diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 78ac76094..e6cb6c49b 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ type apiScope struct {
 	// The tag to use to depend on the stubs source module (if separate from the API module).
 	stubsSourceTag scopeDependencyTag
 
-	// The tag to use to depend on the API file generating module (if separate from the stubs source module).
-	apiFileTag scopeDependencyTag
-
 	// The tag to use to depend on the stubs source and API module.
 	stubsSourceAndApiTag scopeDependencyTag
 
@@ -195,11 +192,6 @@ func initApiScope(scope *apiScope) *apiScope {
 		apiScope:         scope,
 		depInfoExtractor: (*scopePaths).extractStubsSourceInfoFromDep,
 	}
-	scope.apiFileTag = scopeDependencyTag{
-		name:             name + "-api",
-		apiScope:         scope,
-		depInfoExtractor: (*scopePaths).extractApiInfoFromDep,
-	}
 	scope.stubsSourceAndApiTag = scopeDependencyTag{
 		name:             name + "-stubs-source-and-api",
 		apiScope:         scope,
@@ -804,12 +796,6 @@ func (paths *scopePaths) extractApiInfoFromApiStubsProvider(provider ApiStubsPro
 	return combinedError
 }
 
-func (paths *scopePaths) extractApiInfoFromDep(ctx android.ModuleContext, dep android.Module) error {
-	return paths.treatDepAsApiStubsProvider(dep, func(provider ApiStubsProvider) error {
-		return paths.extractApiInfoFromApiStubsProvider(provider, Everything)
-	})
-}
-
 func (paths *scopePaths) extractStubsSourceInfoFromApiStubsProviders(provider ApiStubsSrcProvider, stubsType StubsType) error {
 	stubsSrcJar, err := provider.StubsSrcJar(stubsType)
 	if err == nil {