diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 7f420a70d8..307c2c2274 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ LOCAL_SANITIZE:=
 LOCAL_SANITIZE_DIAG:=
 LOCAL_SANITIZE_RECOVER:=
 LOCAL_SANITIZE_NO_RECOVER:=
-LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLACKLIST :=
 LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLOCKLIST :=
 LOCAL_SDK_LIBRARIES :=
 LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION:=
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 1a0a418681..2b9a6120e8 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ $(KATI_obsolete_var PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST,Use PRODUCT_ARTI
 $(KATI_obsolete_var COVERAGE_PATHS,Use NATIVE_COVERAGE_PATHS instead)
 $(KATI_obsolete_var COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS,Use NATIVE_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS instead)
 $(KATI_obsolete_var BOARD_VNDK_RUNTIME_DISABLE,VNDK-Lite is no longer supported.)
+$(KATI_obsolete_var LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLACKLIST,Use LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLOCKLIST instead.)
 
 # Used to force goals to build.  Only use for conditionally defined goals.
 .PHONY: FORCE
diff --git a/core/config_sanitizers.mk b/core/config_sanitizers.mk
index 323bb36d9d..eaab1b5eca 100644
--- a/core/config_sanitizers.mk
+++ b/core/config_sanitizers.mk
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ endif
 
 # Support for local sanitize blacklist paths.
 ifneq ($(my_sanitize)$(my_global_sanitize),)
-  ifneq ($(LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLACKLIST),)
-    my_cflags += -fsanitize-blacklist=$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLACKLIST)
-  endif
   ifneq ($(LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLOCKLIST),)
     my_cflags += -fsanitize-blacklist=$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(LOCAL_SANITIZE_BLOCKLIST)
   endif