diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index b924d6540..ca0d2c544 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -99,10 +99,12 @@ var (
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command: `rm -rf "$outDir" && mkdir -p "$outDir" && ` +
 				`${config.DxCmd} --dex --output=$outDir $dxFlags $in && ` +
-				`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar -o $out -C $outDir -D $outDir`,
+				`${config.SoongZipCmd} -o $outDir/classes.dex.jar -C $outDir -D $outDir && ` +
+				`${config.MergeZipsCmd} -D -stripFile "*.class" $out $outDir/classes.dex.jar $in`,
 			CommandDeps: []string{
 				"${config.DxCmd}",
 				"${config.SoongZipCmd}",
+				"${config.MergeZipsCmd}",
 			},
 		},
 		"outDir", "dxFlags")
@@ -298,11 +300,13 @@ func TransformDesugar(ctx android.ModuleContext, classesJar android.Path,
 	return outputFile
 }
 
-func TransformClassesJarToDexJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, classesJar android.Path,
+// Converts a classes.jar file to classes*.dex, then combines the dex files with any resources
+// in the classes.jar file into a dex jar.
+func TransformClassesJarToDexJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, stem string, classesJar android.Path,
 	flags javaBuilderFlags) android.Path {
 
 	outDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dex")
-	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "classes.dex.jar")
+	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, stem)
 
 	ctx.ModuleBuild(pctx, android.ModuleBuildParams{
 		Rule:        dx,
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 9cde82408..3726435e9 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@ type Module struct {
 	// output file containing classes.dex
 	dexJarFile android.Path
 
-	// output files containing resources
-	resourceJarFiles android.Paths
-
 	// output file suitable for installing or running
 	outputFile android.Path
 
@@ -173,7 +170,6 @@ type Module struct {
 
 type Dependency interface {
 	ClasspathFiles() android.Paths
-	ResourceJarFiles() android.Paths
 	AidlIncludeDirs() android.Paths
 }
 
@@ -380,7 +376,6 @@ func (j *Module) collectDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext) deps {
 		case staticLibTag:
 			deps.classpath = append(deps.classpath, dep.ClasspathFiles()...)
 			deps.staticJars = append(deps.staticJars, dep.ClasspathFiles()...)
-			deps.staticJarResources = append(deps.staticJarResources, dep.ResourceJarFiles()...)
 		case frameworkResTag:
 			if ctx.ModuleName() == "framework" {
 				// framework.jar has a one-off dependency on the R.java and Manifest.java files
@@ -492,20 +487,14 @@ func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	if len(resArgs) > 0 {
-		// Combine classes + resources into classes-full-debug.jar
 		resourceJar := TransformResourcesToJar(ctx, resArgs, resDeps)
 		if ctx.Failed() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		j.resourceJarFiles = append(j.resourceJarFiles, resourceJar)
 		jars = append(jars, resourceJar)
 	}
 
-	// Propagate the resources from the transitive closure of static dependencies for copying
-	// into dex jars
-	j.resourceJarFiles = append(j.resourceJarFiles, deps.staticJarResources...)
-
 	// static classpath jars have the resources in them, so the resource jars aren't necessary here
 	jars = append(jars, deps.staticJars...)
 
@@ -580,17 +569,12 @@ func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Compile classes.jar into classes.dex
-		dexJarFile := TransformClassesJarToDexJar(ctx, desugarJar, flags)
+		// Compile classes.jar into classes.dex and then javalib.jar
+		outputFile = TransformClassesJarToDexJar(ctx, "javalib.jar", desugarJar, flags)
 		if ctx.Failed() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		jars := android.Paths{dexJarFile}
-		jars = append(jars, j.resourceJarFiles...)
-
-		outputFile = TransformJarsToJar(ctx, "javalib.jar", jars, android.OptionalPath{}, true)
-
 		j.dexJarFile = outputFile
 	}
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(outputFile)
@@ -607,10 +591,6 @@ func (j *Module) ClasspathFiles() android.Paths {
 	return android.Paths{j.classpathFile}
 }
 
-func (j *Module) ResourceJarFiles() android.Paths {
-	return j.resourceJarFiles
-}
-
 func (j *Module) AidlIncludeDirs() android.Paths {
 	return j.exportAidlIncludeDirs
 }
@@ -777,11 +757,6 @@ func (j *Import) ClasspathFiles() android.Paths {
 	return j.classpathFiles
 }
 
-func (j *Import) ResourceJarFiles() android.Paths {
-	// resources are in the ClasspathFiles
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (j *Import) AidlIncludeDirs() android.Paths {
 	return nil
 }