diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 9addf5de9..b3b8f3cc2 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1851,16 +1851,16 @@ var earlyBootJarsKey = NewOnceKey("earlyBootJars")
 func (c *config) BootJars() []string {
 	return c.Once(earlyBootJarsKey, func() interface{} {
 		list := c.productVariables.BootJars.CopyOfJars()
-		return append(list, c.productVariables.UpdatableBootJars.CopyOfJars()...)
+		return append(list, c.productVariables.ApexBootJars.CopyOfJars()...)
 	}).([]string)
 }
 
-func (c *config) NonUpdatableBootJars() ConfiguredJarList {
+func (c *config) NonApexBootJars() ConfiguredJarList {
 	return c.productVariables.BootJars
 }
 
-func (c *config) UpdatableBootJars() ConfiguredJarList {
-	return c.productVariables.UpdatableBootJars
+func (c *config) ApexBootJars() ConfiguredJarList {
+	return c.productVariables.ApexBootJars
 }
 
 func (c *config) RBEWrapper() string {
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index d32debe42..0fb907810 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ type productVariables struct {
 	UncompressPrivAppDex             *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
 	ModulesLoadedByPrivilegedModules []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
-	BootJars          ConfiguredJarList `json:",omitempty"`
-	UpdatableBootJars ConfiguredJarList `json:",omitempty"`
+	BootJars     ConfiguredJarList `json:",omitempty"`
+	ApexBootJars ConfiguredJarList `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	IntegerOverflowExcludePaths []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ func (v *productVariables) SetDefaultConfig() {
 		Malloc_pattern_fill_contents: boolPtr(false),
 		Safestack:                    boolPtr(false),
 
-		BootJars:          ConfiguredJarList{apexes: []string{}, jars: []string{}},
-		UpdatableBootJars: ConfiguredJarList{apexes: []string{}, jars: []string{}},
+		BootJars:     ConfiguredJarList{apexes: []string{}, jars: []string{}},
+		ApexBootJars: ConfiguredJarList{apexes: []string{}, jars: []string{}},
 	}
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index d6c714200..f58bf6cc5 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -7264,7 +7264,7 @@ func TestDexpreoptAccessDexFilesFromPrebuiltApex(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func testApexPermittedPackagesRules(t *testing.T, errmsg, bp string, apexBootJars []string, rules []android.Rule) {
+func testApexPermittedPackagesRules(t *testing.T, errmsg, bp string, bootJars []string, rules []android.Rule) {
 	t.Helper()
 	bp += `
 	apex_key {
@@ -7289,11 +7289,11 @@ func testApexPermittedPackagesRules(t *testing.T, errmsg, bp string, apexBootJar
 		PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
 		android.PrepareForTestWithNeverallowRules(rules),
 		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
-			updatableBootJars := make([]string, 0, len(apexBootJars))
-			for _, apexBootJar := range apexBootJars {
-				updatableBootJars = append(updatableBootJars, "myapex:"+apexBootJar)
+			apexBootJars := make([]string, 0, len(bootJars))
+			for _, apexBootJar := range bootJars {
+				apexBootJars = append(apexBootJars, "myapex:"+apexBootJar)
 			}
-			variables.UpdatableBootJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(updatableBootJars)
+			variables.ApexBootJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(apexBootJars)
 		}),
 		fs.AddToFixture(),
 	).
diff --git a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
index 5cd3eab6a..6098989a7 100644
--- a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
+++ b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ func TestBootclasspathFragment_HiddenAPIList(t *testing.T) {
 		prepareForTestWithMyapex,
 		// Configure bootclasspath jars to ensure that hidden API encoding is performed on them.
 		java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:baz", "com.android.art:quuz"),
-		java.FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars("myapex:foo", "myapex:bar"),
+		java.FixtureConfigureApexBootJars("myapex:foo", "myapex:bar"),
 		// Make sure that the frameworks/base/Android.bp file exists as otherwise hidden API encoding
 		// is disabled.
 		android.FixtureAddTextFile("frameworks/base/Android.bp", ""),
diff --git a/apex/platform_bootclasspath_test.go b/apex/platform_bootclasspath_test.go
index 7209c0275..eaee20dd0 100644
--- a/apex/platform_bootclasspath_test.go
+++ b/apex/platform_bootclasspath_test.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func TestPlatformBootclasspathDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 		prepareForTestWithMyapex,
 		// Configure some libraries in the art and framework boot images.
 		java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:baz", "com.android.art:quuz", "platform:foo"),
-		java.FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars("myapex:bar"),
+		java.FixtureConfigureApexBootJars("myapex:bar"),
 		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
 		java.FixtureWithLastReleaseApis("foo"),
 	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func TestPlatformBootclasspathDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 		"com.android.art:quuz",
 		"platform:foo",
 
