diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 488237f..e6bf05a 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1373,12 +1373,9 @@
 endif
 
 INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS := \
-    $(BLK_ALLOC_TO_BASE_FS) \
-    $(E2FSCK) \
+    $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
     $(MKE2FS_CONF) \
-    $(MKEXTUSERIMG) \
-    $(SIMG2IMG) \
-    $(TUNE2FS)
+    $(MKEXTUSERIMG)
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_USERIMAGES_USE_F2FS),true)
 INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS += $(MKF2FSUSERIMG)
@@ -2298,16 +2295,17 @@
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt,system, \
       skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      build/make/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT) $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt $(1) $(TARGET_OUT) \
-      || ( mkdir -p $${DIST_DIR}; cp $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE) $${DIST_DIR}/installed-files-rescued.txt; \
-           exit 1 )
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT) $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt $(1) $(TARGET_OUT) \
+          || ( mkdir -p $${DIST_DIR}; \
+               cp $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE) $${DIST_DIR}/installed-files-rescued.txt; \
+               exit 1 )
 endef
 
 ifeq ($(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),true)
 $(BUILT_SYSTEMIMAGE): $(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_KEY_PATH)
 endif
-$(BUILT_SYSTEMIMAGE): $(FULL_SYSTEMIMAGE_DEPS) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE) $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS)
+$(BUILT_SYSTEMIMAGE): $(FULL_SYSTEMIMAGE_DEPS) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE)
 	$(call build-systemimage-target,$@)
 
 INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system.img
@@ -2488,17 +2486,17 @@
   @mkdir -p $(userdataimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(userdataimage_intermediates)/userdata_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(userdataimage_intermediates)/userdata_image_info.txt,userdata,skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      build/make/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT_DATA) $(userdataimage_intermediates)/userdata_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_DATA) $(userdataimage_intermediates)/userdata_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
 INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET)
 INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET_DEPS := \
     $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) \
-    $(INTERNAL_USERDATAIMAGE_FILES) \
-    $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS)
+    $(INTERNAL_USERDATAIMAGE_FILES)
 $(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET): $(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET_DEPS)
 	$(build-userdataimage-target)
 
@@ -2571,14 +2569,15 @@
   @mkdir -p $(cacheimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(cacheimage_intermediates)/cache_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(cacheimage_intermediates)/cache_image_info.txt,cache,skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      build/make/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT_CACHE) $(cacheimage_intermediates)/cache_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_CACHE) $(cacheimage_intermediates)/cache_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
 INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET)
-$(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_CACHEIMAGE_FILES) $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS)
+$(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_CACHEIMAGE_FILES)
 	$(build-cacheimage-target)
 
 .PHONY: cacheimage-nodeps
@@ -2642,9 +2641,10 @@
   @mkdir -p $(systemotherimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(systemotherimage_intermediates)/system_other_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(systemotherimage_intermediates)/system_other_image_info.txt,system,skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      build/make/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_OTHER) $(systemotherimage_intermediates)/system_other_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_OTHER) $(systemotherimage_intermediates)/system_other_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
@@ -2795,9 +2795,10 @@
   @mkdir -p $(vendorimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(vendorimage_intermediates)/vendor_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(vendorimage_intermediates)/vendor_image_info.txt,vendor,skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      build/make/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR) $(vendorimage_intermediates)/vendor_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR) $(vendorimage_intermediates)/vendor_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
@@ -2805,7 +2806,10 @@
 ifdef BUILT_VENDOR_MANIFEST
 $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET): $(BUILT_ASSEMBLED_VENDOR_MANIFEST)
 endif
-$(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_VENDORIMAGE_FILES) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR) $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS)
+$(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET): \
+    $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) \
+    $(INTERNAL_VENDORIMAGE_FILES) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR)
 	$(build-vendorimage-target)
 
 .PHONY: vendorimage-nodeps vnod
@@ -2850,14 +2854,18 @@
   @mkdir -p $(productimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(productimage_intermediates)/product_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(productimage_intermediates)/product_image_info.txt,product,skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT) $(productimage_intermediates)/product_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT) $(productimage_intermediates)/product_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
 INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET)
-$(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_PRODUCTIMAGE_FILES) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_PRODUCT) $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS)
+$(INSTALLED_PRODUCTIMAGE_TARGET): \
+    $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) \
+    $(INTERNAL_PRODUCTIMAGE_FILES) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_PRODUCT)
 	$(build-productimage-target)
 
