diff --git a/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-m.sh b/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-m.sh
index 0e7129f342..88bb3474d2 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-m.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-m.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ function finalize_main_step1_and_m() {
     local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
 
     # This command tests:
-    #   The release state for AIDL.
     #   ABI difference between user and userdebug builds.
     #   Resource/SDK finalization.
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m
+    $m
 }
 
 finalize_main_step1_and_m
diff --git a/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1-and-2.sh b/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1-and-2.sh
index 38fdb0595b..f883bca673 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1-and-2.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1-and-2.sh
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ function finalize_step_2_main() {
 
     # build to confirm everything is OK
     local m_next="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_next
+    $m_next
 
     local m_fina="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=fina_2 TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_fina
+    $m_fina
 }
 
 finalize_step_2_main
diff --git a/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1.sh b/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1.sh
index d8893953ab..0f2bc635a0 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/dryrun-step-1.sh
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ function finalize_step_1_main() {
 
     # build to confirm everything is OK
     local m_next="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_next
+    $m_next
 
     local m_fina="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=fina_1 TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_fina
+    $m_fina
 }
 
 finalize_step_1_main
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-1.sh b/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
index ea947b95a6..adc917e8de 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ function finalize_step_1_main() {
 
     # build to confirm everything is OK
     local m_next="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_next
+    $m_next
 
     local m_fina="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=fina_1 TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_fina
+    $m_fina
 }
 
 finalize_step_1_main $@
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-2.sh b/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
index d07989e888..862c8f5217 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ function finalize_step_2_main() {
 
     # build to confirm everything is OK
     local m_next="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_next
+    $m_next
 
     local m_fina="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=fina_2 TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m_fina
+    $m_fina
 }
 
 finalize_step_2_main $@