diff --git a/core/android_manifest.mk b/core/android_manifest.mk
index 3af81ffba1..517379a12e 100644
--- a/core/android_manifest.mk
+++ b/core/android_manifest.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $(full_android_manifest): $(MANIFEST_FIXER)
 ifneq (,$(strip $(my_full_libs_manifest_files)))
 
 $(full_android_manifest): PRIVATE_LIBS_MANIFESTS := $(my_full_libs_manifest_files)
-$(full_android_manifest): $(ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER_CLASSPATH)
+$(full_android_manifest): $(ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER_DEPS)
 $(full_android_manifest) : $(main_android_manifest) $(my_full_libs_manifest_files)
 	@echo "Merge android manifest files: $@ <-- $< $(PRIVATE_LIBS_MANIFESTS)"
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 32927f5785..0ef5e334df 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -731,19 +731,6 @@ FINDBUGS := $(FINDBUGS_DIR)/findbugs
 
 JETIFIER := prebuilts/sdk/tools/jetifier/jetifier-standalone/bin/jetifier-standalone
 
-# Tool to merge AndroidManifest.xmls
-ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER_CLASSPATH := \
-    prebuilts/gradle-plugin/com/android/tools/build/manifest-merger/26.1.0/manifest-merger-26.1.0.jar \
-    prebuilts/gradle-plugin/com/android/tools/common/26.1.0/common-26.1.0.jar \
-    prebuilts/gradle-plugin/com/android/tools/sdk-common/26.1.0/sdk-common-26.1.0.jar \
-    prebuilts/gradle-plugin/com/android/tools/sdklib/26.1.0/sdklib-26.1.0.jar \
-    prebuilts/gradle-plugin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-runtime/1.0.5/kotlin-runtime-1.0.5.jar \
-    prebuilts/gradle-plugin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/1.1.3/kotlin-stdlib-1.1.3.jar \
-    prebuilts/misc/common/guava/guava-21.0.jar
-ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER := $(JAVA) \
-    -classpath $(subst $(space),:,$(strip $(ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER_CLASSPATH))) \
-    com.android.manifmerger.Merger
-
 COLUMN:= column
 
 USE_OPENJDK9 := true