diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e07d911..13cec0f 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2596,21 +2596,6 @@
 fi
 endef
 
-# Returns the minSdkVersion of the specified APK as a decimal number. If the
-# version is a codename, returns the current platform SDK version (always a
-# decimal number) instead. If the APK does not specify a minSdkVersion, returns
-# 0 to match how the Android platform interprets this situation at runtime.
-#
-# This currently substitutes any version which contains characters other than
-# digits with the current platform's API Level number. This is because I
-# couldn't figure out an easy way to perform the substitution only for the
-# version codes listed in PLATFORM_VERSION_ALL_CODENAMES.
-define get-package-min-sdk-version-int
-$$(($(AAPT) dump badging $(1) 2>&1 | grep '^sdkVersion' || echo "sdkVersion:'0'") \
-    | cut -d"'" -f2 | \
-    sed -e s/^.*[^0-9].*$$/$(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION)/)
-endef
-
 # Sign a package using the specified key/cert.
 #
 define sign-package
diff --git a/core/local_vndk.mk b/core/local_vndk.mk
index dd7ba41..f81249b 100644
--- a/core/local_vndk.mk
+++ b/core/local_vndk.mk
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-
-#Set LOCAL_USE_VNDK for modules going into vendor partition
-#If LOCAL_SDK_VERSION is set, thats a more restrictive set, so they dont need LOCAL_USE_VNDK
-ifndef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
-  ifneq (,$(filter true,$(LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE) $(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE) $(LOCAL_OEM_MODULE)))
-    LOCAL_USE_VNDK:=true
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)%,$(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH) $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_32) $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_64)))
-      LOCAL_USE_VNDK:=true
-    endif
-  endif
-endif
-
 # Verify LOCAL_USE_VNDK usage, and set LOCAL_SDK_VERSION if necessary
 
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index d9f9ea8..10512ff 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 endif
 $(built_module): PRIVATE_EMBEDDED_JNI_LIBS := $(embedded_prebuilt_jni_libs)
 
-$(built_module) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file) | $(ZIPALIGN) $(SIGNAPK_JAR) $(AAPT)
+$(built_module) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file) | $(ZIPALIGN) $(SIGNAPK_JAR)
 	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)
 	$(uncompress-shared-libs)
 ifdef LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 $(built_apk_splits) : $(LOCAL_CERTIFICATE).pk8 $(LOCAL_CERTIFICATE).x509.pem
 $(built_apk_splits) : PRIVATE_PRIVATE_KEY := $(LOCAL_CERTIFICATE).pk8
 $(built_apk_splits) : PRIVATE_CERTIFICATE := $(LOCAL_CERTIFICATE).x509.pem
-$(built_apk_splits) : $(built_module_path)/%.apk : $(my_src_dir)/%.apk | $(AAPT)
+$(built_apk_splits) : $(built_module_path)/%.apk : $(my_src_dir)/%.apk
 	$(copy-file-to-new-target)
 	$(sign-package)