] {
+			mctx.AddInterVariantDependency(firstArchToCommonArchDepTag, modules[i+1], modules[0])
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func addTargetProperties(m Module, target Target, multiTargets []Target, primaryTarget bool) {
diff --git a/android/deptag.go b/android/deptag.go
deleted file mode 100644
index be5c35c8d..000000000
--- a/android/deptag.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package android
-
-import "github.com/google/blueprint"
-
-// Dependency tags can implement this interface and return true from InstallDepNeeded to annotate
-// that the installed files of the parent should depend on the installed files of the child.
-type InstallNeededDependencyTag interface {
-	// If InstallDepNeeded returns true then the installed files of the parent will depend on the
-	// installed files of the child.
-	InstallDepNeeded() bool
-}
-
-// Dependency tags can embed this struct to annotate that the installed files of the parent should
-// depend on the installed files of the child.
-type InstallAlwaysNeededDependencyTag struct{}
-
-func (i InstallAlwaysNeededDependencyTag) InstallDepNeeded() bool {
-	return true
-}
-
-var _ InstallNeededDependencyTag = InstallAlwaysNeededDependencyTag{}
-
-// IsInstallDepNeeded returns true if the dependency tag implements the InstallNeededDependencyTag
-// interface and the InstallDepNeeded returns true, meaning that the installed files of the parent
-// should depend on the installed files of the child.
-func IsInstallDepNeeded(tag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
-	if i, ok := tag.(InstallNeededDependencyTag); ok {
-		return i.InstallDepNeeded()
-	}
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/android/deptag_test.go b/android/deptag_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bdd449ee2..000000000
--- a/android/deptag_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package android
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/google/blueprint"
-)
-
-type testInstallDependencyTagModule struct {
-	ModuleBase
-	Properties struct {
-		Install_deps []string
-		Deps         []string
-	}
-}
-
-func (t *testInstallDependencyTagModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
-	outputFile := PathForModuleOut(ctx, "out")
-	ctx.Build(pctx, BuildParams{
-		Rule:   Touch,
-		Output: outputFile,
-	})
-	ctx.InstallFile(PathForModuleInstall(ctx), ctx.ModuleName(), outputFile)
-}
-
-var testInstallDependencyTagAlwaysDepTag = struct {
-	blueprint.DependencyTag
-	InstallAlwaysNeededDependencyTag
-}{}
-
-var testInstallDependencyTagNeverDepTag = struct {
-	blueprint.DependencyTag
-}{}
-
-func (t *testInstallDependencyTagModule) DepsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, testInstallDependencyTagAlwaysDepTag, t.Properties.Install_deps...)
-	ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, testInstallDependencyTagNeverDepTag, t.Properties.Deps...)
-}
-
-func testInstallDependencyTagModuleFactory() Module {
-	module := &testInstallDependencyTagModule{}
-	InitAndroidArchModule(module, HostAndDeviceDefault, MultilibCommon)
-	module.AddProperties(&module.Properties)
-	return module
-}
-
-func TestInstallDependencyTag(t *testing.T) {
-	bp := `
-		test_module {
-			name: "foo",
-			deps: ["dep"],
-			install_deps: ["install_dep"],
-		}
-
-		test_module {
-			name: "install_dep",
-			install_deps: ["transitive"],
-		}
-
-		test_module {
-			name: "transitive",
-		}
-
-		test_module {
-			name: "dep",
-		}
-	`
-
-	config := TestArchConfig(buildDir, nil, bp, nil)
-	ctx := NewTestArchContext(config)
-
-	ctx.RegisterModuleType("test_module", testInstallDependencyTagModuleFactory)
-
-	ctx.Register()
-	_, errs := ctx.ParseFileList(".", []string{"Android.bp"})
-	FailIfErrored(t, errs)
-	_, errs = ctx.PrepareBuildActions(config)
-	FailIfErrored(t, errs)
-
-	hostFoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", config.BuildOSCommonTarget.String()).Description("install")
-	hostInstallDep := ctx.ModuleForTests("install_dep", config.BuildOSCommonTarget.String()).Description("install")
-	hostTransitive := ctx.ModuleForTests("transitive", config.BuildOSCommonTarget.String()).Description("install")
-	hostDep := ctx.ModuleForTests("dep", config.BuildOSCommonTarget.String()).Description("install")
-
-	if g, w := hostFoo.Implicits.Strings(), hostInstallDep.Output.String(); !InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected host dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := hostFoo.Implicits.Strings(), hostTransitive.Output.String(); !InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected host dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := hostInstallDep.Implicits.Strings(), hostTransitive.Output.String(); !InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected host dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := hostFoo.Implicits.Strings(), hostDep.Output.String(); InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected no host dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	deviceFoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common").Description("install")
-	deviceInstallDep := ctx.ModuleForTests("install_dep", "android_common").Description("install")
-	deviceTransitive := ctx.ModuleForTests("transitive", "android_common").Description("install")
-	deviceDep := ctx.ModuleForTests("dep", "android_common").Description("install")
-
-	if g, w := deviceFoo.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceInstallDep.Output.String(); !InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected device dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := deviceFoo.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceTransitive.Output.String(); !InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected device dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := deviceInstallDep.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceTransitive.Output.String(); !InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected device dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := deviceFoo.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceDep.Output.String(); InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected no device dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index ef1b0bdb6..d677406a6 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -1242,18 +1242,14 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) ExportedToMake() bool {
 	return m.commonProperties.NamespaceExportedToMake
 }
 
