diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 7900263f00..8602163a27 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -753,6 +753,12 @@ event-log-tags: $(event_log_tags_file)
 
 ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(event_log_tags_file)
 
+# Initialize INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES with the list of all device files,
+# files installed in images will be filtered out later.
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out \
+  $(PRODUCT_OUT)/apex/% \
+  $(PRODUCT_OUT)/testcases/%, \
+  $(filter $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES)))
 
 # #################################################################
 # Targets for boot/OS images
@@ -785,10 +791,11 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # the root dir
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 INTERNAL_ROOT_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/%, \
-	$(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
 	$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
+
 INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/installed-files-root.txt
 INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ROOT := $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT:.txt=.json)
 $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ROOT)
@@ -818,9 +825,9 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # the ramdisk
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_RAMDISK_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
-	$(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
 	$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
 INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RAMDISK := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/installed-files-ramdisk.txt
@@ -1247,6 +1254,7 @@ endif # BUILDING_INIT_BOOT_IMAGE is not true
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # vendor boot image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifeq ($(BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
 
 ifeq ($(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),true)
@@ -1254,7 +1262,6 @@ ifeq ($(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),true)
 endif
 
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
-    $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
     $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,vendor_boot)/vendor_ramdisk.cpio$(RAMDISK_EXT)
@@ -2048,6 +2055,7 @@ endef
 # Recovery image
 
 # Recovery image exists if we are building recovery, or building recovery as boot.
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_RECOVERY_IMAGE
 
 INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/%, \
@@ -2519,10 +2527,10 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build debug ramdisk and debug boot image.
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifneq ($(BUILDING_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE)$(BUILDING_DEBUG_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE),)
 
 INTERNAL_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
-    $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
     $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
 # Directories to be picked into the debug ramdisk.
@@ -2657,10 +2665,10 @@ endif # BUILDING_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # vendor debug ramdisk
 # Combines vendor ramdisk files and debug ramdisk files to build the vendor debug ramdisk.
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_DEBUG_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE
 
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
-    $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
     $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
 # The debug vendor ramdisk combines vendor ramdisk and debug ramdisk.
@@ -2769,9 +2777,9 @@ endif
 
 $(call declare-1p-target,$(INTERNAL_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_ADB_DEBUG_PROP_TARGET))
 
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 INTERNAL_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
     $(INTERNAL_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_ADB_DEBUG_PROP_TARGET) \
-    $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
     $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
 # The order is important here. The test harness ramdisk staging directory has to
@@ -2947,7 +2955,7 @@ fsverity-metadata-targets := $(sort $(filter \
   $(TARGET_OUT)/etc/dirty-image-objects \
   $(TARGET_OUT)/etc/preloaded-classes \
   $(TARGET_OUT)/etc/classpaths/%.pb, \
-  $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES)))
+  $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES)))
 
 define fsverity-generate-metadata
 $(1).fsv_meta: PRIVATE_SRC := $(1)
@@ -2993,8 +3001,8 @@ ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(FSVERITY_APK_OUT)
 
 endif  # PRODUCT_SYSTEM_FSVERITY_GENERATE_METADATA
 
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 INTERNAL_SYSTEMIMAGE_FILES := $(sort $(filter $(TARGET_OUT)/%, \
-    $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
     $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES)))
 
 # Create symlink /system/vendor to /vendor if necessary.
@@ -3180,6 +3188,7 @@ platform-java:
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # data partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_DATA)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 INTERNAL_USERDATAIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_DATA)/%,$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
@@ -3273,6 +3282,7 @@ endif # BOARD_BPT_INPUT_FILES
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # cache partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_CACHE)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_CACHE_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_CACHEIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_CACHE)/%,$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
@@ -3314,6 +3324,7 @@ endif # BUILDING_CACHE_IMAGE
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # system_other partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_OTHER)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_OTHER_IMAGE
 ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_SYSTEM_OTHER_ODEX),true)
 # Marker file to identify that odex files are installed
@@ -3394,6 +3405,7 @@ endif # BUILDING_SYSTEM_OTHER_IMAGE
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # vendor partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_VENDORIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/%,\
@@ -3477,6 +3489,7 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # product partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_PRODUCT_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_PRODUCTIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT)/%,\
@@ -3535,6 +3548,7 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # system_ext partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_EXT_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT)/%,\
@@ -3595,6 +3609,7 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # odm partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_ODM)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_ODM_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_ODMIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_ODM)/%,\
@@ -3672,6 +3687,7 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # vendor_dlkm partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_DLKM_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM)/%,\
@@ -3731,6 +3747,7 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # odm_dlkm partition image
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_ODM_DLKM)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_ODM_DLKM_IMAGE
 INTERNAL_ODM_DLKMIMAGE_FILES := \
     $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_ODM_DLKM)/%,\
@@ -3791,6 +3808,7 @@ endif
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # system_dlkm partition image
 
+INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM)/%, $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES))
 ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_DLKM_IMAGE
 
 INTERNAL_SYSTEM_DLKMIMAGE_FILES := \
diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 94e3a0fecb..665270e30a 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -573,8 +573,6 @@ my_generated_sources := $(patsubst $(generated_sources_dir)/%,$(intermediates)/%
 # the dependencies.
 my_gen_src_files := $(filter %.c %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION) %.S %.s,$(my_generated_sources))
 
-ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES += $(my_generated_sources)
-
 ####################################################
 ## Compile RenderScript with reflected C++
 ####################################################
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 5ef9211846..48aa724b32 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ $(KATI_deprecated_var BOARD_PLAT_PUBLIC_SEPOLICY_DIR,Use SYSTEM_EXT_PUBLIC_SEPOL
 $(KATI_deprecated_var BOARD_PLAT_PRIVATE_SEPOLICY_DIR,Use SYSTEM_EXT_PRIVATE_SEPOLICY_DIRS instead)
 $(KATI_obsolete_var TARGET_NO_VENDOR_BOOT,Use PRODUCT_BUILD_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE instead)
 $(KATI_obsolete_var PRODUCT_CHECK_ELF_FILES,Use BUILD_BROKEN_PREBUILT_ELF_FILES instead)
+$(KATI_obsolete_var ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES,ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES is no longer used)
+$(KATI_obsolete_var ALL_ORIGINAL_DYNAMIC_BINARIES,ALL_ORIGINAL_DYNAMIC_BINARIES is no longer used)
 
 # Used to force goals to build.  Only use for conditionally defined goals.
 .PHONY: FORCE
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 1c9ebad78b..4e5c7885d6 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -59,16 +59,10 @@ ALL_MODULE_TAGS:=
 # its sub-variables.)
 ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS:=
 
-# Full path to all files that are made by some tool
-ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES:=
-
 # Full path to all asm, C, C++, lex and yacc generated C files.
 # These all have an order-only dependency on the copied headers
 ALL_C_CPP_ETC_OBJECTS:=
 
-# The list of dynamic binaries that haven't been stripped/compressed/etc.
-ALL_ORIGINAL_DYNAMIC_BINARIES:=
-
 # These files go into the SDK
 ALL_SDK_FILES:=
 
diff --git a/core/dynamic_binary.mk b/core/dynamic_binary.mk
index a9b3720a68..52d7ddc18f 100644
--- a/core/dynamic_binary.mk
+++ b/core/dynamic_binary.mk
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ intermediates := $(call local-intermediates-dir,,$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX))
 # The includer of this file will define a rule to build this target.
 linked_module := $(intermediates)/LINKED/$(notdir $(my_installed_module_stem))
 
-ALL_ORIGINAL_DYNAMIC_BINARIES += $(linked_module)
-
-# Because TARGET_SYMBOL_FILTER_FILE depends on ALL_ORIGINAL_DYNAMIC_BINARIES,
-# the linked_module rules won't necessarily inherit the PRIVATE_
-# variables from LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE.  This tells binary.make to explicitly
-# define the PRIVATE_ variables for linked_module as well as for
-# LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE.
+# This tells binary.make to explicitly define the PRIVATE_ variables for
+# linked_module as well as for LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE.
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS := $(linked_module)
 
 ###################################
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 0ca5e5202a..72958dab2d 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1634,6 +1634,7 @@ vbmetavendorimage: $(INSTALLED_VBMETA_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET)
 # perform a full system build (either unbundled or not).
 .PHONY: droidcore-unbundled
 droidcore-unbundled: $(filter $(HOST_OUT_ROOT)/%,$(modules_to_install)) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_OUTSIDE_IMAGES) \
     $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \