diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 0eb205a..f96504a 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/local_systemsdk.mk
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/local_current_sdk.mk
 
-my_module_tags := $(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)
-ifeq ($(my_host_cross),true)
-  my_module_tags :=
-endif
-
 # Ninja has an implicit dependency on the command being run, and kati will
 # regenerate the ninja manifest if any read makefile changes, so there is no
 # need to have dependencies on makefiles.
@@ -148,46 +143,13 @@
 ## Validate and define fallbacks for input LOCAL_* variables.
 ###########################################################
 
-## Dump a .csv file of all modules and their tags
-#ifneq ($(tag-list-first-time),false)
-#$(shell rm -f tag-list.csv)
-#tag-list-first-time := false
-#endif
-#$(shell echo $(lastword $(filter-out config/% out/%,$(MAKEFILE_LIST))),$(LOCAL_MODULE),$(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),$(subst $(space),$(comma),$(sort $(my_module_tags))) >> tag-list.csv)
-
 LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE := $(strip $(LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE))
-my_module_tags := $(sort $(my_module_tags))
-ifeq (,$(my_module_tags))
-  my_module_tags := optional
-endif
-
-# User tags are not allowed anymore.  Fail early because it will not be installed
-# like it used to be.
-ifneq ($(filter $(my_module_tags),user),)
-  $(warning *** Module name: $(LOCAL_MODULE))
-  $(warning *** Makefile location: $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE))
-  $(warning * )
-  $(warning * Module is attempting to use the 'user' tag.  This)
-  $(warning * used to cause the module to be installed automatically.)
-  $(warning * Now, the module must be listed in the PRODUCT_PACKAGES)
-  $(warning * section of a product makefile to have it installed.)
-  $(warning * )
-  $(error user tag detected on module.)
-endif
-
-my_bad_module_tags := $(filter eng debug,$(my_module_tags))
-ifdef my_bad_module_tags
-  ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE))
-    $(call pretty-warning,LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := $(my_bad_module_tags) does not do anything for uninstallable modules)
-  endif
-  $(call pretty-error,LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := $(my_bad_module_tags) is obsolete. See $(CHANGES_URL)#LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)
-endif
 
 # Only the tags mentioned in this test are expected to be set by module
 # makefiles. Anything else is either a typo or a source of unexpected
 # behaviors.
-ifneq ($(filter-out tests optional samples,$(my_module_tags)),)
-$(call pretty-error,unusual tags: $(filter-out tests optional samples,$(my_module_tags)))
+ifneq ($(filter-out tests optional samples,$(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)),)
+$(call pretty-error,unusual tags: $(filter-out tests optional samples,$(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)))
 endif
 
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
@@ -240,7 +202,7 @@
 else
   # The definition of should-install-to-system will be different depending
   # on which goal (e.g., sdk or just droid) is being built.
-  partition_tag := $(if $(call should-install-to-system,$(my_module_tags)),,_DATA)
+  partition_tag := $(if $(call should-install-to-system,$(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)),,_DATA)
   actual_partition_tag := $(if $(partition_tag),data,system)
 endif
 endif
@@ -252,7 +214,7 @@
     LOCAL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITE := null-suite
   endif
   ifneq ($(filter APPS, $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
-    ifneq ($(filter $(my_module_tags),tests),)
+    ifneq ($(filter $(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS),tests),)
       LOCAL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITE := null-suite
     endif
   endif
@@ -947,7 +909,7 @@
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).PATH := \
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).PATH) $(LOCAL_PATH)
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).TAGS := \
-    $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).TAGS) $(my_module_tags)
+    $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).TAGS) $(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).CHECKED := \
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).CHECKED) $(my_checked_module)
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT := \
@@ -1210,20 +1172,6 @@
   $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES) \
   $(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES))
 
-license_files := $(call find-parent-file,$(LOCAL_PATH),MODULE_LICENSE*)
-ALL_DEPS.$(LOCAL_MODULE).LICENSE := $(sort $(ALL_DEPS.$(LOCAL_MODULE).LICENSE) $(license_files))
-
-###########################################################
-## Take care of my_module_tags
-###########################################################
-
-# Keep track of all the tags we've seen.
-ALL_MODULE_TAGS := $(sort $(ALL_MODULE_TAGS) $(my_module_tags))
-
-# Add this module name to the tag list of each specified tag.
-$(foreach tag,$(filter-out optional,$(my_module_tags)),\
-    $(eval ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS.$(tag) := $$(ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS.$(tag)) $(my_register_name)))
-
 ###########################################################
 ## umbrella targets used to verify builds
 ###########################################################
@@ -1250,7 +1198,7 @@
 
 ifdef j_or_n
 $(j_or_n) $(h_or_t) $(j_or_n)-$(h_or_hc_or_t) : $(my_checked_module)
-ifneq (,$(filter $(my_module_tags),tests))
+ifneq (,$(filter $(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS),tests))
 $(j_or_n)-$(h_or_t)-tests $(j_or_n)-tests $(h_or_t)-tests : $(my_checked_module)
 endif
 $(LOCAL_MODULE)-$(h_or_hc_or_t) : $(my_all_targets)
diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index e2e5be4..4c68ba7 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -354,17 +354,15 @@
 # MinGW spits out warnings about -fPIC even for -fpie?!) being ignored because
 # all code is position independent, and then those warnings get promoted to
 # errors.
-ifneq ($(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
@@ -1437,17 +1435,6 @@
       $(call intermediates-dir-for, \
         STATIC_LIBRARIES,$(lib),$(my_kind),,$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX),$(my_host_cross))/$(lib)$(a_suffix))
 
-# We don't care about installed static libraries, since the
-# 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)
-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))
-
-$(notice_target): | $(installed_static_library_notice_file_targets)
-$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE): | $(notice_target)
-
 # Default is -fno-rtti.
 ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_RTTI_FLAG)),)
 LOCAL_RTTI_FLAG := -fno-rtti
diff --git a/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk
index 2de4115..000159a 100644
--- a/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/cc_prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@
   ifeq ($(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 d76c4f2..b73e9b4 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # '',true
 LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX:=
 LOCAL_32_BIT_ONLY:=
-LOCAL_AAPT2_ONLY:=
 LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_AAPT_INCLUDE_ALL_RESOURCES:=
 LOCAL_AAPT_NAMESPACES:=
@@ -13,15 +12,11 @@
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CERTIFICATES:=
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES:=
-LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_HTML_DIR:=
-LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_JAVA_DIR:=
 LOCAL_AIDL_INCLUDES:=
 LOCAL_ALLOW_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS:=
 LOCAL_ANNOTATION_PROCESSORS:=
 LOCAL_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_CLASSES:=
 LOCAL_APEX_KEY_PATH:=
-LOCAL_APIDIFF_NEWAPI:=
-LOCAL_APIDIFF_OLDAPI:=
 LOCAL_APK_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_APK_SET_INSTALL_FILE:=
 LOCAL_APKCERTS_FILE:=
@@ -54,8 +49,6 @@
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS:=
 LOCAL_CPP_STD:=
 LOCAL_C_STD:=
-LOCAL_CTS_TEST_PACKAGE:=
-LOCAL_CTS_TEST_RUNNER:=
 LOCAL_CXX:=
 LOCAL_CXX_STL := default
 LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT_APP_IMAGE:=
@@ -74,21 +67,11 @@
 LOCAL_DPI_VARIANTS:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_ANNOTATIONS_ZIP :=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_API_VERSIONS_XML :=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_ASSET_DIR:=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_CUSTOM_ASSET_DIR:=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_DIR:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_DOC_ZIP :=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_HTML_DIR:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_METADATA_ZIP:=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_OPTIONS:=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_SOURCE_PATH:=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_STUB_OUT_DIR:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_STUBS_SRCJAR :=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_TEMPLATE_DIR:=
-LOCAL_DROIDDOC_USE_STANDARD_DOCLET:=
 LOCAL_DX_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_DYLIB_LIBRARIES:=
-LOCAL_EMMA_COVERAGE_FILTER:=
 LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT:=
 LOCAL_ENFORCE_USES_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS:=
@@ -129,7 +112,6 @@
 LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM:=
 LOCAL_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR:=
-LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR:=
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCES:=
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS:=
 LOCAL_IS_FUZZ_TARGET:=
@@ -137,15 +119,8 @@
 LOCAL_IS_RUNTIME_RESOURCE_OVERLAY:=
 LOCAL_IS_UNIT_TEST:=
 LOCAL_TEST_OPTIONS_TAGS:=
-LOCAL_JACK_CLASSPATH:=
 LOCAL_JACK_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_FILTER:=
 LOCAL_JACK_COVERAGE_INCLUDE_FILTER:=
-# '' (ie disabled), disabled, full, incremental, javac_frontend
-LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED:=$(DEFAULT_JACK_ENABLED)
-LOCAL_JACK_FLAGS:=
-LOCAL_JACK_PLUGIN:=
-LOCAL_JACK_PLUGIN_PATH:=
-LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES:=
 LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES:=
 LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES:=
@@ -158,7 +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:=
@@ -200,10 +174,8 @@
 LOCAL_NDK_VERSION:=current
 LOCAL_NO_CRT:=
 LOCAL_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS:=
-LOCAL_NO_FPIE :=
 LOCAL_NO_LIBCRT_BUILTINS:=
 LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE:=
-LOCAL_NO_PIC:=
 LOCAL_NOSANITIZE:=
 LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_NO_STATIC_ANALYZER:=
@@ -229,7 +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:=
@@ -265,7 +236,6 @@
 LOCAL_RES_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR:=
 LOCAL_RLIB_LIBRARIES:=
-LOCAL_RMTYPEDEFS:=
 LOCAL_ROTATION_MIN_SDK_VERSION:=
 LOCAL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_RRO_THEME:=
@@ -339,16 +309,10 @@
 LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS:=
 LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT:=
-LOCAL_VTSC_FLAGS:=
-LOCAL_VTS_INCLUDES:=
-LOCAL_VTS_MODE:=
 LOCAL_WARNINGS_ENABLE:=
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_YACCFLAGS:=
 LOCAL_CHECK_ELF_FILES:=
-# TODO: deprecate, it does nothing
-OVERRIDE_BUILT_MODULE_PATH:=
-
 # arch specific variables
 LOCAL_ASFLAGS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CFLAGS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index ebc6c6e..44643d9 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -48,20 +48,6 @@
 # set of installed targets.
 ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES:=
 
