diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 53f96b91d8..2cb29f6ce0 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -441,10 +441,6 @@ ifndef subdir_makefiles_total
 subdir_makefiles_total := $(words init post finish)
 endif
 
-droid_targets: no_vendor_variant_vndk_check
-.PHONY: no_vendor_variant_vndk_check
-no_vendor_variant_vndk_check:
-
 $(info [$(call inc_and_print,subdir_makefiles_inc)/$(subdir_makefiles_total)] finishing build rules ...)
 
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