diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 309804c6d..8a9ec024d 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1339,16 +1339,6 @@ ifneq (,$(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET)$(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_
 INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/%, \
     $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
-INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RECOVERY := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/installed-files-recovery.txt
-INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_RECOVERY := $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RECOVERY:.txt=.json)
-$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RECOVERY): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_RECOVERY)
-$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RECOVERY): $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_FILES) $(FILESLIST)
-	@echo Installed file list: $@
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@rm -f $@
-	$(hide) $(FILESLIST) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) > $(@:.txt=.json)
-	$(hide) build/make/tools/fileslist_util.py -c $(@:.txt=.json) > $@
-
 recovery_initrc := $(call include-path-for, recovery)/etc/init.rc
 recovery_sepolicy := \
     $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sepolicy \
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 07042d2b3..678bc981a 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1240,8 +1240,6 @@ droidcore: files \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_PRODUCT_SERVICES) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_SYSTEMOTHER) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_SYSTEMOTHER) \
-    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RECOVERY) \
-    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_RECOVERY) \
     soong_docs
 
 # dist_files only for putting your library into the dist directory with a full build.
@@ -1315,8 +1313,6 @@ else # TARGET_BUILD_APPS
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_PRODUCT_SERVICES) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_SYSTEMOTHER) \
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_SYSTEMOTHER) \
-    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RECOVERY) \
-    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_RECOVERY) \
     $(INSTALLED_BUILD_PROP_TARGET) \
     $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) \
     $(INSTALLED_ANDROID_INFO_TXT_TARGET) \