diff --git a/dexpreopt/config.go b/dexpreopt/config.go
index a94e7af5a..8a656ed51 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/config.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/config.go
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ type ModuleConfig struct {
 	ClassLoaderContexts            ClassLoaderContextMap
 
 	Archs                   []android.ArchType
-	DexPreoptImages         android.Paths
 	DexPreoptImagesDeps     []android.OutputPaths
 	DexPreoptImageLocations []string
 
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ type moduleJSONConfig struct {
 	EnforceUsesLibrariesStatusFile string
 	ClassLoaderContexts            jsonClassLoaderContextMap
 
-	DexPreoptImages     []string
 	DexPreoptImagesDeps [][]string
 
 	PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles []string
@@ -302,11 +300,10 @@ func ParseModuleConfig(ctx android.PathContext, data []byte) (*ModuleConfig, err
 	config.ModuleConfig.ProfileClassListing = android.OptionalPathForPath(constructPath(ctx, config.ProfileClassListing))
 	config.ModuleConfig.EnforceUsesLibrariesStatusFile = constructPath(ctx, config.EnforceUsesLibrariesStatusFile)
 	config.ModuleConfig.ClassLoaderContexts = fromJsonClassLoaderContext(ctx, config.ClassLoaderContexts)
-	config.ModuleConfig.DexPreoptImages = constructPaths(ctx, config.DexPreoptImages)
 	config.ModuleConfig.PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles = constructPaths(ctx, config.PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles)
 
 	// This needs to exist, but dependencies are already handled in Make, so we don't need to pass them through JSON.
-	config.ModuleConfig.DexPreoptImagesDeps = make([]android.OutputPaths, len(config.ModuleConfig.DexPreoptImages))
+	config.ModuleConfig.DexPreoptImagesDeps = make([]android.OutputPaths, len(config.ModuleConfig.Archs))
 
 	return config.ModuleConfig, nil
 }
@@ -328,7 +325,6 @@ func moduleConfigToJSON(config *ModuleConfig) ([]byte, error) {
 		ProfileBootListing:             config.ProfileBootListing.String(),
 		EnforceUsesLibrariesStatusFile: config.EnforceUsesLibrariesStatusFile.String(),
 		ClassLoaderContexts:            toJsonClassLoaderContext(config.ClassLoaderContexts),
-		DexPreoptImages:                config.DexPreoptImages.Strings(),
 		DexPreoptImagesDeps:            pathsListToStringLists(config.DexPreoptImagesDeps),
 		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:    config.PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles.Strings(),
 		ModuleConfig:                   config,
diff --git a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
index cd7551c8d..bb4e80e1a 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ func testModuleConfig(ctx android.PathContext, name, partition string) *ModuleCo
 		EnforceUsesLibraries:            false,
 		ClassLoaderContexts:             nil,
 		Archs:                           []android.ArchType{android.Arm},
-		DexPreoptImages:                 android.Paths{android.PathForTesting("system/framework/arm/boot.art")},
 		DexPreoptImagesDeps:             []android.OutputPaths{android.OutputPaths{}},
 		DexPreoptImageLocations:         []string{},
 		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:     nil,
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index d00d74b8c..0020a2d92 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Wr
 		ClassLoaderContexts:            d.classLoaderContexts,
 
 		Archs:                   archs,
-		DexPreoptImages:         images,
 		DexPreoptImagesDeps:     imagesDeps,
 		DexPreoptImageLocations: imageLocations,