diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index c8daf835b..0e103f248 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -379,11 +379,8 @@ func aaptLibs(ctx android.ModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext) (transitiveStati
 				sharedLibs = append(sharedLibs, exportPackage)
 			}
 
-			// If the module is (or possibly could be) a component of a java_sdk_library
-			// (including the java_sdk_library) itself then append any implicit sdk library
-			// names to the list of sdk libraries to be added to the manifest.
-			if component, ok := module.(SdkLibraryComponentDependency); ok {
-				sdkLibraries = append(sdkLibraries, component.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary()...)
+			if _, ok := module.(SdkLibraryDependency); ok {
+				sdkLibraries = append(sdkLibraries, ctx.OtherModuleName(module))
 			}
 
 		case frameworkResTag:
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 12b935ed3..c731a1713 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -2382,20 +2382,6 @@ func TestUsesLibraries(t *testing.T) {
 			sdk_version: "current",
 		}
 
-		java_sdk_library {
-			name: "qux",
-			srcs: ["a.java"],
-			api_packages: ["qux"],
-			sdk_version: "current",
-		}
-
-		java_sdk_library {
-			name: "quuz",
-			srcs: ["a.java"],
-			api_packages: ["quuz"],
-			sdk_version: "current",
-		}
-
 		java_sdk_library {
 			name: "bar",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
@@ -2406,7 +2392,6 @@ func TestUsesLibraries(t *testing.T) {
 		android_app {
 			name: "app",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
-			libs: ["qux", "quuz.stubs"],
 			uses_libs: ["foo"],
 			sdk_version: "current",
 			optional_uses_libs: [
@@ -2437,15 +2422,6 @@ func TestUsesLibraries(t *testing.T) {
 	app := ctx.ModuleForTests("app", "android_common")
 	prebuilt := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt", "android_common")
 
-	// Test that implicit dependencies on java_sdk_library instances are passed to the manifest.
-	manifestFixerArgs := app.Output("manifest_fixer/AndroidManifest.xml").Args["args"]
-	if w := "--uses-library qux"; !strings.Contains(manifestFixerArgs, w) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected manifest_fixer args: wanted %q in %q", w, manifestFixerArgs)
-	}
-	if w := "--uses-library quuz"; !strings.Contains(manifestFixerArgs, w) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected manifest_fixer args: wanted %q in %q", w, manifestFixerArgs)
-	}
-
 	// Test that all libraries are verified
 	cmd := app.Rule("verify_uses_libraries").RuleParams.Command
 	if w := "--uses-library foo"; !strings.Contains(cmd, w) {
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 00b11f77a..da9bd3dfe 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -355,17 +355,7 @@ func (me *CompilerDeviceProperties) EffectiveOptimizeEnabled() bool {
 }
 
 // Functionality common to Module and Import
-//
-// It is embedded in Module so its functionality can be used by methods in Module
-// but it is currently only initialized by Import and Library.
 type embeddableInModuleAndImport struct {
-
-	// Functionality related to this being used as a component of a java_sdk_library.
-	EmbeddableSdkLibraryComponent
-}
-
-func (e *embeddableInModuleAndImport) initModuleAndImport(moduleBase *android.ModuleBase) {
-	e.initSdkLibraryComponent(moduleBase)
 }
 
 // Module/Import's DepIsInSameApex(...) delegates to this method.
@@ -506,6 +496,11 @@ type Dependency interface {
 	JacocoReportClassesFile() android.Path
 }
 
+type SdkLibraryDependency interface {
+	SdkHeaderJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion sdkSpec) android.Paths
+	SdkImplementationJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion sdkSpec) android.Paths
+}
+
 type xref interface {
 	XrefJavaFiles() android.Paths
 }
@@ -935,12 +930,6 @@ func (j *Module) collectDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext) deps {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If this is a component library (stubs, etc.) for a java_sdk_library then
-	// add the name of that java_sdk_library to the exported sdk libs to make sure
-	// that, if necessary, a <uses-library> element for that java_sdk_library is
-	// added to the Android manifest.
-	j.exportedSdkLibs = append(j.exportedSdkLibs, j.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary()...)
-
 	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(module android.Module) {
 		otherName := ctx.OtherModuleName(module)
 		tag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module)
@@ -960,7 +949,7 @@ func (j *Module) collectDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext) deps {
 			case libTag:
 				deps.classpath = append(deps.classpath, dep.SdkHeaderJars(ctx, j.sdkVersion())...)
 				// names of sdk libs that are directly depended are exported
-				j.exportedSdkLibs = append(j.exportedSdkLibs, dep.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary()...)
+				j.exportedSdkLibs = append(j.exportedSdkLibs, otherName)
 			case staticLibTag:
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("dependency on java_sdk_library %q can only be in libs", otherName)
 			}
@@ -2001,8 +1990,6 @@ func LibraryFactory() android.Module {
 		&module.Module.protoProperties,
 		&module.libraryProperties)
 
-	module.initModuleAndImport(&module.ModuleBase)
-
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	android.InitSdkAwareModule(module)
 	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
@@ -2464,12 +2451,6 @@ func (j *Import) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	}
 	j.combinedClasspathFile = outputFile
 
-	// If this is a component library (impl, stubs, etc.) for a java_sdk_library then
-	// add the name of that java_sdk_library to the exported sdk libs to make sure
-	// that, if necessary, a <uses-library> element for that java_sdk_library is
-	// added to the Android manifest.
-	j.exportedSdkLibs = append(j.exportedSdkLibs, j.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary()...)
-
 	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(module android.Module) {
 		otherName := ctx.OtherModuleName(module)
 		tag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module)
@@ -2586,8 +2567,6 @@ func ImportFactory() android.Module {
 
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 
-	module.initModuleAndImport(&module.ModuleBase)
-
 	android.InitPrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties.Jars)
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	android.InitSdkAwareModule(module)
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index 4c085cf0f..4f3a803ff 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
-	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -1154,25 +1153,13 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 		java_library {
 			name: "baz",
 			srcs: ["c.java"],
-			libs: ["foo", "bar.stubs"],
+			libs: ["foo", "bar"],
 			sdk_version: "system_current",
 		}
-		java_sdk_library_import {
-		    name: "quuz",
-				public: {
-					jars: ["c.jar"],
-				},
-		}
-		java_sdk_library_import {
-		    name: "fred",
-				public: {
-					jars: ["b.jar"],
-				},
-		}
 		java_library {
 		    name: "qux",
 		    srcs: ["c.java"],
-		    libs: ["baz", "fred", "quuz.stubs"],
+		    libs: ["baz"],
 		    sdk_version: "system_current",
 		}
 		java_library {
@@ -1237,9 +1224,8 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	qux := ctx.ModuleForTests("qux", "android_common")
 	if quxLib, ok := qux.Module().(*Library); ok {
 		sdkLibs := quxLib.ExportedSdkLibs()
-		sort.Strings(sdkLibs)
-		if w := []string{"bar", "foo", "fred", "quuz"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(w, sdkLibs) {
-			t.Errorf("qux should export %q but exports %q", w, sdkLibs)
+		if len(sdkLibs) != 2 || !android.InList("foo", sdkLibs) || !android.InList("bar", sdkLibs) {
+			t.Errorf("qux should export \"foo\" and \"bar\" but exports %v", sdkLibs)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 0334f80d3..5efb4d045 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -543,18 +543,12 @@ type commonToSdkLibraryAndImport struct {
 	namingScheme sdkLibraryComponentNamingScheme
 
 	commonProperties commonToSdkLibraryAndImportProperties
-
-	// Functionality related to this being used as a component of a java_sdk_library.
-	EmbeddableSdkLibraryComponent
 }
 
 func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) initCommon(moduleBase *android.ModuleBase) {
 	c.moduleBase = moduleBase
 
 	moduleBase.AddProperties(&c.commonProperties)
-
-	// Initialize this as an sdk library component.
-	c.initSdkLibraryComponent(moduleBase)
 }
 
 func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) initCommonAfterDefaultsApplied(ctx android.DefaultableHookContext) bool {
@@ -569,9 +563,6 @@ func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) initCommonAfterDefaultsApplied(ctx android
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// Use the name specified in the module definition as the owner.
-	c.sdkLibraryComponentProperties.SdkLibraryToImplicitlyTrack = proptools.StringPtr(c.moduleBase.BaseModuleName())
-
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -737,84 +728,6 @@ func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) selectHeaderJarsForSdkVersion(ctx android.
 	return paths.stubsHeaderPath
 }
 
