diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index 9f37a91..4071e52 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -389,17 +389,6 @@
 
 ifdef LOCAL_USE_AAPT2
 my_compiled_res_base_dir := $(intermediates.COMMON)/flat-res
-renderscript_target_api :=
-ifneq (,$(LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_TARGET_API))
-renderscript_target_api := $(LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_TARGET_API)
-else
-ifneq (,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
-# Set target-api for LOCAL_SDK_VERSIONs other than current.
-ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current core_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
-renderscript_target_api := $(call get-numeric-sdk-version,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
-endif
-endif  # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION is set
-endif  # LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_TARGET_API is set
 ifneq (,$(renderscript_target_api))
 ifneq ($(call math_gt_or_eq,$(renderscript_target_api),21),true)
 my_generated_res_zips := $(rs_generated_res_zip)
diff --git a/core/static_java_library.mk b/core/static_java_library.mk
index cb8527d..4a8d103 100644
--- a/core/static_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/static_java_library.mk
@@ -158,17 +158,6 @@
 ifdef LOCAL_USE_AAPT2
 # One more level with name res so we can zip up the flat resources that can be linked by apps.
 my_compiled_res_base_dir := $(intermediates.COMMON)/flat-res/res
-renderscript_target_api :=
-ifneq (,$(LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_TARGET_API))
-renderscript_target_api := $(LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_TARGET_API)
-else
-ifneq (,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
-# Set target-api for LOCAL_SDK_VERSIONs other than current.
-ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current core_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
-renderscript_target_api := $(call get-numeric-sdk-version,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
-endif
-endif  # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION is set
-endif  # LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_TARGET_API is set
 ifneq (,$(renderscript_target_api))
 ifneq ($(call math_gt_or_eq,$(renderscript_target_api),21),true)
 my_generated_res_zips := $(rs_generated_res_zip)