diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index eca98ed72..be32e9eec 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ _product_var_list := \
     PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES \
     PRODUCT_COPY_FILES \
     PRODUCT_OTA_PUBLIC_KEYS \
-    PRODUCT_POLICY \
     PRODUCT_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS \
     DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS \
     PRODUCT_CONTRIBUTORS_FILE \
diff --git a/core/product_config.mk b/core/product_config.mk
index ffb8d27a8..02334cfa7 100644
--- a/core/product_config.mk
+++ b/core/product_config.mk
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ endif
 PRODUCT_DEFAULT_WIFI_CHANNELS := \
 	$(strip $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_DEFAULT_WIFI_CHANNELS))
 
-# Which policy should this product use
-PRODUCT_POLICY := $(strip $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_POLICY))
-
 # A list of words like <source path>:<destination path>.  The file at
 # the source path should be copied to the destination path when building
 # this product.  <destination path> is relative to $(PRODUCT_OUT), so
diff --git a/target/product/core.mk b/target/product/core.mk
index a35df85d4..97f4b8d8e 100644
--- a/target/product/core.mk
+++ b/target/product/core.mk
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ PRODUCT_BRAND := generic
 PRODUCT_DEVICE := generic
 PRODUCT_NAME := core
 
-PRODUCT_POLICY := android.policy_phone
-
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES := \
     ro.config.notification_sound=OnTheHunt.ogg \
     ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg