diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index eb133dcb9..6bdc113ab 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ LOCAL_COPY_HEADERS:=
 LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE:=
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES:=
 LOCAL_STRIP_MODULE:=
-LOCAL_PACK_MODULE_RELOCATIONS:=
 LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI:=
 LOCAL_PREBUILT_JNI_LIBS:=
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 45f1f0282..8059b2ade 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTEND_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
+
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
index 433e84f83..07a1de9b9 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ TARGET_CRTEND_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_android.o
 TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 
+TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
+
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
 TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker64
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index b17d59ab2..55566ebef 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTEND_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
+
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
index 82ce11d98..c6f9f29b2 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ TARGET_CRTEND_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_android.o
 TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 
+TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
+
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libstdc++ libm
 
 TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker64
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 8d73fee9f..f17a514fa 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTEND_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
+
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index 0b2905c9c..2adb157ef 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ TARGET_CRTEND_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_android.o
 TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 
+TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
+
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
 TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker64
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 5ad79e3b6..289964d4b 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -475,10 +475,6 @@ ACP := $(BUILD_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/acp$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 # dx is java behind a shell script; no .exe necessary.
 DX := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/dx
 ZIPALIGN := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/zipalign$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-
-# relocation packer
-RELOCATION_PACKER := prebuilts/misc/$(BUILD_OS)-$(HOST_PREBUILT_ARCH)/relocation_packer/relocation_packer
-
 FINDBUGS_DIR := external/owasp/sanitizer/tools/findbugs/bin
 FINDBUGS := $(FINDBUGS_DIR)/findbugs
 EMMA_JAR := external/emma/lib/emma$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index fc18ee368..b5a89f36f 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1489,15 +1489,6 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_OBJCOPY) \
     $(TARGET_STRIP_KEEP_SYMBOLS_EXTRA) $< $@
 endef
 
-###########################################################
-## Commands for packing a target executable or library
-###########################################################
-
-define pack-elf-relocations
-$(copy-file-to-target)
-@echo "target Pack Relocations: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(RELOCATION_PACKER) $@
-endef
 
 ###########################################################
 ## Commands for running gcc to link an executable
diff --git a/core/dynamic_binary.mk b/core/dynamic_binary.mk
index afc6a1f8d..7a423db43 100644
--- a/core/dynamic_binary.mk
+++ b/core/dynamic_binary.mk
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ $(symbolic_output) : $(symbolic_input) | $(ACP)
 ## Strip
 ###########################################################
 strip_input := $(symbolic_output)
-strip_output := $(intermediates)/STRIPPED/$(my_built_module_stem)
+strip_output := $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
 
 my_strip_module := $(LOCAL_STRIP_MODULE)
 ifeq ($(my_strip_module),)
-  my_strip_module := true
+  my_strip_module := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_STRIP_MODULE)
 endif
 
 $(strip_output): PRIVATE_STRIP := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_STRIP)
@@ -107,35 +107,7 @@ $(strip_output): $(strip_input)
 endif
 endif # my_strip_module
 
-###########################################################
-## Pack relocation tables
-###########################################################
-relocation_packer_input := $(strip_output)
-relocation_packer_output := $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
-
-my_pack_module_relocations := $(LOCAL_PACK_MODULE_RELOCATIONS)
-
-# Do not pack relocations for static executables.
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
-  my_pack_module_relocations := false
-endif
-
-# TODO (dimitry): Relocation packer is not yet available for darwin
-ifneq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
-  my_pack_module_relocations := false
-endif
-
-ifneq (false,$(my_pack_module_relocations))
-# Pack relocations
-$(relocation_packer_output): $(relocation_packer_input) | $(ACP)
-	$(pack-elf-relocations)
-else
-$(relocation_packer_output): $(relocation_packer_input) | $(ACP)
-	@echo "target Unpacked: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-	$(copy-file-to-target)
-endif
 
 $(cleantarget): PRIVATE_CLEAN_FILES += \
     $(linked_module) \
-    $(symbolic_output) \
-    $(strip_output)
+    $(symbolic_output)