diff --git a/android/androidmk.go b/android/androidmk.go
index 62f82f247..f6e8799f3 100644
--- a/android/androidmk.go
+++ b/android/androidmk.go
@@ -486,17 +486,6 @@ func (a *AndroidMkEntries) GetDistForGoals(mod blueprint.Module) []string {
 	return generateDistContributionsForMake(distContributions)
 }
 
-// Write the license variables to Make for AndroidMkData.Custom(..) methods that do not call WriteAndroidMkData(..)
-// It's required to propagate the license metadata even for module types that have non-standard interfaces to Make.
-func (a *AndroidMkEntries) WriteLicenseVariables(w io.Writer) {
-	AndroidMkEmitAssignList(w, "LOCAL_LICENSE_KINDS", a.EntryMap["LOCAL_LICENSE_KINDS"])
-	AndroidMkEmitAssignList(w, "LOCAL_LICENSE_CONDITIONS", a.EntryMap["LOCAL_LICENSE_CONDITIONS"])
-	AndroidMkEmitAssignList(w, "LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE", a.EntryMap["LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE"])
-	if pn, ok := a.EntryMap["LOCAL_LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME"]; ok {
-		AndroidMkEmitAssignList(w, "LOCAL_LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME", pn)
-	}
-}
-
 // fillInEntries goes through the common variable processing and calls the extra data funcs to
 // generate and fill in AndroidMkEntries's in-struct data, ready to be flushed to a file.
 type fillInEntriesContext interface {
@@ -534,15 +523,6 @@ func (a *AndroidMkEntries) fillInEntries(ctx fillInEntriesContext, mod blueprint
 	// Collect make variable assignment entries.
 	a.SetString("LOCAL_PATH", ctx.ModuleDir(mod))
 	a.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE", name+a.SubName)
-	a.AddStrings("LOCAL_LICENSE_KINDS", base.commonProperties.Effective_license_kinds...)
-	a.AddStrings("LOCAL_LICENSE_CONDITIONS", base.commonProperties.Effective_license_conditions...)
-	a.AddStrings("LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE", base.commonProperties.Effective_license_text.Strings()...)
-	// TODO(b/151177513): Does this code need to set LOCAL_MODULE_IS_CONTAINER ?
-	if base.commonProperties.Effective_package_name != nil {
-		a.SetString("LOCAL_LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME", *base.commonProperties.Effective_package_name)
-	} else if len(base.commonProperties.Effective_licenses) > 0 {
-		a.SetString("LOCAL_LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME", strings.Join(base.commonProperties.Effective_licenses, " "))
-	}
 	a.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS", a.Class)
 	a.SetString("LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE", a.OutputFile.String())
 	a.AddStrings("LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES", a.Required...)
diff --git a/apex/androidmk.go b/apex/androidmk.go
index 6136cbd7a..4e968eaad 100644
--- a/apex/androidmk.go
+++ b/apex/androidmk.go
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ func (a *apexBundle) androidMkForType() android.AndroidMkData {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "\ninclude $(CLEAR_VARS)  # apex.apexBundle")
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PATH :=", moduleDir)
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE :=", name)
-			data.Entries.WriteLicenseVariables(w)
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC") // do we need a new class?
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE :=", a.outputFile.String())
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_PATH :=", a.installDir.String())
diff --git a/bpf/bpf.go b/bpf/bpf.go
index ba825cf28..58213aa24 100644
--- a/bpf/bpf.go
+++ b/bpf/bpf.go
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ func (bpf *bpf) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 				names = append(names, objName)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "include $(CLEAR_VARS)", " # bpf.bpf.obj")
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE := ", objName)
-				data.Entries.WriteLicenseVariables(w)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE :=", obj.String())
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_STEM :=", obj.Base())
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC")
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ func (bpf *bpf) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "include $(CLEAR_VARS)", " # bpf.bpf")
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE := ", name)
-			data.Entries.WriteLicenseVariables(w)
 			android.AndroidMkEmitAssignList(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES", names)
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "include $(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)")
 		},
diff --git a/phony/phony.go b/phony/phony.go
index 760b79b8a..a8b651aa8 100644
--- a/phony/phony.go
+++ b/phony/phony.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func (p *phony) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "\ninclude $(CLEAR_VARS)", " # phony.phony")
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PATH :=", moduleDir)
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE :=", name)
-			data.Entries.WriteLicenseVariables(w)
 			if p.Host() {
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true")
 			}
diff --git a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
index fe2cc9ca4..8bf5f14ca 100644
--- a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
+++ b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ func (m *syspropLibrary) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 			// Actual implementation libraries are created on LoadHookMutator
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "\ninclude $(CLEAR_VARS)", " # sysprop.syspropLibrary")
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE :=", m.Name())
-			data.Entries.WriteLicenseVariables(w)
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := FAKE\n")
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional\n")
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk\n\n")