diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index d6ba0f1dd..92fe2244f 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -2043,44 +2043,6 @@ func TestJNIPackaging(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestJNITranstiveDepsInstallation(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, _ := testJava(t, cc.GatherRequiredDepsForTest(android.Android)+`
-		android_app {
-			name: "app",
-			jni_libs: ["libjni"],
-			platform_apis: true,
-		}
-
-		cc_library {
-			name: "libjni",
-			shared_libs: ["libplatform"],
-			system_shared_libs: [],
-			stl: "none",
-			required: ["librequired"],
-		}
-
-		cc_library {
-			name: "libplatform",
-			system_shared_libs: [],
-			stl: "none",
-		}
-
-		cc_library {
-			name: "librequired",
-			system_shared_libs: [],
-			stl: "none",
-		}
-
-		`)
-
-	app := ctx.ModuleForTests("app", "android_common")
-	jniLibZip := app.Output("jnilibs.zip")
-	android.AssertPathsEndWith(t, "embedd jni lib mismatch", []string{"libjni.so"}, jniLibZip.Implicits)
-
-	install := app.Rule("Cp")
-	android.AssertPathsEndWith(t, "install dep mismatch", []string{"libplatform.so", "librequired.so"}, install.OrderOnly)
-}
-
 func TestJNISDK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testJava(t, cc.GatherRequiredDepsForTest(android.Android)+`
 		cc_library {
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index fc7e5c5a3..0df96a3a5 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -368,17 +368,6 @@ type dependencyTag struct {
 	static bool
 }
 
-var _ android.SkipToTransitiveDepsTag = (*dependencyTag)(nil)
-
-func (depTag dependencyTag) SkipToTransitiveDeps() bool {
-	// jni_libs are not installed because they are always embedded into the app. However,
-	// transitive deps of jni_libs themselves should be installed along with the app.
-	if IsJniDepTag(depTag) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // installDependencyTag is a dependency tag that is annotated to cause the installed files of the
 // dependency to be installed when the parent module is installed.
 type installDependencyTag struct {