diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 6d73f9e..4c68ba7 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -354,17 +354,15 @@
 # MinGW spits out warnings about -fPIC even for -fpie?!) being ignored because
 # all code is position independent, and then those warnings get promoted to
 # errors.
-ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_PIC),true)
-  ifneq ($(filter EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
-    my_cflags += -fPIE
-    ifndef BUILD_HOST_static
-      ifneq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
-        my_ldflags += -pie
-      endif
+ifneq ($(filter EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
+  my_cflags += -fPIE
+  ifndef BUILD_HOST_static
+    ifneq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
+      my_ldflags += -pie
     endif
-  else
-    my_cflags += -fPIC
   endif
+else
+  my_cflags += -fPIC
 endif
 
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
diff --git a/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk
index 2de4115..000159a 100644
--- a/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@
   ifeq ($(filter SHARED_LIBRARIES EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
     $(call pretty-error,Can strip/pack only shared libraries or executables)
   endif
-  ifneq ($(LOCAL_PREBUILT_STRIP_COMMENTS),)
-    $(call pretty-error,Cannot strip/pack scripts)
-  endif
   # Set the arch-specific variables to set up the strip rules
   LOCAL_STRIP_MODULE_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH) := $(my_strip_module)
   include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dynamic_binary.mk
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 0a5cb43..b73e9b4 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_JAVA_RESOURCE_DIRS:=
 LOCAL_JAVA_RESOURCE_FILES:=
-LOCAL_JETIFIER_ENABLED:=
 LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI:=
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE_LINEAGE:=
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@
 LOCAL_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_NO_LIBCRT_BUILTINS:=
 LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE:=
-LOCAL_NO_PIC:=
 LOCAL_NOSANITIZE:=
 LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_NO_STATIC_ANALYZER:=
@@ -203,7 +201,6 @@
 LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE:=
 LOCAL_PREBUILT_OBJ_FILES:=
 LOCAL_PREBUILT_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES:=
-LOCAL_PREBUILT_STRIP_COMMENTS:=
 LOCAL_USE_EMBEDDED_DEX:=
 LOCAL_USE_EMBEDDED_NATIVE_LIBS:=
 LOCAL_PRESUBMIT_DISABLED:=
@@ -239,7 +236,6 @@
 LOCAL_RES_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR:=
 LOCAL_RLIB_LIBRARIES:=
-LOCAL_RMTYPEDEFS:=
 LOCAL_ROTATION_MIN_SDK_VERSION:=
 LOCAL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_RRO_THEME:=
@@ -313,8 +309,6 @@
 LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS:=
 LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT:=
-LOCAL_VTS_INCLUDES:=
-LOCAL_VTS_MODE:=
 LOCAL_WARNINGS_ENABLE:=
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_YACCFLAGS:=
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index b14da6f..44643d9 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -3243,14 +3243,6 @@
 $(hide) cp -p "$<" "$@"
 endef
 
-# The same as copy-file-to-target, but strip out "# comment"-style
-# comments (for config files and such).
-define copy-file-to-target-strip-comments
-@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-$(hide) rm -f $@
-$(hide) sed -e 's/#.*$$//' -e 's/[ \t]*$$//' -e '/^$$/d' < $< > $@
-endef
-
 # The same as copy-file-to-target, but don't preserve
 # the old modification time.
 define copy-file-to-new-target
@@ -3285,12 +3277,6 @@
 $(copy-file-to-target)
 endef
 
-# Copy a prebuilt file to a target location, stripping "# comment" comments.
-define transform-prebuilt-to-target-strip-comments
-@echo "$($(PRIVATE_PREFIX)DISPLAY) Prebuilt: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(copy-file-to-target-strip-comments)
-endef
-
 # Copy a prebuilt file to a target location, but preserve symlinks rather than
 # dereference them.
 define copy-or-link-prebuilt-to-target
diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index 7b27056..ec04718 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCES := $(all_java_sources)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCE_LIST := $(java_source_list_file)
 
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS := $(LOCAL_RMTYPEDEFS)
-
 # Quickly check class path vars.
 disallowed_deps := $(foreach sdk,$(TARGET_AVAILABLE_SDK_VERSIONS),$(call resolve-prebuilt-sdk-module,$(sdk)))
 disallowed_deps += $(foreach sdk,$(TARGET_AVAILABLE_SDK_VERSIONS),\
diff --git a/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk
index be733ff..46393ac 100644
--- a/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@
 ifneq ($(my_src_aar),)
 # This is .aar file, archive of classes.jar and Android resources.
 
-# run Jetifier if needed
-LOCAL_JETIFIER_INPUT_FILE := $(my_src_aar)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/jetifier.mk
-my_src_aar := $(LOCAL_JETIFIER_OUTPUT_FILE)
-
 my_src_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/aar/classes.jar
 my_src_proguard_options := $(intermediates.COMMON)/aar/proguard.txt
 my_src_android_manifest := $(intermediates.COMMON)/aar/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -137,13 +132,6 @@
 $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(my_src_android_manifest),$(my_prebuilt_android_manifest)))
 $(call add-dependency,$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE),$(my_prebuilt_android_manifest))
 
-else
-
-# run Jetifier if needed
-LOCAL_JETIFIER_INPUT_FILE := $(my_src_jar)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/jetifier.mk
-my_src_jar := $(LOCAL_JETIFIER_OUTPUT_FILE)
-
 endif
 
 $(common_classes_jar) : $(my_src_jar)
diff --git a/core/jetifier.mk b/core/jetifier.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index fff4230..0000000
--- a/core/jetifier.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-
-# This file sets up the running of Jetifier
-
-# now add the rule to run jetifier
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_JETIFIER_ENABLED)),true)
-  my_jetifier_input_path := $(LOCAL_JETIFIER_INPUT_FILE)
-  my_files := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jetifier
-  my_jetifier_output_path := $(my_files)/jetified-$(notdir $(my_jetifier_input_path))
-
-$(my_jetifier_output_path) : $(my_jetifier_input_path) $(JETIFIER)
-	rm -rf $@
-	$(JETIFIER) -l error -o $@ -i $<
-
-  LOCAL_JETIFIER_OUTPUT_FILE := $(my_jetifier_output_path)
-  LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += $(LOCAL_JETIFIER_OUTPUT_FILE)
-else
-  LOCAL_JETIFIER_OUTPUT_FILE := $(LOCAL_JETIFIER_INPUT_FILE)
-endif
-
diff --git a/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk
index 921ea52..a562207 100644
--- a/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 
 ifneq ($(filter init%rc,$(notdir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)))$(filter %/etc/init,$(dir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE))),)
   $(eval $(call copy-init-script-file-checked,$(my_prebuilt_src_file),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
-else ifneq ($(LOCAL_PREBUILT_STRIP_COMMENTS),)
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file)
-	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target-strip-comments)
 else
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file)
 	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)