diff --git a/CleanSpec.mk b/CleanSpec.mk
index 4cfd21b..426e25d 100644
--- a/CleanSpec.mk
+++ b/CleanSpec.mk
@@ -643,6 +643,9 @@
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(OUT_DIR)/target/product/generic*/*/product)
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(OUT_DIR)/target/product/generic*/*/system_ext)
 
+# link_type and jni_link_type files are no longer needed
+$(call add-clean-step, find $(OUT_DIR) -type f -name "*link_type" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f)
+
 # ************************************************
 # NEWER CLEAN STEPS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE LIST
 # ************************************************
diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index f3b4c6a..40c374f 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1346,19 +1346,14 @@
 $(installed_odm_notice_xml_gz): $(target_odm_notice_file_xml_gz)
 	$(copy-file-to-target)
 
-# if we've been run my mm, mmm, etc, don't reinstall this every time
-ifeq ($(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),)
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_notice_html_or_xml_gz)
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_vendor_notice_xml_gz)
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_product_notice_xml_gz)
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_system_ext_notice_xml_gz)
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_odm_notice_xml_gz)
-endif
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_notice_html_or_xml_gz)
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_vendor_notice_xml_gz)
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_product_notice_xml_gz)
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_system_ext_notice_xml_gz)
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_odm_notice_xml_gz)
 endif # PRODUCT_NOTICE_SPLIT
 
-ifeq ($(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),)
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_notice_html_or_xml_gz)
-endif
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(installed_notice_html_or_xml_gz)
 
 $(eval $(call combine-notice-files, html, \
 	        $(tools_notice_file_txt), \
diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 8c271d1..874a4d3 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -1403,15 +1403,9 @@
 # libraries have already been linked into the module at that point.
 # We do, however, care about the NOTICE files for any static
 # libraries that we use. (see notice_files.mk)
-#
-# Don't do this in mm, since many of the targets won't exist.
-ifeq ($(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),)
 installed_static_library_notice_file_targets := \
     $(foreach lib,$(my_static_libraries) $(my_whole_static_libraries), \
       NOTICE-$(if $(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),HOST$(if $(my_host_cross),_CROSS,),TARGET)-STATIC_LIBRARIES-$(lib))
-else
-installed_static_library_notice_file_targets :=
-endif
 
 $(notice_target): | $(installed_static_library_notice_file_targets)
 $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE): | $(notice_target)
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 36b944b..ee87632 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
   .KATI_READONLY := TARGET_DEVICE_DIR
 endif
 
+ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE :=
+.KATI_READONLY := ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE
+
 # Set up efficient math functions which are used in make.
 # Here since this file is included by envsetup as well as during build.
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM_COMMON)/math.mk
@@ -470,9 +473,6 @@
 ifneq ($(filter true,$(SOONG_ALLOW_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES)),)
 ALLOW_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES := true
 endif
-ifneq ($(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),)
-ALLOW_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES := true
-endif
 .KATI_READONLY := ALLOW_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES
 
 TARGET_BUILD_APPS_USE_PREBUILT_SDK :=
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@
 JARJAR := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/jarjar.jar
 DATA_BINDING_COMPILER := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/databinding-compiler.jar
 FAT16COPY := build/make/tools/fat16copy.py
-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_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index ff2886e..cb88a9e 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -494,13 +494,9 @@
 ##########################################################
 # Copy NOTICE files of transitive static dependencies
 # Don't do this in mm, since many of the targets won't exist.
-ifeq ($(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),)
 installed_static_library_notice_file_targets := \
     $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES), \
       NOTICE-$(if $(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),HOST$(if $(my_host_cross),_CROSS,),TARGET)-JAVA_LIBRARIES-$(lib))
-else
-installed_static_library_notice_file_targets :=
-endif
 
 $(notice_target): | $(installed_static_library_notice_file_targets)
 $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE): | $(notice_target)
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 608f11b..9f4b86c 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -431,43 +431,6 @@
 subdir_makefiles_inc := .
 FULL_BUILD :=
 