-func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) sdkComponentPropertiesForChildLibrary() interface{} {
-	componentProps := &struct {
-		SdkLibraryToImplicitlyTrack *string
-	}{
-		// Mark the stubs library as being components of this java_sdk_library so that
-		// any app that includes code which depends (directly or indirectly) on the stubs
-		// library will have the appropriate <uses-library> invocation inserted into its
-		// manifest if necessary.
-		SdkLibraryToImplicitlyTrack: proptools.StringPtr(c.moduleBase.BaseModuleName()),
-	}
-
-	return componentProps
-}
-
-// Properties related to the use of a module as an component of a java_sdk_library.
-type SdkLibraryComponentProperties struct {
-
-	// The name of the java_sdk_library/_import to add to a <uses-library> entry
-	// in the AndroidManifest.xml of any Android app that includes code that references
-	// this module. If not set then no java_sdk_library/_import is tracked.
-	SdkLibraryToImplicitlyTrack *string `blueprint:"mutated"`
-}
-
-// Structure to be embedded in a module struct that needs to support the
-// SdkLibraryComponentDependency interface.
-type EmbeddableSdkLibraryComponent struct {
-	sdkLibraryComponentProperties SdkLibraryComponentProperties
-}
-
-func (e *EmbeddableSdkLibraryComponent) initSdkLibraryComponent(moduleBase *android.ModuleBase) {
-	moduleBase.AddProperties(&e.sdkLibraryComponentProperties)
-}
-
-// to satisfy SdkLibraryComponentDependency
-func (e *EmbeddableSdkLibraryComponent) OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary() []string {
-	if e.sdkLibraryComponentProperties.SdkLibraryToImplicitlyTrack != nil {
-		return []string{*e.sdkLibraryComponentProperties.SdkLibraryToImplicitlyTrack}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Implemented by modules that are (or possibly could be) a component of a java_sdk_library
-// (including the java_sdk_library) itself.
-type SdkLibraryComponentDependency interface {
-	// The optional name of the sdk library that should be implicitly added to the
-	// AndroidManifest of an app that contains code which references the sdk library.
-	//
-	// Returns an array containing 0 or 1 items rather than a *string to make it easier
-	// to append this to the list of exported sdk libraries.
-	OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary() []string
-}
-
-// Make sure that all the module types that are components of java_sdk_library/_import
-// and which can be referenced (directly or indirectly) from an android app implement
-// the SdkLibraryComponentDependency interface.
-var _ SdkLibraryComponentDependency = (*Library)(nil)
-var _ SdkLibraryComponentDependency = (*Import)(nil)
-var _ SdkLibraryComponentDependency = (*SdkLibrary)(nil)
-var _ SdkLibraryComponentDependency = (*sdkLibraryImport)(nil)
-
-// Provides access to sdk_version related header and implentation jars.
-type SdkLibraryDependency interface {
-	SdkLibraryComponentDependency
-
-	// Get the header jars appropriate for the supplied sdk_version.
-	//
-	// These are turbine generated jars so they only change if the externals of the
-	// class changes but it does not contain and implementation or JavaDoc.
-	SdkHeaderJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion sdkSpec) android.Paths
-
-	// Get the implementation jars appropriate for the supplied sdk version.
-	//
-	// These are either the implementation jar for the whole sdk library or the implementation
-	// jars for the stubs. The latter should only be needed when generating JavaDoc as otherwise
-	// they are identical to the corresponding header jars.
-	SdkImplementationJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion sdkSpec) android.Paths
-}
-
 type SdkLibrary struct {
 	Library
 
@@ -1065,7 +978,7 @@ func (module *SdkLibrary) createStubsLibrary(mctx android.DefaultableHookContext
 		props.Dist.Tag = proptools.StringPtr(".jar")
 	}
 
-	mctx.CreateModule(LibraryFactory, &props, module.sdkComponentPropertiesForChildLibrary())
+	mctx.CreateModule(LibraryFactory, &props)
 }
 
 // Creates a droidstubs module that creates stubs source files from the given full source
@@ -1408,8 +1321,6 @@ func (module *SdkLibrary) InitSdkLibraryProperties() {
 		&module.protoProperties,
 	)
 
-	module.initSdkLibraryComponent(&module.ModuleBase)
-
 	module.properties.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 	module.deviceProperties.IsSDKLibrary = true
 }
@@ -1658,8 +1569,7 @@ func (module *sdkLibraryImport) createJavaImportForStubs(mctx android.Defaultabl
 
 	// The imports are preferred if the java_sdk_library_import is preferred.
 	props.Prefer = proptools.BoolPtr(module.prebuilt.Prefer())
-
-	mctx.CreateModule(ImportFactory, &props, module.sdkComponentPropertiesForChildLibrary())
+	mctx.CreateModule(ImportFactory, &props)
 }
 
 func (module *sdkLibraryImport) createPrebuiltStubsSources(mctx android.DefaultableHookContext, apiScope *apiScope, scopeProperties *sdkLibraryScopeProperties) {