diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index d680b652b..cafc71b75 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1252,10 +1252,6 @@ func (c *config) MissingUsesLibraries() []string {
 	return c.productVariables.MissingUsesLibraries
 }
 
-func (c *deviceConfig) BoardVndkRuntimeDisable() bool {
-	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.BoardVndkRuntimeDisable)
-}
-
 func (c *deviceConfig) DeviceArch() string {
 	return String(c.config.productVariables.DeviceArch)
 }
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 2c8bd0720..582613815 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ type productVariables struct {
 	BoardPlatPrivateSepolicyDirs []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	BoardSepolicyM4Defs          []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
-	BoardVndkRuntimeDisable *bool `json:",omitempty"`
-
 	VendorVars map[string]map[string]string `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	Ndk_abis               *bool `json:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/cc/vndk.go b/cc/vndk.go
index 4adf9d226..15843c6c6 100644
--- a/cc/vndk.go
+++ b/cc/vndk.go
@@ -559,10 +559,6 @@ func (c *vndkSnapshotSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContex
 		return
 	}
 
-	if ctx.DeviceConfig().BoardVndkRuntimeDisable() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	var snapshotOutputs android.Paths
 
 	/*