diff --git a/java/platform_compat_config.go b/java/platform_compat_config.go
index 03e82c2a8..c3d13ae65 100644
--- a/java/platform_compat_config.go
+++ b/java/platform_compat_config.go
@@ -221,12 +221,40 @@ type platformCompatConfigSingleton struct {
 	metadata android.Path
 }
 
+// isModulePreferredByCompatConfig checks to see whether the module is preferred for use by
+// platform compat config.
+func isModulePreferredByCompatConfig(module android.Module) bool {
+	// A versioned prebuilt_platform_compat_config, i.e. foo-platform-compat-config@current should be
+	// ignored.
+	if s, ok := module.(android.SdkAware); ok {
+		if !s.ContainingSdk().Unversioned() {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// A prebuilt module should only be used when it is preferred.
+	if pi, ok := module.(android.PrebuiltInterface); ok {
+		if p := pi.Prebuilt(); p != nil {
+			return p.UsePrebuilt()
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise, a module should only be used if it has not been replaced by a prebuilt.
+	return !module.IsReplacedByPrebuilt()
+}
+
 func (p *platformCompatConfigSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContext) {
 
 	var compatConfigMetadata android.Paths
 
 	ctx.VisitAllModules(func(module android.Module) {
+		if !module.Enabled() {
+			return
+		}
 		if c, ok := module.(platformCompatConfigMetadataProvider); ok {
+			if !isModulePreferredByCompatConfig(module) {
+				return
+			}
 			metadata := c.compatConfigMetadata()
 			compatConfigMetadata = append(compatConfigMetadata, metadata)
 		}
diff --git a/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go b/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go
index 1b62885bd..00073c29d 100644
--- a/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ prebuilt_platform_compat_config {
 				// Make sure that the snapshot metadata is collated by the platform compat config singleton.
 				java.CheckMergedCompatConfigInputs(t, result, "snapshot module",
 					"out/soong/.intermediates/myconfig/android_common/myconfig_meta.xml",
-					// TODO(b/182402754): Remove this as only the config file from the preferred module should be used.
-					"snapshot/compat_configs/myconfig/myconfig_meta.xml",
 				)
 			}),
 
@@ -86,8 +84,6 @@ prebuilt_platform_compat_config {
 			func(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult) {
 				// Make sure that the snapshot metadata is collated by the platform compat config singleton.
 				java.CheckMergedCompatConfigInputs(t, result, "snapshot module",
-					"out/soong/.intermediates/myconfig/android_common/myconfig_meta.xml",
-					// TODO(b/182402754): Remove this as only the config file from the preferred module should be used.
 					"snapshot/compat_configs/myconfig/myconfig_meta.xml",
 				)
 			}),