diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index c3c587d89..621b58c33 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1050,9 +1050,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) compile(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps Pa
 		if ctx.Module().(android.ApexModule).NotInPlatform() {
 			flag = "--apex"
 		} else {
-			// TODO(b/239274367) drop --apex when #apex is replaced with #systemapi
-			// in the map.txt files of platform libraries
-			flag = "--systemapi --apex"
+			flag = "--systemapi"
 		}
 		nativeAbiResult := parseNativeAbiDefinition(ctx, symbolFile,
 			android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, library.MutatedProperties.StubsVersion), flag)