-		// The configured contents of UpdatableBootJars.
+		// The configured contents of ApexBootJars.
 		"myapex:bar",
 	})
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestPlatformBootclasspathDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 		`com.android.art:quuz`,
 		`platform:foo`,
 
-		// The configured contents of UpdatableBootJars.
+		// The configured contents of ApexBootJars.
 		`myapex:bar`,
 
 		// The fragments.
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func TestPlatformBootclasspath_AlwaysUsePrebuiltSdks(t *testing.T) {
 		// if the dependency on myapex:foo is filtered out because of either of those conditions then
 		// the dependencies resolved by the platform_bootclasspath will not match the configured list
 		// and so will fail the test.
-		java.FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars("myapex:foo", "myapex:bar"),
+		java.FixtureConfigureApexBootJars("myapex:foo", "myapex:bar"),
 		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
 		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
 			variables.Always_use_prebuilt_sdks = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func TestPlatformBootclasspath_IncludesRemainingApexJars(t *testing.T) {
 	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		prepareForTestWithPlatformBootclasspath,
 		prepareForTestWithMyapex,
-		java.FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars("myapex:foo"),
+		java.FixtureConfigureApexBootJars("myapex:foo"),
 		android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(`
 			platform_bootclasspath {
 				name: "platform-bootclasspath",
diff --git a/dexpreopt/config.go b/dexpreopt/config.go
index 0bcec17b5..d4ab4bc3b 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/config.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/config.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ type GlobalConfig struct {
 	DisableGenerateProfile bool   // don't generate profiles
 	ProfileDir             string // directory to find profiles in
 
-	BootJars          android.ConfiguredJarList // modules for jars that form the boot class path
-	UpdatableBootJars android.ConfiguredJarList // jars within apex that form the boot class path
+	BootJars     android.ConfiguredJarList // modules for jars that form the boot class path
+	ApexBootJars android.ConfiguredJarList // jars within apex that form the boot class path
 
 	ArtApexJars android.ConfiguredJarList // modules for jars that are in the ART APEX
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func ParseGlobalSoongConfig(ctx android.PathContext, data []byte) (*GlobalSoongC
 	return config, nil
 }
 
-// checkBootJarsConfigConsistency checks the consistency of BootJars and UpdatableBootJars fields in
+// checkBootJarsConfigConsistency checks the consistency of BootJars and ApexBootJars fields in
 // DexpreoptGlobalConfig and Config.productVariables.
 func checkBootJarsConfigConsistency(ctx android.SingletonContext, dexpreoptConfig *GlobalConfig, config android.Config) {
 	compareBootJars := func(property string, dexpreoptJars, variableJars android.ConfiguredJarList) {
@@ -545,8 +545,8 @@ func checkBootJarsConfigConsistency(ctx android.SingletonContext, dexpreoptConfi
 		}
 	}
 
-	compareBootJars("BootJars", dexpreoptConfig.BootJars, config.NonUpdatableBootJars())
-	compareBootJars("UpdatableBootJars", dexpreoptConfig.UpdatableBootJars, config.UpdatableBootJars())
+	compareBootJars("BootJars", dexpreoptConfig.BootJars, config.NonApexBootJars())
+	compareBootJars("ApexBootJars", dexpreoptConfig.ApexBootJars, config.ApexBootJars())
 }
 
 func (s *globalSoongConfigSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContext) {
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func GlobalConfigForTests(ctx android.PathContext) *GlobalConfig {
 		DisableGenerateProfile:             false,
 		ProfileDir:                         "",
 		BootJars:                           android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
-		UpdatableBootJars:                  android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
+		ApexBootJars:                       android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
 		ArtApexJars:                        android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
 		SystemServerJars:                   android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
 		SystemServerApps:                   nil,
diff --git a/dexpreopt/testing.go b/dexpreopt/testing.go
index c0ba5ca4e..2f996555f 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/testing.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/testing.go
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ func FixtureSetBootJars(bootJars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
 	})
 }
 
-// FixtureSetUpdatableBootJars sets the UpdatableBootJars property in the global config.
-func FixtureSetUpdatableBootJars(bootJars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
+// FixtureSetApexBootJars sets the ApexBootJars property in the global config.
+func FixtureSetApexBootJars(bootJars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
 	return FixtureModifyGlobalConfig(func(dexpreoptConfig *GlobalConfig) {
-		dexpreoptConfig.UpdatableBootJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(bootJars)
+		dexpreoptConfig.ApexBootJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(bootJars)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index a99ac62da..7997f7ad8 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ func TestDexpreoptBcp(t *testing.T) {
 				PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
 				FixtureWithLastReleaseApis("runtime-library", "foo", "bar"),
 				dexpreopt.FixtureSetBootJars("platform:foo"),
-				dexpreopt.FixtureSetUpdatableBootJars("platform:bar"),
+				dexpreopt.FixtureSetApexBootJars("platform:bar"),
 				dexpreopt.FixtureSetPreoptWithUpdatableBcp(test.with),
 			).RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
 
diff --git a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
index 1ce9911b8..107d34a70 100644
--- a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
@@ -537,15 +537,11 @@ func (b *BootclasspathFragmentModule) configuredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext)
 
 	global := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx)
 
-	possibleUpdatableModules := gatherPossibleUpdatableModuleNamesAndStems(ctx, b.properties.Contents, bootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag)
-
-	// Only create configs for updatable boot jars. Non-updatable boot jars must be part of the
-	// platform_bootclasspath's classpath proto config to guarantee that they come before any
-	// updatable jars at runtime.
-	jars := global.UpdatableBootJars.Filter(possibleUpdatableModules)
+	possibleUpdatableModules := gatherPossibleApexModuleNamesAndStems(ctx, b.properties.Contents, bootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag)
+	jars := global.ApexBootJars.Filter(possibleUpdatableModules)
 
 	// TODO(satayev): for apex_test we want to include all contents unconditionally to classpaths
-	// config. However, any test specific jars would not be present in UpdatableBootJars. Instead,
+	// config. However, any test specific jars would not be present in ApexBootJars. Instead,
 	// we should check if we are creating a config for apex_test via ApexInfo and amend the values.
 	// This is an exception to support end-to-end test for SdkExtensions, until such support exists.
 	if android.InList("test_framework-sdkextensions", possibleUpdatableModules) {
diff --git a/java/classpath_fragment.go b/java/classpath_fragment.go
index 12bb71174..f63d81d6e 100644
--- a/java/classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/classpath_fragment.go
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ type classpathJar struct {
 	maxSdkVersion int32
 }
 
-// gatherPossibleUpdatableModuleNamesAndStems returns a set of module and stem names from the
-// supplied contents that may be in the updatable boot jars.
+// gatherPossibleApexModuleNamesAndStems returns a set of module and stem names from the
+// supplied contents that may be in the apex boot jars.
 //
 // The module names are included because sometimes the stem is set to just change the name of
 // the installed file and it expects the configuration to still use the actual module name.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ type classpathJar struct {
 // The stem names are included because sometimes the stem is set to change the effective name of the
 // module that is used in the configuration as well,e .g. when a test library is overriding an
 // actual boot jar
-func gatherPossibleUpdatableModuleNamesAndStems(ctx android.ModuleContext, contents []string, tag blueprint.DependencyTag) []string {
+func gatherPossibleApexModuleNamesAndStems(ctx android.ModuleContext, contents []string, tag blueprint.DependencyTag) []string {
 	set := map[string]struct{}{}
 	for _, name := range contents {
 		dep := ctx.GetDirectDepWithTag(name, tag)
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 2c78d7362..1019b4c85 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ import (
 // regardless which APEX goes into the product. See also android.ApexInfo.ApexVariationName and
 // apex.apexBundleProperties.Apex_name.
 //
-// A related variable PRODUCT_UPDATABLE_BOOT_JARS contains bootclasspath libraries that are in
-// APEXes. They are not included in the boot image. The only exception here is core-icu4j.jar that
-// has been historically part of the boot image and is now in a non updatable apex; it is treated
-// as being part of PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS and is in the boot image.
+// A related variable PRODUCT_APEX_BOOT_JARS contains bootclasspath libraries that are in APEXes.
+// They are not included in the boot image. The only exception here are ART jars and core-icu4j.jar
+// that have been historically part of the boot image and are now in apexes; they are in boot images
+// and core-icu4j.jar is generally treated as being part of PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS.
 //
 // One exception to the above rules are "coverage" builds (a special build flavor which requires
 // setting environment variable EMMA_INSTRUMENT_FRAMEWORK=true). In coverage builds the Java code in
@@ -810,10 +810,10 @@ func bootFrameworkProfileRule(ctx android.ModuleContext, image *bootImageConfig)
 
 // generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule generates the rule to create the updatable-bcp-packages.txt file
 // and returns a path to the generated file.
-func generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule(ctx android.ModuleContext, image *bootImageConfig, updatableModules []android.Module) android.WritablePath {
+func generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule(ctx android.ModuleContext, image *bootImageConfig, apexModules []android.Module) android.WritablePath {
 	// Collect `permitted_packages` for updatable boot jars.
 	var updatablePackages []string
-	for _, module := range updatableModules {
+	for _, module := range apexModules {
 		if j, ok := module.(PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars); ok {
 			pp := j.PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars()
 			if len(pp) > 0 {
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_config.go b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
index 1507aaf00..415a1d4e7 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_config.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ func defaultBootImageConfig(ctx android.PathContext) *bootImageConfig {
 	return genBootImageConfigs(ctx)[frameworkBootImageName]
 }
 
-// Updatable boot config allows to access build/install paths of updatable boot jars without going
+// Apex boot config allows to access build/install paths of apex boot jars without going
 // through the usual trouble of registering dependencies on those modules and extracting build paths
 // from those dependencies.
-type updatableBootConfig struct {
-	// A list of updatable boot jars.
+type apexBootConfig struct {
+	// A list of apex boot jars.
 	modules android.ConfiguredJarList
 
-	// A list of predefined build paths to updatable boot jars. They are configured very early,
+	// A list of predefined build paths to apex boot jars. They are configured very early,
 	// before the modules for these jars are processed and the actual paths are generated, and
 	// later on a singleton adds commands to copy actual jars to the predefined paths.
 	dexPaths android.WritablePaths
@@ -161,21 +161,21 @@ type updatableBootConfig struct {
 	dexLocations []string
 }
 
-var updatableBootConfigKey = android.NewOnceKey("updatableBootConfig")
+var updatableBootConfigKey = android.NewOnceKey("apexBootConfig")
 
-// Returns updatable boot config.
-func GetUpdatableBootConfig(ctx android.PathContext) updatableBootConfig {
+// Returns apex boot config.
+func GetApexBootConfig(ctx android.PathContext) apexBootConfig {
 	return ctx.Config().Once(updatableBootConfigKey, func() interface{} {
-		updatableBootJars := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).UpdatableBootJars
+		apexBootJars := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).ApexBootJars
 
-		dir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), "updatable_bootjars")
-		dexPaths := updatableBootJars.BuildPaths(ctx, dir)
-		dexPathsByModuleName := updatableBootJars.BuildPathsByModule(ctx, dir)
+		dir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.Config().DeviceName(), "apex_bootjars")
+		dexPaths := apexBootJars.BuildPaths(ctx, dir)
+		dexPathsByModuleName := apexBootJars.BuildPathsByModule(ctx, dir)
 
-		dexLocations := updatableBootJars.DevicePaths(ctx.Config(), android.Android)
+		dexLocations := apexBootJars.DevicePaths(ctx.Config(), android.Android)
 
-		return updatableBootConfig{updatableBootJars, dexPaths, dexPathsByModuleName, dexLocations}
-	}).(updatableBootConfig)
+		return apexBootConfig{apexBootJars, dexPaths, dexPathsByModuleName, dexLocations}
+	}).(apexBootConfig)
 }
 
 // Returns a list of paths and a list of locations for the boot jars used in dexpreopt (to be
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ func bcpForDexpreopt(ctx android.PathContext, withUpdatable bool) (android.Writa
 	dexLocations := bootImage.getAnyAndroidVariant().dexLocationsDeps
 
 	if withUpdatable {
-		// Updatable boot jars (they are used only in dexpreopt, but not in the boot image).
-		updBootConfig := GetUpdatableBootConfig(ctx)
-		dexPaths = append(dexPaths, updBootConfig.dexPaths...)
-		dexLocations = append(dexLocations, updBootConfig.dexLocations...)
+		// Apex boot jars (they are used only in dexpreopt, but not in the boot image).
+		apexBootConfig := GetApexBootConfig(ctx)
+		dexPaths = append(dexPaths, apexBootConfig.dexPaths...)
+		dexLocations = append(dexLocations, apexBootConfig.dexLocations...)
 	}
 
