diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 28935f28e..629cbbf2e 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ type apexBundle struct {
 
 	testApex bool
 	vndkApex bool
-	artApex  bool
 
 	// intermediate path for apex_manifest.json
 	manifestOut android.WritablePath
@@ -1214,19 +1213,6 @@ func (a *apexBundle) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 		return false
 	})
 
-	// Specific to the ART apex: dexpreopt artifacts for libcore Java libraries.
-	// Build rules are generated by the dexpreopt singleton, and here we access build artifacts
-	// via the global boot image config.
-	if a.artApex {
-		for arch, files := range java.DexpreoptedArtApexJars(ctx) {
-			dirInApex := filepath.Join("dexpreopt", arch.String())
-			for _, f := range files {
-				localModule := "dexpreopt_" + arch.String() + "_" + filepath.Base(f.String())
-				filesInfo = append(filesInfo, apexFile{f, localModule, dirInApex, etc, nil, nil})
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	if a.private_key_file == nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("key", "private_key for %q could not be found", String(a.properties.Key))
 		return
@@ -1825,10 +1811,9 @@ func newApexBundle() *apexBundle {
 	return module
 }
 
-func ApexBundleFactory(testApex bool, artApex bool) android.Module {
+func ApexBundleFactory(testApex bool) android.Module {
 	bundle := newApexBundle()
 	bundle.testApex = testApex
-	bundle.artApex = artApex
 	return bundle
 }
 
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 2fbc30c92..2a142baee 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ func (d *dexpreoptBootJars) GenerateBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContext) {
 
 	// Always create the default boot image first, to get a unique profile rule for all images.
 	d.defaultBootImage = buildBootImage(ctx, defaultBootImageConfig(ctx))
-	// Create boot image for the ART apex (build artifacts are accessed via the global boot image config).
-	buildBootImage(ctx, artBootImageConfig(ctx))
 	if global.GenerateApexImage {
 		d.otherImages = append(d.otherImages, buildBootImage(ctx, apexBootImageConfig(ctx)))
 	}
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_config.go b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
index 86ad5c81a..429bbdba6 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_config.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
@@ -96,17 +96,15 @@ func dexpreoptTargets(ctx android.PathContext) []android.Target {
 	return targets
 }
 
-// Construct a variant of the global config for dexpreopted bootclasspath jars. The variants differ
-// in the list of input jars (libcore, framework, or both), in the naming scheme for the dexpreopt
-// files (ART recognizes "apex" names as special), and whether to include a zip archive.
 func getBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext, key android.OnceKey, name string,
-	needZip bool, artApexJarsOnly bool) bootImageConfig {
-
+	needZip bool) bootImageConfig {
 	return ctx.Config().Once(key, func() interface{} {
 		global := dexpreoptGlobalConfig(ctx)
 
 		artModules := global.ArtApexJars
-		imageModules := artModules
+		nonFrameworkModules := concat(artModules, global.ProductUpdatableBootModules)
+		frameworkModules := android.RemoveListFromList(global.BootJars, nonFrameworkModules)
+		imageModules := concat(artModules, frameworkModules)
 
 		var bootLocations []string
 
@@ -115,19 +113,11 @@ func getBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext, key android.OnceKey, name strin
 				filepath.Join("/apex/com.android.art/javalib", m+".jar"))
 		}
 
-		if !artApexJarsOnly {
-			nonFrameworkModules := concat(artModules, global.ProductUpdatableBootModules)
-			frameworkModules := android.RemoveListFromList(global.BootJars, nonFrameworkModules)
-			imageModules = concat(imageModules, frameworkModules)
-
-			for _, m := range frameworkModules {
-				bootLocations = append(bootLocations,
-					filepath.Join("/system/framework", m+".jar"))
-			}
+		for _, m := range frameworkModules {
+			bootLocations = append(bootLocations,
+				filepath.Join("/system/framework", m+".jar"))
 		}
 
-		dirStem := "dex_" + name + "jars"
-
 		// The path to bootclasspath dex files needs to be known at module GenerateAndroidBuildAction time, before
 		// the bootclasspath modules have been compiled.  Set up known paths for them, the singleton rules will copy
 		// them there.
@@ -135,11 +125,11 @@ func getBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext, key android.OnceKey, name strin
 		var bootDexPaths android.WritablePaths
 		for _, m := range imageModules {
 			bootDexPaths = append(bootDexPaths,
-				android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), dirStem+"_input", m+".jar"))
+				android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), "dex_"+name+"jars_input", m+".jar"))
 		}
 
-		dir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), dirStem)
-		symbolsDir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), dirStem+"_unstripped")
+		dir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), "dex_"+name+"jars")
+		symbolsDir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), "dex_"+name+"jars_unstripped")
 
 		var zip android.WritablePath
 		if needZip {
@@ -176,30 +166,15 @@ func getBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext, key android.OnceKey, name strin
 	}).(bootImageConfig)
 }
 
-// Default config is the one that goes in the system image. It includes both libcore and framework.
 var defaultBootImageConfigKey = android.NewOnceKey("defaultBootImageConfig")
-
-func defaultBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext) bootImageConfig {
-	return getBootImageConfig(ctx, defaultBootImageConfigKey, "boot", true, false)
-}
-
-// Apex config is used for the JIT-zygote experiment. It includes both libcore and framework, but AOT-compiles only libcore.
 var apexBootImageConfigKey = android.NewOnceKey("apexBootImageConfig")
 
+func defaultBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext) bootImageConfig {
+	return getBootImageConfig(ctx, defaultBootImageConfigKey, "boot", true)
+}
+
 func apexBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext) bootImageConfig {
-	return getBootImageConfig(ctx, apexBootImageConfigKey, "apex", false, false)
-}
-
-// ART config is the one used for the ART apex. It includes only libcore.
-var artBootImageConfigKey = android.NewOnceKey("artBootImageConfig")
-
-func artBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext) bootImageConfig {
-	return getBootImageConfig(ctx, artBootImageConfigKey, "boot-art", false, true)
-}
-
-// Accessor function for the apex package.
-func DexpreoptedArtApexJars(ctx android.BuilderContext) map[android.ArchType]android.Paths {
-	return artBootImageConfig(ctx).imagesDeps
+	return getBootImageConfig(ctx, apexBootImageConfigKey, "apex", false)
 }
 
 func defaultBootclasspath(ctx android.PathContext) []string {