diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index fd739dd44..494a4e7c0 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -550,9 +550,6 @@ func (j *Module) deps(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		} else if *j.deviceProperties.System_modules != "none" {
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesTag, *j.deviceProperties.System_modules)
 		}
-		if (ctx.ModuleName() == "framework-minus-apex") || (ctx.ModuleName() == "framework-annotation-proc") {
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, frameworkResTag, "framework-res")
-		}
 		if ctx.ModuleName() == "android_stubs_current" ||
 			ctx.ModuleName() == "android_system_stubs_current" ||
 			ctx.ModuleName() == "android_test_stubs_current" {
@@ -833,12 +830,6 @@ func (j *Module) collectDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext) deps {
 				} else {
 					ctx.PropertyErrorf("plugins", "%q is not a java_plugin module", otherName)
 				}
-			case frameworkResTag:
-				if (ctx.ModuleName() == "framework-minus-apex") || (ctx.ModuleName() == "framework-annotation-proc") {
-					// framework.jar has a one-off dependency on the R.java and Manifest.java files
-					// generated by framework-res.apk
-					deps.srcJars = append(deps.srcJars, dep.(*AndroidApp).aaptSrcJar)
-				}
 			case frameworkApkTag:
 				if ctx.ModuleName() == "android_stubs_current" ||
 					ctx.ModuleName() == "android_system_stubs_current" ||