diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index b5b52a956..348b06492 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ type Arch struct {
 	CpuVariant   string
 	Abi          []string
 	ArchFeatures []string
-	Native       bool
 }
 
 func (a Arch) String() string {
@@ -1361,11 +1360,6 @@ func decodeTargetProductVariables(config *config) (map[OsType][]Target, error) {
 			addTarget(Android, *variables.DeviceSecondaryArch,
 				variables.DeviceSecondaryArchVariant, variables.DeviceSecondaryCpuVariant,
 				variables.DeviceSecondaryAbi, NativeBridgeDisabled, nil, nil)
-
-			deviceArches := targets[Android]
-			if deviceArches[0].Arch.ArchType.Multilib == deviceArches[1].Arch.ArchType.Multilib {
-				deviceArches[1].Arch.Native = false
-			}
 		}
 
 		if variables.NativeBridgeArch != nil && *variables.NativeBridgeArch != "" {
@@ -1513,7 +1507,7 @@ func decodeArchSettings(os OsType, archConfigs []archConfig) ([]Target, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		arch.Native = false
+
 		ret = append(ret, Target{
 			Os:   Android,
 			Arch: arch,
@@ -1542,7 +1536,6 @@ func decodeArch(os OsType, arch string, archVariant, cpuVariant *string, abi []s
 		ArchVariant: stringPtr(archVariant),
 		CpuVariant:  stringPtr(cpuVariant),
 		Abi:         abi,
-		Native:      true,
 	}
 
 	if a.ArchVariant == a.ArchType.Name || a.ArchVariant == "generic" {
diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index d03d38e61..26c4e6ebd 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ type config struct {
 	BuildOsVariant       string
 	BuildOsCommonVariant string
 
+	// multilibConflicts for an ArchType is true if there is earlier configured device architecture with the same
+	// multilib value.
+	multilibConflicts map[ArchType]bool
+
 	deviceConfig *deviceConfig
 
 	srcDir   string // the path of the root source directory
@@ -240,10 +244,10 @@ func TestArchConfigNativeBridge(buildDir string, env map[string]string) Config {
 	config := testConfig.config
 
 	config.Targets[Android] = []Target{
-		{Android, Arch{ArchType: X86_64, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Native: true, Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
-		{Android, Arch{ArchType: X86, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Native: true, Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
-		{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm64, ArchVariant: "armv8-a", Native: true, Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridgeEnabled, "x86_64", "arm64"},
-		{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm, ArchVariant: "armv7-a-neon", Native: true, Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridgeEnabled, "x86", "arm"},
+		{Android, Arch{ArchType: X86_64, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
+		{Android, Arch{ArchType: X86, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
+		{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm64, ArchVariant: "armv8-a", Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridgeEnabled, "x86_64", "arm64"},
+		{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm, ArchVariant: "armv7-a-neon", Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridgeEnabled, "x86", "arm"},
 	}
 
 	return testConfig
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ func TestArchConfigFuchsia(buildDir string, env map[string]string) Config {
 
 	config.Targets = map[OsType][]Target{
 		Fuchsia: []Target{
-			{Fuchsia, Arch{ArchType: Arm64, ArchVariant: "", Native: true}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
+			{Fuchsia, Arch{ArchType: Arm64, ArchVariant: ""}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
 		},
 		BuildOs: []Target{
 			{BuildOs, Arch{ArchType: X86_64}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
@@ -272,8 +276,8 @@ func TestArchConfig(buildDir string, env map[string]string) Config {
 
 	config.Targets = map[OsType][]Target{
 		Android: []Target{
-			{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm64, ArchVariant: "armv8-a", Native: true, Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
-			{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm, ArchVariant: "armv7-a-neon", Native: true, Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
+			{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm64, ArchVariant: "armv8-a", Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
+			{Android, Arch{ArchType: Arm, ArchVariant: "armv7-a-neon", Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
 		},
 		BuildOs: []Target{
 			{BuildOs, Arch{ArchType: X86_64}, NativeBridgeDisabled, "", ""},
@@ -305,8 +309,9 @@ func NewConfig(srcDir, buildDir string) (Config, error) {
 
 		env: originalEnv,
 
-		srcDir:   srcDir,
-		buildDir: buildDir,
+		srcDir:            srcDir,
+		buildDir:          buildDir,
+		multilibConflicts: make(map[ArchType]bool),
 	}
 
 	config.deviceConfig = &deviceConfig{
@@ -360,6 +365,14 @@ func NewConfig(srcDir, buildDir string) (Config, error) {
 		targets[Android] = androidTargets
 	}
 
