diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 5eaa3a075..8de582e3f 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ $(cleantarget)::
 
 # Propagate local configuration options to this target.
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_PATH:=$(LOCAL_PATH)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_POST_PROCESS_COMMAND:= $(LOCAL_POST_PROCESS_COMMAND)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS:= $(LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_JAVA_LIBRARIES:= $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_MANIFEST_PACKAGE_NAME:= $(LOCAL_MANIFEST_PACKAGE_NAME)
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 3ea83e2ac..999bd7370 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ LOCAL_ENABLE_APROF:=
 LOCAL_ENABLE_APROF_JNI:=
 LOCAL_COMPRESS_MODULE_SYMBOLS:=
 LOCAL_STRIP_MODULE:=
-LOCAL_POST_PROCESS_COMMAND:=true
 LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI:=
 LOCAL_JAR_MANIFEST:=
diff --git a/core/host_executable.mk b/core/host_executable.mk
index 4d90e6db5..93d3f10cb 100644
--- a/core/host_executable.mk
+++ b/core/host_executable.mk
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/binary.mk
 
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(all_objects) $(all_libraries)
 	$(transform-host-o-to-executable)
-	$(PRIVATE_POST_PROCESS_COMMAND)