 	return dexPaths, dexLocations
diff --git a/java/hiddenapi.go b/java/hiddenapi.go
index f901434a0..30683daa0 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi.go
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ func (h *hiddenAPI) initHiddenAPI(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJar, classesJar
 }
 
 func isModuleInBootClassPath(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, module android.Module) bool {
-	// Get the configured non-updatable and updatable boot jars.
-	nonUpdatableBootJars := ctx.Config().NonUpdatableBootJars()
-	updatableBootJars := ctx.Config().UpdatableBootJars()
-	active := isModuleInConfiguredList(ctx, module, nonUpdatableBootJars) ||
-		isModuleInConfiguredList(ctx, module, updatableBootJars)
+	// Get the configured platform and apex boot jars.
+	nonApexBootJars := ctx.Config().NonApexBootJars()
+	apexBootJars := ctx.Config().ApexBootJars()
+	active := isModuleInConfiguredList(ctx, module, nonApexBootJars) ||
+		isModuleInConfiguredList(ctx, module, apexBootJars)
 	return active
 }
 
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index e38a7143b..b6e2a5425 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ type Library struct {
 
 var _ android.ApexModule = (*Library)(nil)
 
-// Provides access to the list of permitted packages from updatable boot jars.
+// Provides access to the list of permitted packages from apex boot jars.
 type PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars interface {
 	PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars() []string
 }
diff --git a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
index 8bed3e9e5..3ff4c773d 100644
--- a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
+++ b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ func registerPlatformBootclasspathBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContex
 // The tags used for the dependencies between the platform bootclasspath and any configured boot
 // jars.
 var (
-	platformBootclasspathArtBootJarDepTag          = bootclasspathDependencyTag{name: "art-boot-jar"}
-	platformBootclasspathNonUpdatableBootJarDepTag = bootclasspathDependencyTag{name: "non-updatable-boot-jar"}
-	platformBootclasspathUpdatableBootJarDepTag    = bootclasspathDependencyTag{name: "updatable-boot-jar"}
+	platformBootclasspathArtBootJarDepTag  = bootclasspathDependencyTag{name: "art-boot-jar"}
+	platformBootclasspathBootJarDepTag     = bootclasspathDependencyTag{name: "platform-boot-jar"}
+	platformBootclasspathApexBootJarDepTag = bootclasspathDependencyTag{name: "apex-boot-jar"}
 )
 
 type platformBootclasspathModule struct {
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) BootclasspathDepsMutator(ctx android.Botto
 	// Add dependencies on all the non-updatable module configured in the "boot" boot image. That does
 	// not include modules configured in the "art" boot image.
 	bootImageConfig := b.getImageConfig(ctx)
-	addDependenciesOntoBootImageModules(ctx, bootImageConfig.modules, platformBootclasspathNonUpdatableBootJarDepTag)
+	addDependenciesOntoBootImageModules(ctx, bootImageConfig.modules, platformBootclasspathBootJarDepTag)
 
-	// Add dependencies on all the updatable modules.
-	updatableModules := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).UpdatableBootJars
-	addDependenciesOntoBootImageModules(ctx, updatableModules, platformBootclasspathUpdatableBootJarDepTag)
+	// Add dependencies on all the apex jars.
+	apexJars := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).ApexBootJars
+	addDependenciesOntoBootImageModules(ctx, apexJars, platformBootclasspathApexBootJarDepTag)
 
 	// Add dependencies on all the fragments.
 	b.properties.BootclasspathFragmentsDepsProperties.addDependenciesOntoFragments(ctx)
@@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ func (d *platformBootclasspathModule) MakeVars(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
 }
 
 func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
-	// Gather all the dependencies from the art, updatable and non-updatable boot jars.
+	// Gather all the dependencies from the art, platform, and apex boot jars.
 	artModules := gatherApexModulePairDepsWithTag(ctx, platformBootclasspathArtBootJarDepTag)
-	nonUpdatableModules := gatherApexModulePairDepsWithTag(ctx, platformBootclasspathNonUpdatableBootJarDepTag)
-	updatableModules := gatherApexModulePairDepsWithTag(ctx, platformBootclasspathUpdatableBootJarDepTag)
+	platformModules := gatherApexModulePairDepsWithTag(ctx, platformBootclasspathBootJarDepTag)
+	apexModules := gatherApexModulePairDepsWithTag(ctx, platformBootclasspathApexBootJarDepTag)
 
