Merge "releasetools: Temporarily disable verifying AVB-signed images."
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py
index 1cc4a60..ae8253d 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py
@@ -311,31 +311,9 @@
   if info_dict.get("avb_enable") == "true":
     logging.info('Verifying Verified Boot 2.0 (AVB) images...')
 
-    key = options['verity_key']
-    if key is None:
-      key = info_dict['avb_vbmeta_key_path']
-
-    # avbtool verifies all the images that have descriptors listed in vbmeta.
-    image = os.path.join(input_tmp, 'IMAGES', 'vbmeta.img')
-    cmd = ['avbtool', 'verify_image', '--image', image, '--key', key]
-
-    # Append the args for chained partitions if any.
-    for partition in common.AVB_PARTITIONS:
-      key_name = 'avb_' + partition + '_key_path'
-      if info_dict.get(key_name) is not None:
-        chained_partition_arg = common.GetAvbChainedPartitionArg(
-            partition, info_dict, options[key_name])
-        cmd.extend(["--expected_chain_partition", chained_partition_arg])
-
-    proc = common.Run(cmd)
-    stdoutdata, _ = proc.communicate()
-    assert proc.returncode == 0, \
-        'Failed to verify {} with verity_verifier (key: {}):\n{}'.format(
-            image, key, stdoutdata)
-
-    logging.info(
-        'Verified %s with avbtool (key: %s):\n%s', image, key,
-        stdoutdata.rstrip())
+    # Temporarily disable the verification for AVB-signed images, due to the
+    # dependency on PyCrypto in `avbtool verify_image` (Bug: 119624011).
+    logging.info('Temporarily disabled due to b/119624011')
 
 
 def main():