diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index b8a5e35cd..e5ab03620 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -190,9 +190,6 @@ func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext, ex
 	linkFlags, linkDeps, resDirs, overlayDirs, rroDirs := a.aapt2Flags(ctx, sdkContext, manifestPath)
 
 	rroDirs = append(rroDirs, staticRRODirs...)
-	// TODO(b/124035856): stop de-duping when there are no more dupe resource dirs.
-	rroDirs = android.FirstUniquePaths(rroDirs)
-
 	linkFlags = append(linkFlags, libFlags...)
 	linkDeps = append(linkDeps, libDeps...)
 	linkFlags = append(linkFlags, extraLinkFlags...)