diff --git a/core/aapt2.mk b/core/aapt2.mk
index a10af67a9..34f32e3bc 100644
--- a/core/aapt2.mk
+++ b/core/aapt2.mk
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 # - my_res_resources
 # - my_overlay_resources
 # - my_compiled_res_base_dir
-# - my_asset_dirs
-# - my_full_asset_paths
 # - my_res_package
 # - R_file_stamp
 # - proguard_options_file
@@ -68,10 +66,8 @@ $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_RES_FLAT := $(my_res_resources_flat)
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_OVERLAY_FLAT := $(my_static_library_resources) $(my_generated_resources_flata) $(my_overlay_resources_flat)
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_SHARED_ANDROID_LIBRARIES := $(my_shared_library_resources)
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_OPTIONS_FILE := $(proguard_options_file)
-$(my_res_package): PRIVATE_ASSET_DIRS := $(my_asset_dirs)
-$(my_res_package): $(full_android_manifest) $(my_static_library_resources) $(my_shared_library_resources)
-$(my_res_package): $(my_full_asset_paths)
-$(my_res_package): $(my_res_resources_flat) $(my_overlay_resources_flat) \
+$(my_res_package) : $(full_android_manifest) $(my_static_library_resources) $(my_shared_library_resources)
+$(my_res_package) : $(my_res_resources_flat) $(my_overlay_resources_flat) \
   $(my_generated_resources_flata) $(my_static_library_resources) \
   $(AAPT2)
 	@echo "AAPT2 link $@"
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index dc54bfe28..10ee29743 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2110,7 +2110,6 @@ $(hide) $(AAPT2) link -o $@ \
   $(addprefix --manifest ,$(PRIVATE_ANDROID_MANIFEST)) \
   $(addprefix -I ,$(PRIVATE_AAPT_INCLUDES)) \
   $(addprefix -I ,$(PRIVATE_SHARED_ANDROID_LIBRARIES)) \
-  $(addprefix -A ,$(PRIVATE_ASSET_DIR)) \
   $(addprefix --java ,$(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)) \
   $(addprefix --proguard ,$(PRIVATE_PROGUARD_OPTIONS_FILE)) \
   $(addprefix --min-sdk-version ,$(PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)) \
diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index b3d1620d1..b47b35182 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -355,8 +355,6 @@ ifdef LOCAL_USE_AAPT2
 my_compiled_res_base_dir := $(intermediates)/flat-res
 my_generated_res_dirs := $(rs_generated_res_dir)
 my_generated_res_dirs_deps := $(RenderScript_file_stamp)
-my_asset_dirs := $(LOCAL_ASSET_DIR)
-my_full_asset_paths := $(all_assets)
 # Add AAPT2 link specific flags.
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS) --no-static-lib-packages
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/aapt2.mk