diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 0582920c14..e021b7dc76 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -1136,18 +1136,6 @@ ifeq ($(LOCAL_USE_VNDK),)
     $(if $(filter $(l),$(VENDOR_PUBLIC_LIBRARIES)),$(l).vendorpublic,$(l)))
 endif
 
-###########################################################
-## When compiling against the NDK, use SDK variants of Soong libraries
-###########################################################
-
-ifneq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION),)
-  my_whole_static_libraries := $(call use_soong_sdk_libraries,$(my_whole_static_libraries))
-  my_static_libraries := $(call use_soong_sdk_libraries,$(my_static_libraries))
-  my_shared_libraries := $(call use_soong_sdk_libraries,$(my_shared_libraries))
-  my_system_shared_libraries := $(call use_soong_sdk_libraries,$(my_system_shared_libraries))
-  my_header_libraries := $(call use_soong_sdk_libraries,$(my_header_libraries))
-endif
-
 ##########################################################
 ## Set up installed module dependency
 ## We cannot compute the full path of the LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES for
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 1ee6610985..3499da9329 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -3321,9 +3321,3 @@ $(hide) CLANG_BIN="$(LLVM_PREBUILTS_PATH)" \
   XZ="$(XZ)" \
   $(LIBRARY_IDENTITY_CHECK_SCRIPT) $(SOONG_STRIP_PATH) $(1) $(2)
 endef
-
-# Convert Soong libraries that have SDK variant
-define use_soong_sdk_libraries
-  $(foreach l,$(1),$(if $(filter $(l),$(SOONG_SDK_VARIANT_MODULES)),\
-      $(l).sdk,$(l)))
-endef
diff --git a/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk b/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk
index b482eb59ba..d87513bd0e 100644
--- a/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk
+++ b/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk
@@ -12,18 +12,9 @@
 #   my_embedded_prebuilt_jni_libs, prebuilt jni libs embedded in prebuilt apk.
 #
 
-my_sdk_variant = $(1)
-ifneq (,$(and $(my_embed_jni),$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
-  # Soong produces $(lib).so in $(lib).sdk_intermediates so that the library
-  # has the correct name for embedding in an APK.  Append .sdk to the name
-  # of the intermediates directory, but not the .so name.
-  my_sdk_variant = $(call use_soong_sdk_libraries,$(1))
-endif
-
 my_jni_shared_libraries := $(strip \
-  $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES), \
-    $(call intermediates-dir-for,SHARED_LIBRARIES,$(call my_sdk_variant,$(lib)),,,$(my_2nd_arch_prefix))/$(lib).so))
-
+    $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES), \
+      $(call intermediates-dir-for,SHARED_LIBRARIES,$(lib),,,$(my_2nd_arch_prefix))/$(lib).so))
 
 # App-specific lib path.
 my_app_lib_path := $(dir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE))lib/$(TARGET_$(my_2nd_arch_prefix)ARCH)
@@ -124,18 +115,7 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES)),)
     my_allowed_types := $(my_allowed_ndk_types) native:platform native:product native:vendor native:vndk native:vndk_private native:platform_vndk
   endif
 
-  ifneq (,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
-    ifeq ($(SOONG_ANDROID_MK),$(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE))
-      # SOONG_SDK_VARIANT_MODULES isn't complete yet while parsing Soong modules, and Soong has
-      # already ensured that apps link against the correct SDK variants, rewrite all JNI libraries
-      # to the SDK variant.
-      my_link_deps := $(addprefix SHARED_LIBRARIES:,$(addsuffix .sdk,$(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
-    else
-      my_link_deps := $(addprefix SHARED_LIBRARIES:,$(call use_soong_sdk_libraries,$(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
-    endif
-  else
-    my_link_deps := $(addprefix SHARED_LIBRARIES:,$(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES))
-  endif
+  my_link_deps := $(addprefix SHARED_LIBRARIES:,$(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES))
 
   my_common :=
   include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/link_type.mk
diff --git a/core/notice_files.mk b/core/notice_files.mk
index 721a03411f..77fb8d461b 100644
--- a/core/notice_files.mk
+++ b/core/notice_files.mk
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ else
     else ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),ETC)
       # ETC modules may be uninstallable, yet still have a NOTICE file. e.g. apex components
       module_installed_filename :=
-    else ifneq (,$(and $(filter %.sdk,$(LOCAL_MODULE)),$(filter $(patsubst %.sdk,%,$(LOCAL_MODULE)),$(SOONG_SDK_VARIANT_MODULES))))
-      # Soong produces uninstallable *.sdk shared libraries for embedding in APKs.
-      module_installed_filename := \
-          $(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES))/$(notdir $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE))
     else
       $(error Cannot determine where to install NOTICE file for $(LOCAL_MODULE))
     endif # JAVA_LIBRARIES