diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index aa4b9c8c6..9761e55ec 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ func testApexContext(_ *testing.T, bp string, handlers ...testCustomizer) (*andr
 
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 	rust.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
+	java.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_test", cc.TestFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("vndk_prebuilt_shared", cc.VndkPrebuiltSharedFactory)
@@ -256,14 +257,6 @@ func testApexContext(_ *testing.T, bp string, handlers ...testCustomizer) (*andr
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("platform_compat_config", java.PlatformCompatConfigFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("sh_binary", sh.ShBinaryFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("filegroup", android.FileGroupFactory)
-	java.RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterAppImportBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterAppSetBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterRuntimeResourceOverlayBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterSdkLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.RegisterSingletonType("apex_keys_text", apexKeysTextFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("bpf", bpf.BpfFactory)
 
@@ -5957,10 +5950,7 @@ func testDexpreoptWithApexes(t *testing.T, bp, errmsg string, transformDexpreopt
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	android.RegisterPrebuiltMutators(ctx)
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
-	java.RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterDexpreoptBootJarsComponents(ctx)
+	java.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 	ctx.PostDepsMutators(android.RegisterOverridePostDepsMutators)
 	ctx.PreDepsMutators(RegisterPreDepsMutators)
 	ctx.PostDepsMutators(RegisterPostDepsMutators)
@@ -6164,9 +6154,7 @@ func testApexPermittedPackagesRules(t *testing.T, errmsg, bp string, apexBootJar
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("apex_key", ApexKeyFactory)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
-	java.RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterDexpreoptBootJarsComponents(ctx)
+	java.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 	ctx.PostDepsMutators(android.RegisterOverridePostDepsMutators)
 	ctx.PreDepsMutators(RegisterPreDepsMutators)
 	ctx.PostDepsMutators(RegisterPostDepsMutators)
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars_test.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars_test.go
index 95fe5e10e..48bc244d9 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars_test.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func testDexpreoptBoot(t *testing.T, ruleFile string, expectedInputs, expectedOu
 	dexpreopt.SetTestGlobalConfig(config, dexpreoptConfig)
 
 	ctx := testContext(config)
-	RegisterDexpreoptBootJarsComponents(ctx)
 	run(t, ctx, config)
 
 	dexpreoptBootJars := ctx.SingletonForTests("dex_bootjars")
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index 1c0738fa4..2a23f371e 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -73,21 +73,10 @@ func testConfig(env map[string]string, bp string, fs map[string][]byte) android.
 func testContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 
 	ctx := android.NewTestArchContext(config)
-	RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterAppImportBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterAppSetBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterAARBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterGenRuleBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterRuntimeResourceOverlayBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_plugin", PluginFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("filegroup", android.FileGroupFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("python_binary_host", python.PythonBinaryHostFactory)
-	RegisterDocsBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterStubsBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
-	RegisterSdkLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterComponentsMutator)
 
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index fc4e4775b..0327963ae 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -95,6 +95,29 @@ func prebuiltApisFilesForLibs(apiLevels []string, sdkLibs []string) map[string][
 	return fs
 }
 
+// Register build components provided by this package that are needed by tests.
+//
+// In particular this must register all the components that are used in the `Android.bp` snippet
+// returned by GatherRequiredDepsForTest()
+func RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
+	RegisterAARBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterAppImportBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterAppSetBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterDexpreoptBootJarsComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterDocsBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterGenRuleBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterRuntimeResourceOverlayBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterSdkLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterStubsBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
+}
+
+// Gather the module definitions needed by tests that depend upon code from this package.
+//
+// Returns an `Android.bp` snippet that defines the modules that are needed by this package.
 func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
 	var bp string
 
diff --git a/sdk/testing.go b/sdk/testing.go
index 38755a9e6..1ac873b4f 100644
--- a/sdk/testing.go
+++ b/sdk/testing.go
@@ -107,12 +107,7 @@ func testSdkContext(bp string, fs map[string][]byte, extraOsTypes []android.OsTy
 	ctx.PostDepsMutators(android.RegisterVisibilityRuleEnforcer)
 
 	// from java package
-	java.RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterSdkLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterStubsBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
+	java.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 
 	// from cc package
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
diff --git a/sysprop/sysprop_test.go b/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
index b8b93f631..5cb9e64ee 100644
--- a/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
+++ b/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 func testContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 
 	ctx := android.NewTestArchContext(config)
-	java.RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
-	java.RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
+	java.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {