diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 5fdca13b4..20639cabf 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2489,7 +2489,6 @@ define build-systemimage-target
   $(call create-system-vendor-symlink)
   $(call create-system-product-symlink)
   $(call create-system-system_ext-symlink)
-  $(call check-apex-libs-absence-on-disk)
   @mkdir -p $(dir $(1)) $(systemimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt,system, \
       skip_fsck=true)
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 682bba57e..9c1a122fe 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1106,122 +1106,6 @@ $(if $(strip $(1)), \
 )
 endef
 
-# Check that libraries that should only be in APEXes don't end up in the system
-# image. For the ART APEX this complements the checks in
-# art/build/apex/art_apex_test.py.
-# TODO(b/128708192): Implement this restriction in Soong instead.
-
-# Runtime (Bionic) APEX (native) libraries
-APEX_MODULE_LIBS += \
-  libc.so \
-  libc_malloc_debug.so \
-  libc_malloc_hooks.so \
-  libdl.so \
-  libdl_android.so \
-  libm.so \
-
-# Android Neural Network API (NNAPI) APEX (native) libraries
-APEX_MODULE_LIBS += \
-  libneuralnetworks.so \
-
-# An option to disable the check below, for local use since some build targets
-# still may create these libraries in /system (b/129006418).
-DISABLE_APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK ?=
-
-# Allow APEX libraries under:
-# /system/apex, which happens when APEX flattening is enabled.
-# /system/system_ext, which happens with GSI
-APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE := apex system_ext
-
-# Bionic should not be in /system, except for the bootstrap instance.
-APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE += lib/bootstrap lib64/bootstrap
-
-# Exclude lib/arm and lib64/arm64 which contain the native bridge proxy libs. They
-# are compiled for the guest architecture and used with an entirely different
-# linker config. The native libs are then linked to as usual via exported
-# interfaces, so the proxy libs do not violate the interface boundaries on the
-# native architecture.
-# TODO(b/130630776): Introduce a make variable for the appropriate directory
-# when native bridge is active.
-APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE += lib/arm lib64/arm64
-
-ifdef TARGET_NATIVE_BRIDGE_RELATIVE_PATH
-	APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE += lib/$(TARGET_NATIVE_BRIDGE_RELATIVE_PATH) lib64/$(TARGET_NATIVE_BRIDGE_RELATIVE_PATH)
-endif
-
-ifdef TARGET_NATIVE_BRIDGE_2ND_RELATIVE_PATH
-	APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE += lib/$(TARGET_NATIVE_BRIDGE_2ND_RELATIVE_PATH) lib64/$(TARGET_NATIVE_BRIDGE_2ND_RELATIVE_PATH)
-endif
-
-# Exclude vndk-* subdirectories which contain prebuilts from older releases.
-APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE += lib/vndk-% lib64/vndk-%
-
-ifdef DISABLE_APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK
-  check-apex-libs-absence :=
-  check-apex-libs-absence-on-disk :=
-else
-  # If the check below fails, some library has ended up in system/lib or
-  # system/lib64 that is intended to only go into some APEX package. The likely
-  # cause is that a library or binary in /system has grown a dependency that
-  # directly or indirectly pulls in the prohibited library.
-  #
-  # To resolve this, look for the APEX package that the library belong to -
-  # search for it in 'native_shared_lib' properties in 'apex' build modules (see
-  # art/build/apex/Android.bp for an example). Then check if there is an
-  # exported library in that APEX package that should be used instead, i.e. one
-  # listed in its 'native_shared_lib' property for which the corresponding
-  # 'cc_library' module has a 'stubs' clause (like libdexfile_external in
-  # art/libdexfile/Android.bp).
-  #
-  # If you cannot find an APEX exported library that fits your needs, or you
-  # think that the library you want to depend on should be allowed in /system,
-  # then please contact the owners of the APEX package containing the library.
-  #
-  # If you get this error for a library that is exported in an APEX, then the
-  # APEX might be misconfigured or something is wrong in the build system.
-  # Please reach out to the APEX package owners and/or soong-team@, or
-  # android-building@googlegroups.com externally.
-  #
-  # Likewise, we check for the absence of APEX Java libraries (JARs).
-  define check-apex-libs-absence
-    $(call maybe-print-list-and-error, \
-      $(filter $(foreach lib,$(APEX_MODULE_LIBS),%/$(lib)), \
-        $(filter-out $(foreach dir,$(APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE), \
-                       $(TARGET_OUT)/$(if $(findstring %,$(dir)),$(dir),$(dir)/%)), \
-          $(filter $(TARGET_OUT),$(1)))), \
-      APEX libraries found in product_target_FILES (see comment for check-apex-libs-absence in \
-      build/make/core/main.mk for details))
-  endef
-
-  # TODO(b/129006418): The check above catches libraries through product
-  # dependencies visible to make, but as long as they have install rules in
-  # /system they may still be created there through other make targets. To catch
-  # that we also do a check on disk just before the system image is built.
-  # NB: This check may fail if you have built intermediate targets in the out
-  # tree earlier, e.g. "m <some lib in APEX_MODULE_LIBS>". In that case, please
-  # try "m installclean && m systemimage" to get a correct system image. For
-  # local work you can also disable the check with the
-  # DISABLE_APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK environment variable.
-  #
-  # Likewise, we check for the absence of APEX Java libraries (JARs).
-  define check-apex-libs-absence-on-disk
-    $(hide) ( \
-      cd $(TARGET_OUT) && \
-      findres=$$(find . \
-        $(foreach dir,$(APEX_LIBS_ABSENCE_CHECK_EXCLUDE),-path "./$(subst %,*,$(dir))" -prune -o) \
-        -type f \( -false $(foreach lib,$(APEX_MODULE_LIBS),-o -name $(lib)) \) \
-        -print) && \
-      if [ -n "$$findres" ]; then \
-        echo "APEX libraries found in system image in TARGET_OUT (see comments for" 1>&2; \
-        echo "check-apex-libs-absence and check-apex-libs-absence-on-disk in" 1>&2; \
-        echo "build/make/core/main.mk for details):" 1>&2; \
-        echo "$$findres" | sort 1>&2; \
-        false; \
-      fi; \
-    )
-  endef
-endif
-
 ifdef FULL_BUILD
   ifneq (true,$(ALLOW_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES))
     # Check to ensure that all modules in PRODUCT_PACKAGES exist (opt in per product)
@@ -1342,8 +1226,6 @@ $(PRODUCT_OUT)/offending_artifacts.txt:
 	rm -f $@
 	$(foreach f,$(sort $(all_offending_files)),echo $(f) >> $@;)
   endif
-
-  $(call check-apex-libs-absence,$(product_target_FILES))
 else
   # We're not doing a full build, and are probably only including
   # a subset of the module makefiles.  Don't try to build any modules