diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index ec71c1858..6286be348 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ type dependencyTag struct {
 	// If not-nil and an APEX is a member of an SDK then dependencies of that APEX with this tag will
 	// also be added as exported members of that SDK.
 	memberType android.SdkMemberType
+
+	installable bool
 }
 
 func (d *dependencyTag) SdkMemberType(_ android.Module) android.SdkMemberType {
@@ -717,18 +719,23 @@ func (d *dependencyTag) ReplaceSourceWithPrebuilt() bool {
 	return !d.sourceOnly
 }
 
+func (d *dependencyTag) InstallDepNeeded() bool {
+	return d.installable
+}
+
 var _ android.ReplaceSourceWithPrebuilt = &dependencyTag{}
 var _ android.SdkMemberDependencyTag = &dependencyTag{}
 
 var (
-	androidAppTag   = &dependencyTag{name: "androidApp", payload: true}
-	bpfTag          = &dependencyTag{name: "bpf", payload: true}
-	certificateTag  = &dependencyTag{name: "certificate"}
-	dclaTag         = &dependencyTag{name: "dcla"}
-	executableTag   = &dependencyTag{name: "executable", payload: true}
-	fsTag           = &dependencyTag{name: "filesystem", payload: true}
-	bcpfTag         = &dependencyTag{name: "bootclasspathFragment", payload: true, sourceOnly: true, memberType: java.BootclasspathFragmentSdkMemberType}
-	sscpfTag        = &dependencyTag{name: "systemserverclasspathFragment", payload: true, sourceOnly: true, memberType: java.SystemServerClasspathFragmentSdkMemberType}
+	androidAppTag  = &dependencyTag{name: "androidApp", payload: true}
+	bpfTag         = &dependencyTag{name: "bpf", payload: true}
+	certificateTag = &dependencyTag{name: "certificate"}
+	dclaTag        = &dependencyTag{name: "dcla"}
+	executableTag  = &dependencyTag{name: "executable", payload: true}
+	fsTag          = &dependencyTag{name: "filesystem", payload: true}
+	bcpfTag        = &dependencyTag{name: "bootclasspathFragment", payload: true, sourceOnly: true, memberType: java.BootclasspathFragmentSdkMemberType}
+	// The dexpreopt artifacts of apex system server jars are installed onto system image.
+	sscpfTag        = &dependencyTag{name: "systemserverclasspathFragment", payload: true, sourceOnly: true, memberType: java.SystemServerClasspathFragmentSdkMemberType, installable: true}
 	compatConfigTag = &dependencyTag{name: "compatConfig", payload: true, sourceOnly: true, memberType: java.CompatConfigSdkMemberType}
 	javaLibTag      = &dependencyTag{name: "javaLib", payload: true}
 	jniLibTag       = &dependencyTag{name: "jniLib", payload: true}
@@ -1686,12 +1693,10 @@ func apexFileForJavaModuleWithFile(ctx android.ModuleContext, module javaModule,
 	if sdkLib, ok := module.(*java.SdkLibrary); ok {
 		for _, install := range sdkLib.BuiltInstalledForApex() {
 			af.requiredModuleNames = append(af.requiredModuleNames, install.FullModuleName())
-			install.PackageFile(ctx)
 		}
 	} else if dexpreopter, ok := module.(java.DexpreopterInterface); ok {
 		for _, install := range dexpreopter.DexpreoptBuiltInstalledForApex() {
 			af.requiredModuleNames = append(af.requiredModuleNames, install.FullModuleName())
-			install.PackageFile(ctx)
 		}
 	}
 	return af
diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index 9dc8a638e..f1a134eea 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ func (p *prebuiltCommon) initApexFilesForAndroidMk(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	// If this apex contains a system server jar, then the dexpreopt artifacts should be added as required
 	for _, install := range p.Dexpreopter.DexpreoptBuiltInstalledForApex() {
 		p.requiredModuleNames = append(p.requiredModuleNames, install.FullModuleName())
-		install.PackageFile(ctx)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index a38642a50..e15ebb011 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -88,18 +88,11 @@ func (install dexpreopterInstall) ToMakeEntries() android.AndroidMkEntries {
 				entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_PATH", install.installDirOnDevice.String())
 				entries.SetString("LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM", install.installFileOnDevice)
 				entries.SetString("LOCAL_NOT_AVAILABLE_FOR_PLATFORM", "false")
-				// Unset LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALLED_MODULE so that this does not default to the primary .apex file
-				// Without this, installation of the dexpreopt artifacts get skipped
-				entries.SetString("LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALLED_MODULE", "")
 			},
 		},
 	}
 }
 
-func (install dexpreopterInstall) PackageFile(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.PackagingSpec {
-	return ctx.PackageFile(install.installDirOnDevice, install.installFileOnDevice, install.outputPathOnHost)
-}
-
 type Dexpreopter struct {
 	dexpreopter
 }
@@ -583,13 +576,16 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, libName string, dexJa
 				// Preopting of boot classpath jars in the ART APEX are handled in
 				// java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go, and other APEX jars are not preopted.
 				// The installs will be handled by Make as sub-modules of the java library.
-				d.builtInstalledForApex = append(d.builtInstalledForApex, dexpreopterInstall{
+				di := dexpreopterInstall{
 					name:                arch + "-" + installBase,
 					moduleName:          libName,
 					outputPathOnHost:    install.From,
 					installDirOnDevice:  installPath,
 					installFileOnDevice: installBase,
-				})
+				}
+				ctx.InstallFile(di.installDirOnDevice, di.installFileOnDevice, di.outputPathOnHost)
+				d.builtInstalledForApex = append(d.builtInstalledForApex, di)
+
 			}
 		} else if !d.preventInstall {
 			ctx.InstallFile(installPath, installBase, install.From)
diff --git a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
index bad2cf1cf..3225a3a4d 100644
--- a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ func IsSystemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag(tag blueprint.DependencyTag) b
 	return tag == systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag
 }
 
+// The dexpreopt artifacts of apex system server jars are installed onto system image.
+func (s systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag) InstallDepNeeded() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) ComponentDepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	module := ctx.Module()
 	_, isSourceModule := module.(*SystemServerClasspathModule)