-ifneq ($(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),)
-# We've probably been invoked by the "mm" shell function
-# with a subdirectory's makefile.
-include $(SOONG_ANDROID_MK) $(wildcard $(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE))
-# Change CUSTOM_MODULES to include only modules that were
-# defined by this makefile; this will install all of those
-# modules as a side-effect.  Do this after including ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE
-# so that the modules will be installed in the same place they
-# would have been with a normal make.
-CUSTOM_MODULES := $(sort $(call get-tagged-modules,$(ALL_MODULE_TAGS)))
-
-# A helper goal printing out install paths
-define register_module_install_path
-.PHONY: GET-MODULE-INSTALL-PATH-$(1)
-GET-MODULE-INSTALL-PATH-$(1):
-	echo 'INSTALL-PATH: $(1) $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED)'
-endef
-
-SORTED_ALL_MODULES := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES))
-UNIQUE_ALL_MODULES :=
-$(foreach m,$(SORTED_ALL_MODULES),\
-    $(if $(call streq,$(m),$(lastword $(UNIQUE_ALL_MODULES))),,\
-        $(eval UNIQUE_ALL_MODULES += $(m))))
-SORTED_ALL_MODULES :=
-
-$(foreach mod,$(UNIQUE_ALL_MODULES),$(if $(ALL_MODULES.$(mod).INSTALLED),\
-    $(eval $(call register_module_install_path,$(mod)))\
-    $(foreach path,$(ALL_MODULES.$(mod).PATH),\
-        $(eval my_path_prefix := GET-INSTALL-PATH-IN)\
-        $(foreach component,$(subst /,$(space),$(path)),\
-            $(eval my_path_prefix := $$(my_path_prefix)-$$(component))\
-            $(eval .PHONY: $$(my_path_prefix))\
-            $(eval $$(my_path_prefix): GET-MODULE-INSTALL-PATH-$(mod))))))
-UNIQUE_ALL_MODULES :=
-
-else # ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE
-
 ifneq ($(dont_bother),true)
 FULL_BUILD := true
 #
@@ -489,8 +452,6 @@
 
 endif # dont_bother
 
-endif # ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE
-
 ifndef subdir_makefiles_total
 subdir_makefiles_total := $(words init post finish)
 endif
@@ -716,7 +677,7 @@
     $(eval req_files := )\
     $(foreach req_mod,$(req_mods), \
       $(eval req_file := $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/%, $(call module-installed-files,$(req_mod)))) \
-      $(if $(strip $(req_file))$(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),\
+      $(if $(strip $(req_file)),\
         ,\
         $(error $(m).LOCAL_TARGET_REQUIRED_MODULES : illegal value $(req_mod) : not a device module. If you want to specify host modules to be required to be installed along with your host module, add those module names to LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES instead)\
       )\
@@ -742,7 +703,7 @@
     $(eval req_files := )\
     $(foreach req_mod,$(req_mods), \
       $(eval req_file := $(filter $(HOST_OUT)/%, $(call module-installed-files,$(req_mod)))) \
-      $(if $(strip $(req_file))$(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE),\
+      $(if $(strip $(req_file)),\
         ,\
         $(error $(m).LOCAL_HOST_REQUIRED_MODULES : illegal value $(req_mod) : not a host module. If you want to specify target modules to be required to be installed along with your target module, add those module names to LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES instead)\
       )\
@@ -1011,45 +972,6 @@
   $(error exiting from previous errors)
 endif
 
-# The intermediate filename for link type rules
-#
-# APPS are special -- they have up to three different rules:
-#  1. The COMMON rule for Java libraries
-#  2. The jni_link_type rule for embedded native code
-#  3. The 2ND_jni_link_type for the second architecture native code
-define link-type-file
-$(eval _ltf_aux_variant:=$(link-type-aux-variant))\
-$(if $(_ltf_aux_variant),$(call aux-variant-load-env,$(_ltf_aux_variant)))\
-$(call intermediates-dir-for,$(link-type-class),$(link-type-name),$(filter AUX HOST HOST_CROSS,$(link-type-prefix)),$(link-type-common),$(link-type-2ndarchprefix),$(filter HOST_CROSS,$(link-type-prefix)))/$(if $(filter APPS,$(link-type-class)),$(if $(link-type-common),,$(link-type-2ndarchprefix)jni_))link_type\
-$(if $(_ltf_aux_variant),$(call aux-variant-load-env,none))\
-$(eval _ltf_aux_variant:=)
-endef
-
-# Write out the file-based link_type rules for the ALLOW_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES
-# case. We always need to write the file for mm to work, but only need to
-# check it if we weren't able to check it when reading the Android.mk files.
-define link-type-file-rule
-my_link_type_deps := $(foreach l,$($(1).DEPS),$(call link-type-file,$(l)))
-my_link_type_file := $(call link-type-file,$(1))
-$($(1).BUILT): | $$(my_link_type_file)
-$$(my_link_type_file): PRIVATE_DEPS := $$(my_link_type_deps)
-ifeq ($($(1).MISSING),true)
-$$(my_link_type_file): $(CHECK_LINK_TYPE)
-endif
-$$(my_link_type_file): $$(my_link_type_deps)
-	@echo Check module type: $$@
-	$$(hide) mkdir -p $$(dir $$@) && rm -f $$@
-ifeq ($($(1).MISSING),true)
-	$$(hide) $(CHECK_LINK_TYPE) --makefile $($(1).MAKEFILE) --module $(link-type-name) \
-	  --type "$($(1).TYPE)" $(addprefix --allowed ,$($(1).ALLOWED)) \
-	  $(addprefix --warn ,$($(1).WARN)) $$(PRIVATE_DEPS)
-endif
-	$$(hide) echo "$($(1).TYPE)" >$$@
-endef
-
-$(foreach lt,$(ALL_LINK_TYPES),\
-  $(eval $(call link-type-file-rule,$(lt))))
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Figure out our module sets.
 #
diff --git a/core/tasks/module-info.mk b/core/tasks/module-info.mk
index eb31380..f6cec15 100644
--- a/core/tasks/module-info.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/module-info.mk
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 	$(hide) echo '}' >> $@
 