-# The list of tags that have been defined by
-# LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS.  Each word in this variable maps
-# to a corresponding ALL_MODULE_TAGS.<tagname> variable
-# that contains all of the INSTALLED_MODULEs with that tag.
-ALL_MODULE_TAGS:=
-
-# Similar to ALL_MODULE_TAGS, but contains the short names
-# of all targets for a particular tag.  The top-level variable
-# won't have the list of tags;  ust ALL_MODULE_TAGS to get
-# the list of all known tags.  (This means that this variable
-# will always be empty; it's just here as a placeholder for
-# its sub-variables.)
-ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS:=
-
 # Full path to all asm, C, C++, lex and yacc generated C files.
 # These all have an order-only dependency on the copied headers
 ALL_C_CPP_ETC_OBJECTS:=
@@ -1295,38 +1281,6 @@
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
-## MODULE_TAG set operations
-###########################################################
-
-# Given a list of tags, return the targets that specify
-# any of those tags.
-# $(1): tag list
-define modules-for-tag-list
-$(sort $(foreach tag,$(1),$(foreach m,$(ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS.$(tag)),$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED))))
-endef
-
-# Same as modules-for-tag-list, but operates on
-# ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS.
-# $(1): tag list
-define module-names-for-tag-list
-$(sort $(foreach tag,$(1),$(ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS.$(tag))))
-endef
-
-# Given an accept and reject list, find the matching
-# set of targets.  If a target has multiple tags and
-# any of them are rejected, the target is rejected.
-# Reject overrides accept.
-# $(1): list of tags to accept
-# $(2): list of tags to reject
-#TODO(dbort): do $(if $(strip $(1)),$(1),$(ALL_MODULE_TAGS))
-#TODO(jbq): as of 20100106 nobody uses the second parameter
-define get-tagged-modules
-$(filter-out \
-  $(call modules-for-tag-list,$(2)), \
-    $(call modules-for-tag-list,$(1)))
-endef
-
-###########################################################
 ## Append a leaf to a base path.  Properly deals with
 ## base paths ending in /.
 ##
@@ -3289,14 +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
@@ -3331,12 +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/host_java_library_common.mk b/core/host_java_library_common.mk
index 0e62f60..006e6ec 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library_common.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library_common.mk
@@ -46,5 +46,4 @@
 endif
 endif
 
-LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/src
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(sort $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 842fcbf..5fbc916 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
     $(full_classes_stubs_jar) \
     $(java_source_list_file)
 
-LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/src
-
 ###########################################################
 ## AIDL: Compile .aidl files to .java
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index a5ed057..ec04718 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 ######################################
 ## PRIVATE java vars
 # LOCAL_SOURCE_FILES_ALL_GENERATED is set only if the module does not have static source files,
-# but generated source files in its LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR.
+# but generated source files.
 # You have to set up the dependency in some other way.
 need_compile_java := $(strip $(all_java_sources)$(LOCAL_SRCJARS)$(all_res_assets)$(java_resource_sources))$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)$(filter true,$(LOCAL_SOURCE_FILES_ALL_GENERATED))
 ifdef need_compile_java
@@ -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),\
@@ -492,20 +490,6 @@
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_ALL_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES := $(full_java_header_libs)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SHARED_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES := $(full_shared_java_header_libs)
 
