diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 07a89488c..94b043694 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ endef
 # $(1): library name
 # $(2): Non-empty if IS_HOST_MODULE
 define _java-lib-full-classes.jar
-$(call _java-lib-dir,$(1),$(2))/$(if $(2),javalib,classes)$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
+$(call _java-lib-dir,$(1),$(2))/classes.jar
 endef
 
 # Get the jar files (you can pass to "javac -classpath") of static or shared
@@ -704,14 +704,6 @@ define java-lib-deps
 $(call java-lib-files,$(1),$(2))
 endef
 
-# Get the jar files (you can pass to "javac -classpath") of host dalvik Java libraries.
-# You can also use them as dependency files.
-# A host dalvik Java library is different from a host Java library in that
-# the java lib file is classes.jar, not javalib.jar.
-# $(1): library name list
-define host-dex-java-lib-files
-$(foreach lib,$(1),$(call _java-lib-dir,$(lib),true)/classes.jar)
-endef
 
 ###########################################################
 ## Convert "core ext framework" to "out/.../classes.jack ..."
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 42d3efb1b..3e70eba4e 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ emma_intermediates_dir := $(intermediates.COMMON)/emma_out
 # emma is hardcoded to use the leaf name of its input for the output file --
 # only the output directory can be changed
 full_classes_emma_jar := $(emma_intermediates_dir)/lib/$(notdir $(full_classes_jarjar_jar))
+full_classes_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jar
 
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
     $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
@@ -104,3 +105,4 @@ full_classes_emma_jar := $(full_classes_jarjar_jar)
 endif # LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT
 
 $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(full_classes_emma_jar),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(full_classes_emma_jar),$(full_classes_jar)))
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index affd15fad..009d80792 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ $(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_DX_FLAGS)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT),true)
 $(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS += --no-locals
 endif
-$(built_dex_intermediate): $(full_classes_proguard_jar) $(DX)
+$(built_dex_intermediate): $(full_classes_jar) $(DX)
 	$(transform-classes.jar-to-dex)
 endif # LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED is disabled
 
diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index cd3d5b98b..67943a451 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ ifdef need_compile_java
 full_static_java_libs := \
     $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES), \
       $(call intermediates-dir-for, \
-        JAVA_LIBRARIES,$(lib),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),COMMON)/javalib.jar)
+        JAVA_LIBRARIES,$(lib),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),COMMON)/classes.jar)
 
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(full_static_java_libs)
 
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ ifeq ($(USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH),true)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES),true)
 my_bootclasspath := ""
 else
-my_bootclasspath := $(call normalize-path-list,$(call host-dex-java-lib-files,core-oj-hostdex core-libart-hostdex))
+my_bootclasspath := $(call normalize-path-list,$(call java-lib-files,core-oj-hostdex core-libart-hostdex,true))
 endif
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH := -bootclasspath $(my_bootclasspath)
 
-full_shared_java_libs := $(call host-dex-java-lib-files,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+full_shared_java_libs := $(call java-lib-files,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),true)
 full_java_lib_deps := $(full_shared_java_libs)
 else # !USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH :=
diff --git a/core/java_library.mk b/core/java_library.mk
index 8f84dc6ad..9db587df4 100644
--- a/core/java_library.mk
+++ b/core/java_library.mk
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE_STEM := classes.jack
 endif
 endif
 
+# For non-static java libraries, other modules should depend on
+# out/target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/.../javalib.jar (for jack)
+# or out/target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/.../classes.jar (for javac).
+# For static java libraries, other modules should depend on
+# out/target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/.../classes.jar
+# There are some dependencies outside the build system that assume static
+# java libraries produce javalib.jar, so we will copy classes.jar there too.
 intermediates.COMMON := $(call local-intermediates-dir,COMMON)
-
-# This file will be the one that other modules should depend on.
 common_javalib.jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/javalib.jar
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += $(common_javalib.jar)
 
@@ -65,18 +70,15 @@ include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/java.mk
 #################################
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY),true)
-# No dex; all we want are the .class files with resources.
-$(common_javalib.jar) : $(java_resource_sources)
-$(common_javalib.jar) : $(full_classes_jar)
-	@echo "target Static Jar: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-	$(copy-file-to-target)
+# There are some dependencies outside the build system that assume classes.jar
+# is available as javalib.jar so copy it there too.
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(full_classes_jar),$(common_javalib.jar)))
 
 ifdef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(full_classes_jack)
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(full_classes_jack),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
 else
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(common_javalib.jar)
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(full_classes_jar),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
 endif
-	$(copy-file-to-target)
 
 else # !LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
 
@@ -100,8 +102,7 @@ ifdef LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT
 ifneq ($(dexpreopt_boot_jar_module),) # boot jar
 # boot jar's rules are defined in dex_preopt.mk
 dexpreopted_boot_jar := $(DEXPREOPT_BOOT_JAR_DIR_FULL_PATH)/$(dexpreopt_boot_jar_module)_nodex.jar
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(dexpreopted_boot_jar)
-	$(call copy-file-to-target)
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(dexpreopted_boot_jar),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
 
 # For libart boot jars, we don't have .odex files.
 else # ! boot jar
@@ -111,8 +112,7 @@ $(built_odex) : $(dir $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE))% : $(common_javalib.jar)
 	@echo "Dexpreopt Jar: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
 	$(call dexpreopt-one-file,$<,$@)
 
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(common_javalib.jar)
-	$(call copy-file-to-target)
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(common_javalib.jar),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
 ifneq (nostripping,$(LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT))
 	$(call dexpreopt-remove-classes.dex,$@)
 endif
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ endif
 endif # ! boot jar
 
 else # LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(common_javalib.jar)
-	$(call copy-file-to-target)
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(common_javalib.jar),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
 
 endif # LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT
 endif # !LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
diff --git a/core/multi_prebuilt.mk b/core/multi_prebuilt.mk
index 77c57ab4b..c53d75501 100644
--- a/core/multi_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/multi_prebuilt.mk
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ $(call auto-prebuilt-boilerplate, \
     $(prebuilt_module_tags), \
     , \
     , \
-    javalib.jar)
+    $(if $(prebuilt_is_host),classes.jar,javalib.jar))
 
 $(call auto-prebuilt-boilerplate, \
     $(prebuilt_static_java_libraries), \
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ $(call auto-prebuilt-boilerplate, \
     $(prebuilt_module_tags), \
     , \
     true, \
-    javalib.jar)
+    classes.jar)
 
 prebuilt_static_libs :=
 prebuilt_shared_libs :=
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index 56f6cf0f6..de443697f 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -433,7 +433,22 @@ endif # LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS != APPS
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 my_src_jar := $(my_prebuilt_src_file)
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),)
+
+ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+# for host java libraries deps should be in the common dir, so we make a copy in
+# the common dir.
+common_classes_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jar
+common_javalib_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/javalib.jar
+
+$(common_classes_jar) $(common_javalib_jar): PRIVATE_MODULE := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
+
+$(common_classes_jar) : $(my_src_jar)
+	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)
+
+$(common_javalib_jar) : $(common_classes_jar)
+	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)
+
+else # !LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
 # for target java libraries, the LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE is in a product-specific dir,
 # while the deps should be in the common dir, so we make a copy in the common dir.
 common_classes_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jar
@@ -526,6 +541,7 @@ endif # LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE is not set
 
 ifneq ($(prebuilt_module_is_dex_javalib),true)
 
+ifdef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
 # We may be building classes.jack from a host jar for host dalvik Java library.
 $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack : PRIVATE_JACK_FLAGS:=$(LOCAL_JACK_FLAGS)
 $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack : PRIVATE_JACK_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(if $(strip $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)),$(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION),1)
@@ -540,7 +556,7 @@ $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack : $(LOCAL_JACK_PLUGIN_PATH) $(my_src_jar) \
 # always rebuilt.
 $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.dex.toc: $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack
 	touch $@
-
+endif # LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
 endif # ! prebuilt_module_is_dex_javalib
 endif # JAVA_LIBRARIES