 
-# If ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE is set, our view of the world is smaller, so don't
-# rewrite the file in that came.
-ifndef ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE
 droidcore: $(MODULE_INFO_JSON)
-endif
 
 $(call dist-for-goals, general-tests, $(MODULE_INFO_JSON))
diff --git a/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk b/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
index 62d9aa6..7f777a5 100644
--- a/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 .PHONY: sdk_addon
 
-ifndef ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE
-
 # If they didn't define PRODUCT_SDK_ADDON_NAME, then we won't define
 # any of these rules.
 addon_name := $(PRODUCT_SDK_ADDON_NAME)
@@ -150,5 +148,3 @@
 $(error Trying to build sdk_addon, but product '$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT)' does not define one)
 endif
 endif # addon_name
-
-endif # !ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE
diff --git a/tools/check_link_type.py b/tools/check_link_type.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 40754ad..0000000
--- a/tools/check_link_type.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2016 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.
-
-"""Utility to verify modules link against acceptable module types"""
-
-from __future__ import print_function
-import argparse
-import os
-import sys
-
-WARNING_MSG = ('\033[1m%(makefile)s: \033[35mwarning:\033[0m\033[1m '
-    '%(module)s (%(type)s) should not link to %(dep_name)s (%(dep_type)s)'
-    '\033[0m')
-ERROR_MSG = ('\033[1m%(makefile)s: \033[31merror:\033[0m\033[1m '
-    '%(module)s (%(type)s) should not link to %(dep_name)s (%(dep_type)s)'
-    '\033[0m')
-
-def parse_args():
-    """Parse commandline arguments."""
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Check link types')
-    parser.add_argument('--makefile', help='Makefile defining module')
-    parser.add_argument('--module', help='The module being checked')
-    parser.add_argument('--type', help='The link type of module')
-    parser.add_argument('--allowed', help='Allow deps to use these types',
-                        action='append', default=[], metavar='TYPE')
-    parser.add_argument('--warn', help='Warn if deps use these types',
-                        action='append', default=[], metavar='TYPE')
-    parser.add_argument('deps', help='The dependencies to check',
-                        metavar='DEP', nargs='*')
-    return parser.parse_args()
-
-def print_msg(msg, args, dep_name, dep_type):
-    """Print a warning or error message"""
-    print(msg % {
-          "makefile": args.makefile,
-          "module": args.module,
-          "type": args.type,
-          "dep_name": dep_name,
-          "dep_type": dep_type}, file=sys.stderr)
-
-def main():
-    """Program entry point."""
-    args = parse_args()
-
-    failed = False
-    for dep in args.deps:
-        dep_name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(dep))
-        if dep_name.endswith('_intermediates'):
-            dep_name = dep_name[:len(dep_name)-len('_intermediates')]
-
-        with open(dep, 'r') as dep_file:
-            dep_types = dep_file.read().strip().split(' ')
-
-        for dep_type in dep_types:
-            if dep_type in args.allowed:
-                continue
-            if dep_type in args.warn:
-                print_msg(WARNING_MSG, args, dep_name, dep_type)
-            else:
-                print_msg(ERROR_MSG, args, dep_name, dep_type)
-                failed = True
-
-    if failed:
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()