 .PHONY: productimage-nodeps pnod
@@ -2948,14 +2956,20 @@
   @mkdir -p $(system_extimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(system_extimage_intermediates)/system_ext_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(system_extimage_intermediates)/system_ext_image_info.txt,system_ext, skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT) $(system_extimage_intermediates)/system_ext_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT) \
+          $(system_extimage_intermediates)/system_ext_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_PRODUCT_SERVICESIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_PRODUCT_SERVICESIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
 INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET)
-$(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_FILES) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_SYSTEM_EXT) $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS)
+$(INSTALLED_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_TARGET): \
+    $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) \
+    $(INTERNAL_SYSTEM_EXTIMAGE_FILES) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_SYSTEM_EXT)
 	$(build-system_extimage-target)
 
 .PHONY: systemextimage-nodeps senod
@@ -2999,14 +3013,18 @@
   @mkdir -p $(odmimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(odmimage_intermediates)/odm_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-userimage-prop-dictionary, $(odmimage_intermediates)/odm_image_info.txt, skip_fsck=true)
   PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-      ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-      $(TARGET_OUT_ODM) $(odmimage_intermediates)/odm_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_ODMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+      $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+          $(TARGET_OUT_ODM) $(odmimage_intermediates)/odm_image_info.txt \
+          $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) $(TARGET_OUT)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_ODMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
 INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_ODMIMAGE_TARGET)
-$(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_ODMIMAGE_FILES) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ODM) $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS)
+$(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET): \
+    $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) \
+    $(INTERNAL_ODMIMAGE_FILES) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ODM)
 	$(build-odmimage-target)
 
 .PHONY: odmimage-nodeps onod
@@ -3580,6 +3598,8 @@
   brillo_update_payload \
   brotli \
   bsdiff \
+  build_image \
+  build_super_image \
   build_verity_metadata \
   build_verity_tree \
   care_map_generator \
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 5016ff2..730e029 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@
 FS_GET_STATS := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/fs_get_stats$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 MKEXTUSERIMG := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/mkuserimg_mke2fs
 MKE2FS_CONF := system/extras/ext4_utils/mke2fs.conf
-BLK_ALLOC_TO_BASE_FS := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/blk_alloc_to_base_fs$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 MKSQUASHFSUSERIMG := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/mksquashfsimage.sh
 MKF2FSUSERIMG := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/mkf2fsuserimg.sh
 SIMG2IMG := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/simg2img$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
@@ -591,7 +590,8 @@
 CHECK_LINK_TYPE := build/make/tools/check_link_type.py
 CHECK_ELF_FILE := build/make/tools/check_elf_file.py
 LPMAKE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE := build/make/tools/releasetools/build_super_image.py
+BUILD_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_super_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 
 PROGUARD_HOME := external/proguard
 PROGUARD := $(PROGUARD_HOME)/bin/proguard.sh
diff --git a/core/tasks/oem_image.mk b/core/tasks/oem_image.mk
index 489feeb..a847b9d 100644
--- a/core/tasks/oem_image.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/oem_image.mk
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 	@mkdir -p $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)
 	@mkdir -p $(oemimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(oemimage_intermediates)/oem_image_info.txt
 	$(call generate-image-prop-dictionary, $(oemimage_intermediates)/oem_image_info.txt,oem,skip_fsck=true)
-	$(hide) PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-	  build/make/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-	  $(TARGET_OUT_OEM) $(oemimage_intermediates)/oem_image_info.txt $@ $(TARGET_OUT)
-	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+	PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
+	    $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+	        $(TARGET_OUT_OEM) $(oemimage_intermediates)/oem_image_info.txt $@ $(TARGET_OUT)
+	$(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 .PHONY: oem_image
 oem_image : $(INSTALLED_OEMIMAGE_TARGET)
diff --git a/core/tasks/tools/build_custom_image.mk b/core/tasks/tools/build_custom_image.mk
index b0d1a0c..4721591 100644
--- a/core/tasks/tools/build_custom_image.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/tools/build_custom_image.mk
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@
 	$(if $(filter oem,$(PRIVATE_MOUNT_POINT)), \
 	  $(hide) echo "oem.buildnumber=$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)" >> $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)/oem.prop)
 	$(hide) PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH \
-	  build/make/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
-	  $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES)/image_info.txt $@ $(TARGET_OUT)
+	    $(BUILD_IMAGE) \
+	        $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES)/image_info.txt $@ $(TARGET_OUT)
 
