diff --git a/apex/androidmk.go b/apex/androidmk.go
index b76f6bdd3..aadccb724 100644
--- a/apex/androidmk.go
+++ b/apex/androidmk.go
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ func (a *apexBundle) writeRequiredModules(w io.Writer, moduleNames []string) {
 func (a *apexBundle) androidMkForType() android.AndroidMkData {
 	return android.AndroidMkData{
 		Custom: func(w io.Writer, name, prefix, moduleDir string, data android.AndroidMkData) {
-			moduleNames := []string{}
 			apexType := a.properties.ApexType
-			if a.installable() {
-				apexName := proptools.StringDefault(a.properties.Apex_name, name)
-				moduleNames = a.androidMkForFiles(w, name, apexName, moduleDir, data)
-			}
 
 			if apexType == flattenedApex {
+				var moduleNames []string = nil
+				if a.installable() {
+					apexName := proptools.StringDefault(a.properties.Apex_name, name)
+					moduleNames = a.androidMkForFiles(w, name, apexName, moduleDir, data)
+				}
 				// Only image APEXes can be flattened.
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "\ninclude $(CLEAR_VARS)  # apex.apexBundle.flat")
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PATH :=", moduleDir)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) androidMkForType() android.AndroidMkData {
 				}
 
 				android.AndroidMkEmitAssignList(w, "LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES", a.overridableProperties.Overrides)
-				a.writeRequiredModules(w, moduleNames)
+				a.writeRequiredModules(w, nil)
 
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)")
 
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 33fce7c8b..28097aa98 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 	data.Custom(&builder, ab.BaseModuleName(), "TARGET_", "", data)
 
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mylib.myapex\n")
 	ensureNotContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mylib.com.android.myapex\n")
 
 	optFlags := apexRule.Args["opt_flags"]
@@ -2996,7 +2995,7 @@ func TestAndroidMk_VendorApexRequired(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, name, prefix, "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := libc++.vendor.myapex:64 mylib.vendor.myapex:64 apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex libc.vendor libm.vendor libdl.vendor\n")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := libc.vendor libm.vendor libdl.vendor\n")
 }
 
 func TestAndroidMkWritesCommonProperties(t *testing.T) {
@@ -4153,7 +4152,6 @@ func TestApexName(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, name, prefix, "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mylib.myapex\n")
 	ensureNotContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mylib.com.android.myapex\n")
 }
 
@@ -5687,12 +5685,6 @@ func TestApexWithTests(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, name, prefix, "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mytest.myapex\n")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mytest1.myapex\n")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mytest2.myapex\n")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mytest3.myapex\n")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := apex_manifest.pb.myapex\n")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := apex_pubkey.myapex\n")
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := myapex\n")
 
 	flatBundle := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_flattened").Module().(*apexBundle)
@@ -5726,7 +5718,7 @@ func TestInstallExtraFlattenedApexes(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	mk.Custom(&builder, ab.Name(), "TARGET_", "", mk)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex myapex.flattened\n")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := myapex.flattened\n")
 }
 
 func TestErrorsIfDepsAreNotEnabled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -6519,12 +6511,6 @@ func TestOverrideApex(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, name, "TARGET_", "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := override_app.override_myapex")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := overrideBpf.o.override_myapex")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := apex_manifest.pb.override_myapex")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := override_bcplib.override_myapex")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := override_systemserverlib.override_myapex")
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := override_java_library.override_myapex")
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE_STEM := override_myapex.apex")
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES := unknownapex myapex")
 	ensureNotContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := app.myapex")
@@ -7116,7 +7102,7 @@ func TestCarryRequiredModuleNames(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, name, prefix, "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := mylib.myapex:64 apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex a b\n")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := a b\n")
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_HOST_REQUIRED_MODULES := c d\n")
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_TARGET_REQUIRED_MODULES := e f\n")
 }
@@ -7287,6 +7273,9 @@ func TestSymlinksFromApexToSystemRequiredModuleNames(t *testing.T) {
 				"myapex",
 				"//apex_available:platform",
 			],
+			stubs: {
+				versions: ["current"],
+			},
 		}
 	`)
 
@@ -7296,11 +7285,10 @@ func TestSymlinksFromApexToSystemRequiredModuleNames(t *testing.T) {
 	data.Custom(&builder, apexBundle.BaseModuleName(), "TARGET_", "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
 	// `myotherlib` is added to `myapex` as symlink
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := mylib.myapex\n")
 	ensureNotContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := prebuilt_myotherlib.myapex\n")
 	ensureNotContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE := myotherlib.myapex\n")
 	// `myapex` should have `myotherlib` in its required line, not `prebuilt_myotherlib`
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := mylib.myapex:64 myotherlib:64 apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex\n")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := myotherlib\n")
 }
 
 func TestApexWithJniLibs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -8813,7 +8801,7 @@ func TestPreferredPrebuiltSharedLibDep(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The make level dependency needs to be on otherlib - prebuilt_otherlib isn't
 	// a thing there.
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := libc++:64 mylib.myapex:64 apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex otherlib\n")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := otherlib\n")
 }
 
 func TestExcludeDependency(t *testing.T) {
@@ -9207,7 +9195,7 @@ func TestAndroidMk_DexpreoptBuiltInstalledForApex(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, apexBundle.BaseModuleName(), "TARGET_", "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := foo.myapex apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.odex foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.vdex\n")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.odex foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.vdex\n")
 }
 
 func TestAndroidMk_DexpreoptBuiltInstalledForApex_Prebuilt(t *testing.T) {
@@ -9283,7 +9271,7 @@ func TestAndroidMk_RequiredModules(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, apexBundle.BaseModuleName(), "TARGET_", "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := foo.myapex apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex otherapex")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := otherapex")
 }
 
 func TestAndroidMk_RequiredDeps(t *testing.T) {
@@ -9307,7 +9295,7 @@ func TestAndroidMk_RequiredDeps(t *testing.T) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	data.Custom(&builder, bundle.BaseModuleName(), "TARGET_", "", data)
 	androidMk := builder.String()
-	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := apex_manifest.pb.myapex apex_pubkey.myapex foo\n")
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := foo\n")
 
 	flattenedBundle := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_flattened").Module().(*apexBundle)
 	flattenedBundle.requiredDeps = append(flattenedBundle.requiredDeps, "foo")