 	// Concatenate them all, in order as they would appear on the bootclasspath.
 	var allModules []android.Module
 	allModules = append(allModules, artModules...)
-	allModules = append(allModules, nonUpdatableModules...)
-	allModules = append(allModules, updatableModules...)
+	allModules = append(allModules, platformModules...)
+	allModules = append(allModules, apexModules...)
 	b.configuredModules = allModules
 
 	// Gather all the fragments dependencies.
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.Mo
 
 	// Check the configuration of the boot modules.
 	// ART modules are checked by the art-bootclasspath-fragment.
-	b.checkNonUpdatableModules(ctx, nonUpdatableModules)
-	b.checkUpdatableModules(ctx, updatableModules)
+	b.checkPlatformModules(ctx, platformModules)
+	b.checkApexModules(ctx, apexModules)
 
 	b.generateClasspathProtoBuildActions(ctx)
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.Mo
 		return
 	}
 
-	b.generateBootImageBuildActions(ctx, nonUpdatableModules, updatableModules)
+	b.generateBootImageBuildActions(ctx, platformModules, apexModules)
 }
 
 // Generate classpaths.proto config
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) configuredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext)
 	jars := b.getImageConfig(ctx).modules
 
 	// Include jars from APEXes that don't populate their classpath proto config.
-	remainingJars := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).UpdatableBootJars
+	remainingJars := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).ApexBootJars
 	for _, fragment := range b.fragments {
 		info := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(fragment, ClasspathFragmentProtoContentInfoProvider).(ClasspathFragmentProtoContentInfo)
 		if info.ClasspathFragmentProtoGenerated {
@@ -223,9 +223,10 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) configuredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext)
 	return jars
 }
 
-// checkNonUpdatableModules ensures that the non-updatable modules supplied are not part of an
-// updatable module.
-func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) checkNonUpdatableModules(ctx android.ModuleContext, modules []android.Module) {
+// checkPlatformModules ensures that the non-updatable modules supplied are not part of an
+// apex module.
+func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) checkPlatformModules(ctx android.ModuleContext, modules []android.Module) {
+	// TODO(satayev): change this check to only allow core-icu4j, all apex jars should not be here.
 	for _, m := range modules {
 		apexInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(m, android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
 		fromUpdatableApex := apexInfo.Updatable
@@ -238,8 +239,8 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) checkNonUpdatableModules(ctx android.Modul
 	}
 }
 
-// checkUpdatableModules ensures that the updatable modules supplied are not from the platform.
-func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) checkUpdatableModules(ctx android.ModuleContext, modules []android.Module) {
+// checkApexModules ensures that the apex modules supplied are not from the platform.
+func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) checkApexModules(ctx android.ModuleContext, modules []android.Module) {
 	for _, m := range modules {
 		apexInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(m, android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
 		fromUpdatableApex := apexInfo.Updatable
@@ -255,12 +256,12 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) checkUpdatableModules(ctx android.ModuleCo
 				//  modules is complete.
 				if !ctx.Config().AlwaysUsePrebuiltSdks() {
 					// error: this jar is part of the platform
-					ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q from platform is not allowed in the updatable boot jars list", name)
+					ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q from platform is not allowed in the apex boot jars list", name)
 				}
 			} else {
 				// TODO(b/177892522): Treat this as an error.
 				// Cannot do that at the moment because framework-wifi and framework-tethering are in the
-				// PRODUCT_UPDATABLE_BOOT_JARS but not marked as updatable in AOSP.
+				// PRODUCT_APEX_BOOT_JARS but not marked as updatable in AOSP.
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) generateHiddenApiMakeVars(ctx android.Make
 }
 
 // generateBootImageBuildActions generates ninja rules related to the boot image creation.
-func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) generateBootImageBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, nonUpdatableModules, updatableModules []android.Module) {
+func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) generateBootImageBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, platformModules, apexModules []android.Module) {
 	// Force the GlobalSoongConfig to be created and cached for use by the dex_bootjars
 	// GenerateSingletonBuildActions method as it cannot create it for itself.
 	dexpreopt.GetGlobalSoongConfig(ctx)
@@ -428,17 +429,17 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) generateBootImageBuildActions(ctx android.
 	// TODO(b/193889859): Remove when the prebuilts have been updated.
 	if !ctx.Config().AlwaysUsePrebuiltSdks() {
 		// Generate the updatable bootclasspath packages rule.
-		generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule(ctx, imageConfig, updatableModules)
+		generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule(ctx, imageConfig, apexModules)
 	}
 
