diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index 09f69d0400..3e87c54dfd 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ def AddPartitionTable(output_zip):
   cmd = [bpttool, "make_table", "--output_json", bpt.name,
          "--output_gpt", img.name]
   input_files_str = OPTIONS.info_dict["board_bpt_input_files"]
-  input_files = input_files_str.split(" ")
+  input_files = input_files_str.split()
   for i in input_files:
     cmd.extend(["--input", i])
   disk_size = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("board_bpt_disk_size")
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index caa464166d..701b276914 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -1186,8 +1186,8 @@ def MergeDynamicPartitionInfoDicts(framework_dict, vendor_dict):
   """
 
   def uniq_concat(a, b):
-    combined = set(a.split(" "))
-    combined.update(set(b.split(" ")))
+    combined = set(a.split())
+    combined.update(set(b.split()))
     combined = [item.strip() for item in combined if item.strip()]
     return " ".join(sorted(combined))
 
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ def MergeDynamicPartitionInfoDicts(framework_dict, vendor_dict):
   # Super block devices are defined by the vendor dict.
   if "super_block_devices" in vendor_dict:
     merged_dict["super_block_devices"] = vendor_dict["super_block_devices"]
-    for block_device in merged_dict["super_block_devices"].split(" "):
+    for block_device in merged_dict["super_block_devices"].split():
       key = "super_%s_device_size" % block_device
       if key not in vendor_dict:
         raise ValueError("Vendor dict does not contain required key %s." % key)
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ def MergeDynamicPartitionInfoDicts(framework_dict, vendor_dict):
   # Partition groups and group sizes are defined by the vendor dict because
   # these values may vary for each board that uses a shared system image.
   merged_dict["super_partition_groups"] = vendor_dict["super_partition_groups"]
-  for partition_group in merged_dict["super_partition_groups"].split(" "):
+  for partition_group in merged_dict["super_partition_groups"].split():
     # Set the partition group's size using the value from the vendor dict.
     key = "super_%s_group_size" % partition_group
     if key not in vendor_dict:
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
index 27e9dfbed6..40bd6a775e 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ def RewriteProps(data):
         pieces[-1] = EditTags(pieces[-1])
         value = "/".join(pieces)
       elif key == "ro.build.description":
-        pieces = value.split(" ")
+        pieces = value.split()
         assert pieces[-1].endswith("-keys")
         pieces[-1] = EditTags(pieces[-1])
         value = " ".join(pieces)
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ def RewriteAvbProps(misc_info):
 
     tokens = []
     changed = False
-    for token in args.split(' '):
+    for token in args.split():
       fingerprint_key = 'com.android.build.{}.fingerprint'.format(partition)
       if not token.startswith(fingerprint_key):
         tokens.append(token)