diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 5774357a20..2f2fa502c6 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -550,9 +550,17 @@ $(proto_generated_objects): $(proto_generated_obj_dir)/%.o: $(proto_generated_cc
 my_c_includes += external/protobuf/src $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)
 my_cflags += -DGOOGLE_PROTOBUF_NO_RTTI
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),full)
-my_static_libraries += libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-full
+    ifneq ($(filter libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-full,$(my_static_libraries)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-full in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        my_static_libraries := $(filter-out libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-full,$(my_static_libraries))
+    endif
+    my_static_libraries += libprotobuf-cpp-full
 else
-my_static_libraries += libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-lite
+    ifneq ($(filter libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-lite,$(my_static_libraries)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-lite in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        my_static_libraries := $(filter-out libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-lite,$(my_static_libraries))
+    endif
+    my_static_libraries += libprotobuf-cpp-lite
 endif
 endif  # $(proto_sources) non-empty
 
diff --git a/core/host_java_library_common.mk b/core/host_java_library_common.mk
index 973afa03f0..a675a84dc0 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library_common.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library_common.mk
@@ -29,12 +29,24 @@ all_res_assets :=
 proto_sources := $(filter %.proto,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
 ifneq ($(proto_sources),)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),micro)
-    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES += host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro
+    ifneq ($(filter host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(filter-out host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+    endif
+    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES += host-libprotobuf-java-micro
 else
   ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),nano)
-    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES += host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano
+    ifneq ($(filter host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(filter-out host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+    endif
+    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES += host-libprotobuf-java-nano
   else
-    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES += host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite
+    ifneq ($(filter host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(filter-out host-libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+    endif
+    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES += host-libprotobuf-java-lite
   endif
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 049bc51106..8fdf61a7ba 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -40,12 +40,24 @@ endif
 proto_sources := $(filter %.proto,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
 ifneq ($(proto_sources),)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),micro)
-    LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro
+    ifneq ($(filter libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(filter-out libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-micro,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+    endif
+    LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-java-micro
 else
   ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),nano)
-    LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano
+    ifneq ($(filter libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(filter-out libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-nano,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+    endif
+    LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-java-nano
   else
-    LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite
+    ifneq ($(filter libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)),)
+        $(warning Stripping unneeded dependency on libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite in $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+        LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(filter-out libprotobuf-java-2.3.0-lite,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+    endif
+    LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-java-lite
   endif
 endif
 endif