diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 505e1fd4c..e0ee1ea40 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -884,18 +884,6 @@ func apexFileForJavaLibrary(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, lib javaLibrary) apex
 	return newApexFile(ctx, fileToCopy, lib.Name(), dirInApex, javaSharedLib, lib)
 }
 
-func apexFileForPrebuiltJavaLibrary(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, java *java.Import) apexFile {
-	dirInApex := "javalib"
-	// The output is only one, but for some reason, ImplementationJars returns Paths, not Path
-	implJars := java.ImplementationJars()
-	if len(implJars) != 1 {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("java.ImplementationJars() must return single Path, but got: %s",
-			strings.Join(implJars.Strings(), ", ")))
-	}
-	fileToCopy := implJars[0]
-	return newApexFile(ctx, fileToCopy, java.Name(), dirInApex, javaSharedLib, java)
-}
-
 func apexFileForPrebuiltEtc(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, prebuilt android.PrebuiltEtcModule, depName string) apexFile {
 	dirInApex := filepath.Join("etc", prebuilt.SubDir())
 	fileToCopy := prebuilt.OutputFile()
@@ -1043,13 +1031,6 @@ func (a *apexBundle) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 					}
 					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, newApexFile(ctx, pf, pf.Base(), "etc/permissions", etc, nil))
 					return true // track transitive dependencies
-				} else if javaLib, ok := child.(*java.Import); ok {
-					af := apexFileForPrebuiltJavaLibrary(ctx, javaLib)
-					if !af.Ok() {
-						ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q does not have a jar output", depName)
-					} else {
-						filesInfo = append(filesInfo, af)
-					}
 				} else {
 					ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q of type %q is not supported", depName, ctx.OtherModuleType(child))
 				}
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 4236ca6ad..97600b6c5 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 					binaries: ["foo",],
 				}
 			},
-			java_libs: ["myjar", "myprebuiltjar"],
+			java_libs: ["myjar"],
 		}
 
 		apex {
@@ -447,12 +447,6 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 			system_modules: "none",
 			compile_dex: true,
 		}
-
-		java_import {
-			name: "myprebuiltjar",
-			jars: ["prebuilt.jar"],
-			installable: true,
-		}
 	`)
 
 	apexRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Rule("apexRule")
@@ -470,7 +464,6 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the direct dep
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar"), "android_common_myapex")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myprebuiltjar"), "android_common_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the indirect dep
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
@@ -480,7 +473,6 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib.so")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib2.so")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myjar.jar")
-	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myprebuiltjar.jar")
 	// .. but not for java libs
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myotherjar.jar")
 
@@ -489,7 +481,6 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar"), "android_common")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myotherjar"), "android_common")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myprebuiltjar"), "android_common")
 
 	// Ensure that all symlinks are present.
 	found_foo_link_64 := false