-// computeInstallDeps finds the installed paths of all dependencies that have a dependency
-// tag that is annotated as needing installation via the IsInstallDepNeeded method.
 func (m *ModuleBase) computeInstallDeps(ctx blueprint.ModuleContext) InstallPaths {
+
 	var result InstallPaths
-	ctx.WalkDeps(func(child, parent blueprint.Module) bool {
-		if a, ok := child.(Module); ok {
-			if IsInstallDepNeeded(ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(child)) {
-				result = append(result, a.FilesToInstall()...)
-				return true
-			}
+	// TODO(ccross): we need to use WalkDeps and have some way to know which dependencies require installation
+	ctx.VisitDepsDepthFirst(func(m blueprint.Module) {
+		if a, ok := m.(Module); ok {
+			result = append(result, a.FilesToInstall()...)
 		}
-		return false
 	})
 
 	return result
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 0724a763e..5e4faf268 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -550,15 +550,7 @@ func (d libraryDependencyTag) static() bool {
 	return d.Kind == staticLibraryDependency
 }
 
-// InstallDepNeeded returns true for shared libraries so that shared library dependencies of
-// binaries or other shared libraries are installed as dependencies.
-func (d libraryDependencyTag) InstallDepNeeded() bool {
-	return d.shared()
-}
-
-var _ android.InstallNeededDependencyTag = libraryDependencyTag{}
-
-// dependencyTag is used for tagging miscellaneous dependency types that don't fit into
+// dependencyTag is used for tagging miscellanous dependency types that don't fit into
 // libraryDependencyTag.  Each tag object is created globally and reused for multiple
 // dependencies (although since the object contains no references, assigning a tag to a
 // variable and modifying it will not modify the original).  Users can compare the tag
@@ -568,15 +560,6 @@ type dependencyTag struct {
 	name string
 }
 
-// installDependencyTag is used for tagging miscellaneous dependency types that don't fit into
-// libraryDependencyTag, but where the dependency needs to be installed when the parent is
-// installed.
-type installDependencyTag struct {
-	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
-	android.InstallAlwaysNeededDependencyTag
-	name string
-}
-
 var (
 	genSourceDepTag       = dependencyTag{name: "gen source"}
 	genHeaderDepTag       = dependencyTag{name: "gen header"}
@@ -588,7 +571,7 @@ var (
 	staticVariantTag      = dependencyTag{name: "static variant"}
 	vndkExtDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "vndk extends"}
 	dataLibDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "data lib"}
-	runtimeDepTag         = installDependencyTag{name: "runtime lib"}
+	runtimeDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "runtime lib"}
 	testPerSrcDepTag      = dependencyTag{name: "test_per_src"}
 	stubImplDepTag        = dependencyTag{name: "stub_impl"}
 )
@@ -615,7 +598,8 @@ func IsHeaderDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
 }
 
