diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index 5a1a781..ae11eb6 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@
   BUILD_BROKEN_VINTF_PRODUCT_COPY_FILES \
   BUILD_BROKEN_INCORRECT_PARTITION_IMAGES \
   BUILD_BROKEN_GENRULE_SANDBOXING \
-  BUILD_BROKEN_DONT_CHECK_SYSTEMSDK \
 
 _build_broken_var_list += \
   $(foreach m,$(AVAILABLE_BUILD_MODULE_TYPES) \
diff --git a/core/local_systemsdk.mk b/core/local_systemsdk.mk
index 3307e72..fcde700 100644
--- a/core/local_systemsdk.mk
+++ b/core/local_systemsdk.mk
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@
   endif
 
   ifneq ($(_system_sdk_version),$(filter $(_system_sdk_version),$(_supported_systemsdk_versions)))
-    ifneq (true,$(BUILD_BROKEN_DONT_CHECK_SYSTEMSDK)
-      $(call pretty-error,Incompatible LOCAL_SDK_VERSION '$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)'. \
-             System SDK version '$(_system_sdk_version)' is not supported. Supported versions are: $(_supported_systemsdk_versions))
-    endif
+    $(call pretty-error,Incompatible LOCAL_SDK_VERSION '$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)'. \
+           System SDK version '$(_system_sdk_version)' is not supported. Supported versions are: $(_supported_systemsdk_versions))
   endif
   _system_sdk_version :=
   _supported_systemsdk_versions :=
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index b6ce2a7..193ac18 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@
 $(call add_json_bool, BuildBrokenVendorPropertyNamespace,  $(filter true,$(BUILD_BROKEN_VENDOR_PROPERTY_NAMESPACE)))
 $(call add_json_bool, BuildBrokenIncorrectPartitionImages, $(filter true,$(BUILD_BROKEN_INCORRECT_PARTITION_IMAGES)))
 $(call add_json_list, BuildBrokenInputDirModules,          $(BUILD_BROKEN_INPUT_DIR_MODULES))
-$(call add_json_bool, BuildBrokenDontCheckSystemSdk,       $(filter true,$(BUILD_BROKEN_DONT_CHECK_SYSTEMSDK)))
 
 $(call add_json_list, BuildWarningBadOptionalUsesLibsAllowlist,    $(BUILD_WARNING_BAD_OPTIONAL_USES_LIBS_ALLOWLIST))