diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 75fb5fb02..85eaff4a6 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -69,26 +69,7 @@ func (library *Library) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 	if !library.ApexModuleBase.AvailableFor(android.AvailableToPlatform) {
 		hideFromMake = true
 	}
-	if hideFromMake {
-		// May still need to add some additional dependencies. This will be called
-		// once for the platform variant (even if it is not being used) and once each
-		// for the APEX specific variants. In order to avoid adding the dependency
-		// multiple times only add it for the platform variant.
-		checkedModulePaths := library.additionalCheckedModules
-		if library.IsForPlatform() && len(checkedModulePaths) != 0 {
-			mainEntries = android.AndroidMkEntries{
-				Class: "FAKE",
-				// Need at least one output file in order for this to take effect.
-				OutputFile: android.OptionalPathForPath(checkedModulePaths[0]),
-				Include:    "$(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)",
-				ExtraEntries: []android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesFunc{
-					func(entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
-						entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE", checkedModulePaths.Strings()...)
-					},
-				},
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
+	if !hideFromMake {
 		mainEntries = android.AndroidMkEntries{
 			Class:      "JAVA_LIBRARIES",
 			DistFile:   android.OptionalPathForPath(library.distFile),
@@ -123,10 +104,6 @@ func (library *Library) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 
 					entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_EXPORT_SDK_LIBRARIES", library.exportedSdkLibs...)
 
-					if len(library.additionalCheckedModules) != 0 {
-						entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE", library.additionalCheckedModules.Strings()...)
-					}
-
 					if library.proguardDictionary != nil {
 						entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_PROGUARD_DICT", library.proguardDictionary)
 					}
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index a27e5c390..640dba93b 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ var (
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command: "rm -f $out && " +
 				"${config.PackageCheckCmd} $in $packages && " +
-				"touch $out",
+				"cp $in $out",
 			CommandDeps: []string{"${config.PackageCheckCmd}"},
 		},
 		"packages")
@@ -547,8 +547,9 @@ func TransformJarJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
 	})
 }
 
-func CheckJarPackages(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
-	classesJar android.Path, permittedPackages []string) {
+func CheckJarPackages(ctx android.ModuleContext, classesJar android.Path, permittedPackages []string) android.ModuleOutPath {
+	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "package-check", classesJar.Base())
+
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        packageCheck,
 		Description: "packageCheck",
@@ -558,6 +559,8 @@ func CheckJarPackages(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath
 			"packages": strings.Join(permittedPackages, " "),
 		},
 	})
+
+	return outputFile
 }
 
 func TransformJetifier(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 2623d2c10..1a5e86f3d 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -467,9 +467,6 @@ type Module struct {
 	// expanded Jarjar_rules
 	expandJarjarRules android.Path
 
-	// list of additional targets for checkbuild
-	additionalCheckedModules android.Paths
-
 	// Extra files generated by the module type to be added as java resources.
 	extraResources android.Paths
 
@@ -1527,10 +1524,10 @@ func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext, aaptSrcJar android.Path) {
 
 	// Check package restrictions if necessary.
 	if len(j.properties.Permitted_packages) > 0 {
-		// Check packages and copy to package-checked file.
-		pkgckFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "package-check.stamp")
-		CheckJarPackages(ctx, pkgckFile, outputFile, j.properties.Permitted_packages)
-		j.additionalCheckedModules = append(j.additionalCheckedModules, pkgckFile)
+		// Check packages and copy input to package-checked file.
+		// Use the file copied after a successful package check as the output file for this
+		// module so that any dependencies on this module will trigger the package check.
+		outputFile = CheckJarPackages(ctx, outputFile, j.properties.Permitted_packages)
 
 		if ctx.Failed() {
 			return