 my_installed_custom_image := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(notdir $(my_built_custom_image))
 $(my_installed_custom_image) : $(my_built_custom_image)
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
index 1bb1603..d4c4673 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
@@ -13,56 +13,124 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 python_defaults {
-    name: "releasetools_defaults",
+    name: "releasetools_library_defaults",
     version: {
         py2: {
             enabled: true,
-            embedded_launcher: false,
         },
         py3: {
             enabled: true,
-            embedded_launcher: false,
         },
     },
 }
 
 python_library_host {
-    name: "releasetools_lib",
-    defaults: ["releasetools_defaults"],
+    name: "releasetools_common",
+    defaults: ["releasetools_library_defaults"],
     srcs: [
-        "add_img_to_target_files.py",
-        "apex_utils.py",
         "blockimgdiff.py",
-        "build_image.py",
-        "build_super_image.py",
-        "check_ota_package_signature.py",
-        "check_target_files_signatures.py",
         "common.py",
-        "edify_generator.py",
-        "img_from_target_files.py",
         "images.py",
-        "make_recovery_patch.py",
-        "merge_target_files.py",
-        "ota_from_target_files.py",
-        "ota_package_parser.py",
         "rangelib.py",
-        "sign_apex.py",
-        "sign_target_files_apks.py",
         "sparse_img.py",
-        "target_files_diff.py",
-        "validate_target_files.py",
+    ],
+    // Only the tools that are referenced directly are listed as required modules. For example,
+    // `avbtool` is not here, as the script always uses the one from info_dict['avb_avbtool'].
+    required: [
+        "aapt",
+        "boot_signer",
+        "brotli",
+        "bsdiff",
+        "imgdiff",
+        "minigzip",
+        "mkbootfs",
+    ],
+}
+
+python_library_host {
+    name: "releasetools_verity_utils",
+    defaults: ["releasetools_library_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
         "verity_utils.py",
     ],
+    required: [
+        "append2simg",
+        "build_verity_metadata",
+        "build_verity_tree",
+        "fec",
+    ],
+}
+
+python_defaults {
+    name: "releasetools_binary_defaults",
+    version: {
+        py2: {
+            enabled: true,
+            embedded_launcher: true,
+        },
+        py3: {
+            enabled: false,
+            embedded_launcher: false,
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+python_binary_host {
+    name: "build_image",
+    defaults: ["releasetools_binary_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "build_image.py",
+    ],
+    main: "build_image.py",
+    libs: [
+        "releasetools_common",
+        "releasetools_verity_utils",
+    ],
+    required: [
+        "blk_alloc_to_base_fs",
+        "e2fsck",
+        "simg2img",
+        "tune2fs",
+    ],
+}
+
+python_binary_host {
+    name: "build_super_image",
+    defaults: ["releasetools_binary_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "build_super_image.py",
+    ],
+    main: "build_super_image.py",
+    libs: [
+        "releasetools_common",
+    ],
 }
 
 python_defaults {
     name: "releasetools_test_defaults",
-    defaults: ["releasetools_defaults"],
     srcs: [
+        "add_img_to_target_files.py",
+        "apex_utils.py",
+        "build_image.py",
+        "build_super_image.py",
+        "check_ota_package_signature.py",
+        "check_target_files_signatures.py",
+        "edify_generator.py",
+        "img_from_target_files.py",
+        "make_recovery_patch.py",
+        "merge_target_files.py",
+        "ota_from_target_files.py",
+        "ota_package_parser.py",
+        "sign_apex.py",
+        "sign_target_files_apks.py",
+        "target_files_diff.py",
+        "validate_target_files.py",
+
         "test_*.py",
     ],
     libs: [
-        "releasetools_lib",
+        "releasetools_common",
+        "releasetools_verity_utils",
     ],
     data: [
         "testdata/*",
@@ -79,6 +147,9 @@
     version: {
         py2: {
             enabled: true,
+            // When using embedded launcher, atest will try (but may fail) to load libc++.so from
+            // host, because the test executable won't be able to find the needed libs via its
+            // runpath.
             embedded_launcher: false,
         },
         py3: {
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index ee05dd5..af508fe 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 Builds output_image from the given input_directory, properties_file,
 and writes the image to target_output_directory.
 
-Usage:  build_image.py input_directory properties_file output_image \\
+Usage:  build_image input_directory properties_file output_image \\
             target_output_directory
 """