+	multilib := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, target := range targets[Android] {
+		if seen := multilib[target.Arch.ArchType.Multilib]; seen {
+			config.multilibConflicts[target.Arch.ArchType] = true
+		}
+		multilib[target.Arch.ArchType.Multilib] = true
+	}
+
 	config.Targets = targets
 	config.BuildOsVariant = targets[BuildOs][0].String()
 	config.BuildOsCommonVariant = getCommonTargets(targets[BuildOs])[0].String()
@@ -852,6 +865,10 @@ func (c *config) VndkSnapshotBuildArtifacts() bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.VndkSnapshotBuildArtifacts)
 }
 
+func (c *config) HasMultilibConflict(arch ArchType) bool {
+	return c.multilibConflicts[arch]
+}
+
 func (c *deviceConfig) Arches() []Arch {
 	var arches []Arch
 	for _, target := range c.config.Targets[Android] {
@@ -1009,19 +1026,6 @@ func findOverrideValue(overrides []string, name string, errorMsg string) (newVal
 	return "", false
 }
 
-// SecondArchIsTranslated returns true if the primary device arch is X86 or X86_64 and the device also has an arch
-// that is Arm or Arm64.
-func (c *config) SecondArchIsTranslated() bool {
-	deviceTargets := c.Targets[Android]
-	if len(deviceTargets) < 2 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	arch := deviceTargets[0].Arch
-
-	return (arch.ArchType == X86 || arch.ArchType == X86_64) && hasArmAndroidArch(deviceTargets)
-}
-
 func (c *config) IntegerOverflowDisabledForPath(path string) bool {
 	if c.productVariables.IntegerOverflowExcludePaths == nil {
 		return false
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 81660d53a..5f714259b 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -869,9 +869,7 @@ func getCopyManifestForNativeLibrary(ccMod *cc.Module, config android.Config, ha
 		dirInApex = "lib64"
 	}
 	dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, ccMod.RelativeInstallPath())
-	if !ccMod.Arch().Native {
-		dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, ccMod.Arch().ArchType.String())
-	} else if ccMod.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
+	if ccMod.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
 		dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, ccMod.Target().NativeBridgeRelativePath)
 	}
 	if handleSpecialLibs && cc.InstallToBootstrap(ccMod.BaseModuleName(), config) {
@@ -894,9 +892,7 @@ func getCopyManifestForNativeLibrary(ccMod *cc.Module, config android.Config, ha
 
 func getCopyManifestForExecutable(cc *cc.Module) (fileToCopy android.Path, dirInApex string) {
 	dirInApex = filepath.Join("bin", cc.RelativeInstallPath())
-	if !cc.Arch().Native {
-		dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, cc.Arch().ArchType.String())
-	} else if cc.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
+	if cc.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
 		dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, cc.Target().NativeBridgeRelativePath)
 	}
 	fileToCopy = cc.OutputFile().Path()
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 413d08441..ddf04597f 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -1501,10 +1501,10 @@ func TestVndkApexSkipsNativeBridgeSupportedModules(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	`, withTargets(map[android.OsType][]android.Target{
 		android.Android: []android.Target{
-			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.Arm64, ArchVariant: "armv8-a", Native: true, Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeDisabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "", NativeBridgeRelativePath: ""},
-			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.Arm, ArchVariant: "armv7-a-neon", Native: true, Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeDisabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "", NativeBridgeRelativePath: ""},
-			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.X86_64, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Native: true, Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeEnabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "arm64", NativeBridgeRelativePath: "x86_64"},
-			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.X86, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Native: true, Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeEnabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "arm", NativeBridgeRelativePath: "x86"},
+			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.Arm64, ArchVariant: "armv8-a", Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeDisabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "", NativeBridgeRelativePath: ""},
+			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.Arm, ArchVariant: "armv7-a-neon", Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeDisabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "", NativeBridgeRelativePath: ""},
+			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.X86_64, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Abi: []string{"arm64-v8a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeEnabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "arm64", NativeBridgeRelativePath: "x86_64"},
+			{Os: android.Android, Arch: android.Arch{ArchType: android.X86, ArchVariant: "silvermont", Abi: []string{"armeabi-v7a"}}, NativeBridge: android.NativeBridgeEnabled, NativeBridgeHostArchName: "arm", NativeBridgeRelativePath: "x86"},
 		},
 	}))
 
diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 0d6940511..9f18d6c8a 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 	// Bionic binaries (e.g. linker) is installed to the bootstrap subdirectory.
 	// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 	// runtime APEX.
-	translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled || !ctx.Arch().Native
+	translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
 	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !translatedArch && ctx.apexName() == "" && !ctx.inRecovery() {
 		if ctx.Device() && isBionic(ctx.baseModuleName()) {
 			binary.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
diff --git a/cc/installer.go b/cc/installer.go
index 610252c9d..9fdc88ab9 100644
--- a/cc/installer.go
+++ b/cc/installer.go
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ func (installer *baseInstaller) installDir(ctx ModuleContext) android.InstallPat
 	if ctx.toolchain().Is64Bit() && installer.dir64 != "" {
 		dir = installer.dir64
 	}
-	if !ctx.Host() && !ctx.Arch().Native {
-		dir = filepath.Join(dir, ctx.Arch().ArchType.String())
-	}
 	if ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
 		dir = filepath.Join(dir, ctx.Target().NativeBridgeRelativePath)
+	} else if !ctx.Host() && ctx.Config().HasMultilibConflict(ctx.Arch().ArchType) {
+		dir = filepath.Join(dir, ctx.Arch().ArchType.String())
 	}
 	if installer.location == InstallInData && ctx.useVndk() {
 		dir = filepath.Join(dir, "vendor")
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index d8c9b90f0..0fb3c7824 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 			// Bionic libraries (e.g. libc.so) is installed to the bootstrap subdirectory.
 			// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 			// runtime APEX.
-			translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled || !ctx.Arch().Native
+			translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
 			if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !library.buildStubs() && !translatedArch && !ctx.inRecovery() {
 				if ctx.Device() {
 					library.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index db6b45551..b48871e43 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Mo
 			archs = archs[:1]
 		}
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().SecondArchIsTranslated() {
-		// Only preopt primary arch for translated arch since there is only an image there.
-		archs = archs[:1]
-	}
 
 	var images android.Paths
 	var imagesDeps []android.Paths
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_config.go b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
index 8c699b83a..043f9daed 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_config.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ var systemServerClasspathKey = android.NewOnceKey("systemServerClasspath")
 // supported through native bridge.
 func dexpreoptTargets(ctx android.PathContext) []android.Target {
 	var targets []android.Target
-	for i, target := range ctx.Config().Targets[android.Android] {
-		if ctx.Config().SecondArchIsTranslated() && i > 0 {
-			break
-		}
-
+	for _, target := range ctx.Config().Targets[android.Android] {
 		if target.NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeDisabled {
 			targets = append(targets, target)
 		}
diff --git a/python/installer.go b/python/installer.go
index b0a25b9b7..396f03667 100644
--- a/python/installer.go
+++ b/python/installer.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (installer *pythonInstaller) installDir(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.
 	if ctx.Arch().ArchType.Multilib == "lib64" && installer.dir64 != "" {
 		dir = installer.dir64
 	}
-	if !ctx.Host() && !ctx.Arch().Native {
+	if !ctx.Host() && ctx.Config().HasMultilibConflict(ctx.Arch().ArchType) {
 		dir = filepath.Join(dir, ctx.Arch().ArchType.String())
 	}
 	return android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, dir, installer.relative)
diff --git a/rust/compiler.go b/rust/compiler.go
index 6d7401021..3f028350a 100644
--- a/rust/compiler.go
+++ b/rust/compiler.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) installDir(ctx ModuleContext) android.InstallPath
 	if ctx.toolchain().Is64Bit() && compiler.dir64 != "" {
 		dir = compiler.dir64
 	}
-	if (!ctx.Host() && !ctx.Arch().Native) || ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
+	if !ctx.Host() || ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
 		dir = filepath.Join(dir, ctx.Arch().ArchType.String())
 	}
 	return android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, dir, compiler.subDir,