-	// Copy non-updatable module dex jars to their predefined locations.
-	nonUpdatableBootDexJarsByModule := extractEncodedDexJarsFromModules(ctx, nonUpdatableModules)
-	copyBootJarsToPredefinedLocations(ctx, nonUpdatableBootDexJarsByModule, imageConfig.dexPathsByModule)
+	// Copy platform module dex jars to their predefined locations.
+	platformBootDexJarsByModule := extractEncodedDexJarsFromModules(ctx, platformModules)
+	copyBootJarsToPredefinedLocations(ctx, platformBootDexJarsByModule, imageConfig.dexPathsByModule)
 
-	// Copy updatable module dex jars to their predefined locations.
-	config := GetUpdatableBootConfig(ctx)
-	updatableBootDexJarsByModule := extractEncodedDexJarsFromModules(ctx, updatableModules)
-	copyBootJarsToPredefinedLocations(ctx, updatableBootDexJarsByModule, config.dexPathsByModule)
+	// Copy apex module dex jars to their predefined locations.
+	config := GetApexBootConfig(ctx)
+	apexBootDexJarsByModule := extractEncodedDexJarsFromModules(ctx, apexModules)
+	copyBootJarsToPredefinedLocations(ctx, apexBootDexJarsByModule, config.dexPathsByModule)
 
 	// Build a profile for the image config and then use that to build the boot image.
 	profile := bootImageProfileRule(ctx, imageConfig)
diff --git a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
index 28a5a2cf2..dfe90bacc 100644
--- a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.Mo
 func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) configuredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.ConfiguredJarList {
 	global := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx)
 
-	possibleUpdatableModules := gatherPossibleUpdatableModuleNamesAndStems(ctx, s.properties.Contents, systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag)
-
-	// Only create configs for updatable boot jars. Non-updatable system server jars must be part of the
-	// platform_systemserverclasspath's classpath proto config to guarantee that they come before any
-	// updatable jars at runtime.
+	possibleUpdatableModules := gatherPossibleApexModuleNamesAndStems(ctx, s.properties.Contents, systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag)
 	return global.UpdatableSystemServerJars.Filter(possibleUpdatableModules)
 }
 
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index e2ff5cd12..8860b45fa 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -214,15 +214,15 @@ func FixtureConfigureBootJars(bootJars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
 	)
 }
 
-// FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars configures the updatable boot jars in both the
+// FixtureConfigureApexBootJars configures the apex boot jars in both the
 // dexpreopt.GlobalConfig and Config.productVariables structs. As a side effect that enables
 // dexpreopt.
-func FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars(bootJars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
+func FixtureConfigureApexBootJars(bootJars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
 	return android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
-			variables.UpdatableBootJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(bootJars)
+			variables.ApexBootJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(bootJars)
 		}),
-		dexpreopt.FixtureSetUpdatableBootJars(bootJars...),
+		dexpreopt.FixtureSetApexBootJars(bootJars...),
 
 		// Add a fake dex2oatd module.
 		dexpreopt.PrepareForTestWithFakeDex2oatd,
diff --git a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
index efd2b5bd9..c7ad79858 100644
--- a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestSnapshotWithBootClasspathFragment_Contents(t *testing.T) {
 		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
 		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
 		java.FixtureWithLastReleaseApis("mysdklibrary", "myothersdklibrary", "mycoreplatform"),
-		java.FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars("myapex:mybootlib", "myapex:myothersdklibrary"),
+		java.FixtureConfigureApexBootJars("myapex:mybootlib", "myapex:myothersdklibrary"),
 		prepareForSdkTestWithApex,
 
 		// Add a platform_bootclasspath that depends on the fragment.
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ func TestSnapshotWithBootclasspathFragment_HiddenAPI(t *testing.T) {
 		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
 		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
 		java.FixtureWithLastReleaseApis("mysdklibrary"),
-		java.FixtureConfigureUpdatableBootJars("myapex:mybootlib"),
+		java.FixtureConfigureApexBootJars("myapex:mybootlib"),
 		prepareForSdkTestWithApex,
 
 		// Add a platform_bootclasspath that depends on the fragment.