diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 538db78c9..a25f0989f 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -687,7 +687,6 @@ BRILLO_UPDATE_PAYLOAD := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/brillo_update_payload
 
 DEXDUMP := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/dexdump2$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 PROFMAN := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/profman
-HIDDENAPI := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/hiddenapi
 
 # relocation packer
 RELOCATION_PACKER := prebuilts/misc/$(BUILD_OS)-$(HOST_PREBUILT_ARCH)/relocation_packer/relocation_packer
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e44004aa1..94fe0e020 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2802,37 +2802,6 @@ done \
 fi
 endef
 
-define hiddenapi-copy-dex-files
-$(2): $(1) $(HIDDENAPI) $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_LIGHT_GREYLIST) \
-      $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_DARK_GREYLIST) $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_BLACKLIST)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(2))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(2))
-	find $(dir $(1)) -maxdepth 1 -name "classes*.dex" | sort | \
-		xargs -I{} cp -f {} $(dir $(2))
-	find $(dir $(2)) -name "classes*.dex" | sort | sed 's/^/--dex=/' | \
-		xargs $(HIDDENAPI) --light-greylist=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_LIGHT_GREYLIST) \
-		                   --dark-greylist=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_DARK_GREYLIST) \
-		                   --blacklist=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_BLACKLIST)
-endef
-
-define hiddenapi-copy-soong-jar
-$(2): PRIVATE_FOLDER := $(dir $(2))dex-hiddenapi
-$(2): $(1) $(HIDDENAPI) $(SOONG_ZIP) $(MERGE_ZIPS) $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_LIGHT_GREYLIST) \
-      $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_DARK_GREYLIST) $(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_BLACKLIST)
-	@echo "Hidden API: $$@"
-	$$(copy-file-to-target)
-	@rm -rf $${PRIVATE_FOLDER}
-	@mkdir -p $${PRIVATE_FOLDER}
-	unzip -q $(2) 'classes*.dex' -d $${PRIVATE_FOLDER}
-	find $${PRIVATE_FOLDER} -name "classes*.dex" | sort | sed 's/^/--dex=/' | \
-		xargs $(HIDDENAPI) --light-greylist=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_LIGHT_GREYLIST) \
-		                   --dark-greylist=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_DARK_GREYLIST) \
-		                   --blacklist=$(INTERNAL_PLATFORM_HIDDENAPI_BLACKLIST)
-	$(SOONG_ZIP) -o $${PRIVATE_FOLDER}/classes.dex.jar -C $${PRIVATE_FOLDER} -D $${PRIVATE_FOLDER}
-	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -D -zipToNotStrip $${PRIVATE_FOLDER}/classes.dex.jar -stripFile "classes*.dex" \
-		$(2) $${PRIVATE_FOLDER}/classes.dex.jar $(1)
-endef
-
 ###########################################################
 ## Commands to call Proguard
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index c9a48bb5f..96f6f7607 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ full_classes_jarjar_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-jarjar.jar
 full_classes_proguard_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-proguard.jar
 full_classes_combined_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-combined.jar
 built_dex_intermediate := $(intermediates.COMMON)/dex/classes.dex
-built_dex_hiddenapi := $(intermediates.COMMON)/dex-hiddenapi/classes.dex
 full_classes_stubs_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/stubs.jar
 java_source_list_file := $(intermediates.COMMON)/java-source-list
 
@@ -753,14 +752,7 @@ else
 endif
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(filter $(LOCAL_MODULE),$(PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS)),) # is_boot_jar
-  $(eval $(call hiddenapi-copy-dex-files,$(built_dex_intermediate),$(built_dex_hiddenapi)))
-  built_dex_copy_from := $(built_dex_hiddenapi)
-else # !is_boot_jar
-  built_dex_copy_from := $(built_dex_intermediate)
-endif # is_boot_jar
-
-$(built_dex): $(built_dex_copy_from)
+$(built_dex): $(built_dex_intermediate)
 	@echo Copying: $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) rm -f $(dir $@)/classes*.dex
diff --git a/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
index 5c2d768bb..6cf94229c 100644
--- a/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ endif # TURBINE_DISABLED != false
 
 ifdef LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR
   ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
-    ifneq ($(filter $(LOCAL_MODULE),$(PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS)),)  # is_boot_jar
-      $(eval $(call hiddenapi-copy-soong-jar,$(LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR),$(common_javalib.jar)))
-    else # !is_boot_jar
-      $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR),$(common_javalib.jar)))
-    endif # is_boot_jar
+    $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR),$(common_javalib.jar)))
     $(eval $(call add-dependency,$(common_javalib.jar),$(full_classes_jar) $(full_classes_header_jar)))
 
     dex_preopt_profile_src_file := $(common_javalib.jar)