 func IsRuntimeDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
-	return depTag == runtimeDepTag
+	ccDepTag, ok := depTag.(dependencyTag)
+	return ok && ccDepTag == runtimeDepTag
 }
 
 func IsTestPerSrcDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
diff --git a/cc/cc_test.go b/cc/cc_test.go
index f695949a2..b803cbaa0 100644
--- a/cc/cc_test.go
+++ b/cc/cc_test.go
@@ -3941,98 +3941,3 @@ func TestEmptyWholeStaticLibsAllowMissingDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
-
-func TestInstallSharedLibs(t *testing.T) {
-	bp := `
-		cc_binary {
-			name: "bin",
-			host_supported: true,
-			shared_libs: ["libshared"],
-			runtime_libs: ["libruntime"],
-			srcs: [":gen"],
-		}
-
-		cc_library_shared {
-			name: "libshared",
-			host_supported: true,
-			shared_libs: ["libtransitive"],
-		}
-
-		cc_library_shared {
-			name: "libtransitive",
-			host_supported: true,
-		}
-
-		cc_library_shared {
-			name: "libruntime",
-			host_supported: true,
-		}
-
-		cc_binary_host {
-			name: "tool",
-			srcs: ["foo.cpp"],
-		}
-
-		genrule {
-			name: "gen",
-			tools: ["tool"],
-			out: ["gen.cpp"],
-			cmd: "$(location tool) $(out)",
-		}
-	`
-
-	config := TestConfig(buildDir, android.Android, nil, bp, nil)
-	ctx := testCcWithConfig(t, config)
-
-	hostBin := ctx.ModuleForTests("bin", config.BuildOSTarget.String()).Description("install")
-	hostShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libshared", config.BuildOSTarget.String()+"_shared").Description("install")
-	hostRuntime := ctx.ModuleForTests("libruntime", config.BuildOSTarget.String()+"_shared").Description("install")
-	hostTransitive := ctx.ModuleForTests("libtransitive", config.BuildOSTarget.String()+"_shared").Description("install")
-	hostTool := ctx.ModuleForTests("tool", config.BuildOSTarget.String()).Description("install")
-
-	if g, w := hostBin.Implicits.Strings(), hostShared.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected host bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := hostBin.Implicits.Strings(), hostTransitive.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected host bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := hostShared.Implicits.Strings(), hostTransitive.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected host bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := hostBin.Implicits.Strings(), hostRuntime.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected host bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := hostBin.Implicits.Strings(), hostTool.Output.String(); android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected no host bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	deviceBin := ctx.ModuleForTests("bin", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Description("install")
-	deviceShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libshared", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Description("install")
-	deviceTransitive := ctx.ModuleForTests("libtransitive", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Description("install")
-	deviceRuntime := ctx.ModuleForTests("libruntime", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Description("install")
-
-	if g, w := deviceBin.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceShared.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected device bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := deviceBin.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceTransitive.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected device bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := deviceShared.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceTransitive.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected device bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := deviceBin.OrderOnly.Strings(), deviceRuntime.Output.String(); !android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected device bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-	if g, w := deviceBin.OrderOnly.Strings(), hostTool.Output.String(); android.InList(w, g) {
-		t.Errorf("expected no device bin dependency %q, got %q", w, g)
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/cc/testing.go b/cc/testing.go
index a3235e99d..5a311f4b9 100644
--- a/cc/testing.go
+++ b/cc/testing.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package cc
 
 import (
 	"android/soong/android"
-	"android/soong/genrule"
 )
 
 func RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ func RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 	RegisterBinaryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterLibraryHeadersBuildComponents(ctx)
-	genrule.RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
 
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("toolchain_library", ToolchainLibraryFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("llndk_library", LlndkLibraryFactory)
diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index 30678467d..53b9dbeb2 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(android.InitRegistrationContext)
+	registerGenruleBuildComponents(android.InitRegistrationContext)
 }
 
-func RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
+func registerGenruleBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("genrule_defaults", defaultsFactory)
 
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("gensrcs", GenSrcsFactory)
diff --git a/genrule/genrule_test.go b/genrule/genrule_test.go
index c3c0b9778..c19078f0d 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule_test.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func testContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("filegroup", android.FileGroupFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("tool", toolFactory)
 
-	RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
+	registerGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
 
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	ctx.Register()
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 80f131c14..9f0905126 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -547,14 +547,6 @@ type dependencyTag struct {
 	name string
 }
 
-// installDependencyTag is a dependency tag that is annotated to cause the installed files of the
-// dependency to be installed when the parent module is installed.
-type installDependencyTag struct {
-	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
-	android.InstallAlwaysNeededDependencyTag
-	name string
-}
-
 type usesLibraryDependencyTag struct {
 	dependencyTag
 	sdkVersion int // SDK version in which the library appared as a standalone library.
@@ -588,8 +580,6 @@ var (
 	instrumentationForTag = dependencyTag{name: "instrumentation_for"}
 	extraLintCheckTag     = dependencyTag{name: "extra-lint-check"}
 	jniLibTag             = dependencyTag{name: "jnilib"}
-	jniInstallTag         = installDependencyTag{name: "jni install"}
-	binaryInstallTag      = installDependencyTag{name: "binary install"}
 	usesLibTag            = makeUsesLibraryDependencyTag(dexpreopt.AnySdkVersion)
 	usesLibCompat28Tag    = makeUsesLibraryDependencyTag(28)
 	usesLibCompat29Tag    = makeUsesLibraryDependencyTag(29)
@@ -2558,12 +2548,9 @@ func (j *Binary) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if ctx.Arch().ArchType == android.Common {
 		j.deps(ctx)
 	} else {
-		// These dependencies ensure the host installation rules will install the jar file and
-		// the jni libraries when the wrapper is installed.
-		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, jniInstallTag, j.binaryProperties.Jni_libs...)
-		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(
-			[]blueprint.Variation{{Mutator: "arch", Variation: android.CommonArch.String()}},
-			binaryInstallTag, ctx.ModuleName())
+		// This dependency ensures the host installation rules will install the jni libraries
+		// when the wrapper is installed.
+		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, jniLibTag, j.binaryProperties.Jni_libs...)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index b721c8fc4..2a27922d1 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/cc"
 	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
+	"android/soong/genrule"
 	"android/soong/python"
 )
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func testContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 	RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_plugin", PluginFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("filegroup", android.FileGroupFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("genrule", genrule.GenRuleFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("python_binary_host", python.PythonBinaryHostFactory)
 	RegisterDocsBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterStubsBuildComponents(ctx)
diff --git a/rust/rust_test.go b/rust/rust_test.go
index 187f0b699..14bbd0b9a 100644
--- a/rust/rust_test.go
+++ b/rust/rust_test.go
@@ -286,12 +286,6 @@ func TestSourceProviderDeps(t *testing.T) {
 			srcs: ["src/any.h"],
 			out: ["src/any.rs"],
 		}
-		rust_binary_host {
-			name: "any_rust_binary",
-			srcs: [
-				"foo.rs",
-			],
-		}
 		rust_bindgen {
 			name: "libbindings",
 			crate_name: "bindings",
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index 001f322d8..66877a907 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package rust
 import (
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/cc"
+	"android/soong/genrule"
 )
 
 func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ func CreateTestContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 	android.RegisterPrebuiltMutators(ctx)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("genrule", genrule.GenRuleFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_binary", RustBinaryFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_binary_host", RustBinaryHostFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_bindgen", RustBindgenFactory)