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR := \
-    $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR) $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR)
-
-
-##########################################################
-# Copy NOTICE files of transitive static dependencies
-# Don't do this in mm, since many of the targets won't exist.
-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))
-
-$(notice_target): | $(installed_static_library_notice_file_targets)
-$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE): | $(notice_target)
-
 ###########################################################
 # Verify that all libraries are safe to use
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk
index be733ff..46393ac 100644
--- a/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/java_prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@
 ifneq ($(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/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index cd6d4b7..d8c4e09 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1399,28 +1399,7 @@
 # var to prevent Make from trying to make a sense of it.
 _unused := $(call copy-many-files, $(sort $(ALL_COMPATIBILITY_DIST_FILES)))
 
-# Don't include any GNU General Public License shared objects or static
-# libraries in SDK images.  GPL executables (not static/dynamic libraries)
-# are okay if they don't link against any closed source libraries (directly
-# or indirectly)
-
-# It's ok (and necessary) to build the host tools, but nothing that's
-# going to be installed on the target (including static libraries).
-
 ifdef is_sdk_build
-  target_gnu_MODULES := \
-              $(filter \
-                      $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES)/% \
-                      $(TARGET_OUT)/% \
-                      $(TARGET_OUT_DATA)/%, \
-                              $(sort $(call get-tagged-modules,gnu)))
-  target_gnu_MODULES := $(filter-out $(TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/%,$(target_gnu_MODULES))
-  target_gnu_MODULES := $(filter-out %/libopenjdkjvmti.so,$(target_gnu_MODULES))
-  target_gnu_MODULES := $(filter-out %/libopenjdkjvmtid.so,$(target_gnu_MODULES))
-  $(info Removing from sdk:)$(foreach d,$(target_gnu_MODULES),$(info : $(d)))
-  modules_to_install := \
-              $(filter-out $(target_gnu_MODULES),$(modules_to_install))
-
   # Ensure every module listed in PRODUCT_PACKAGES* gets something installed
   # TODO: Should we do this for all builds and not just the sdk?
   dangling_modules :=
@@ -2008,13 +1987,6 @@
 .PHONY: check-elf-files
 check-elf-files:
 
-#xxx scrape this from ALL_MODULE_NAME_TAGS
-.PHONY: modules
-modules:
-	@echo "Available sub-modules:"
-	@echo "$(call module-names-for-tag-list,$(ALL_MODULE_TAGS))" | \
-	      tr -s ' ' '\n' | sort -u
-
 .PHONY: dump-files
 dump-files:
 	@echo "Target files for $(TARGET_PRODUCT)-$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT) ($(INTERNAL_PRODUCT)):"
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)
diff --git a/core/ninja_config.mk b/core/ninja_config.mk
index 2b5ceee..d4b7c6d 100644
--- a/core/ninja_config.mk
+++ b/core/ninja_config.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 	$(PARSE_TIME_MAKE_GOALS) \
 	$(dont_bother_goals) \
 	all \
-	ECLIPSE-% \
 	brillo_tests \
 	btnod \
 	build-art% \
diff --git a/core/soong_cc_rust_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_cc_rust_prebuilt.mk
index 05b4b6b..143931b 100644
--- a/core/soong_cc_rust_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_cc_rust_prebuilt.mk
@@ -251,30 +251,6 @@
 
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
-# We don't care about installed rlib/static libraries, since the libraries have
-# already been linked into the module at that point. We do, however, care
-# about the NOTICE files for any rlib/static libraries that we use.
-# (see notice_files.mk)
-#
-# Filter out some NDK libraries that are not being exported.
-my_static_libraries := \
-    $(filter-out ndk_libc++_static ndk_libc++abi ndk_libandroid_support ndk_libunwind \
-      ndk_libc++_static.native_bridge ndk_libc++abi.native_bridge \
-      ndk_libandroid_support.native_bridge ndk_libunwind.native_bridge, \
-      $(LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))
-installed_static_library_notice_file_targets := \
-    $(foreach lib,$(my_static_libraries) $(LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES), \
-      NOTICE-$(if $(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),HOST$(if $(my_host_cross),_CROSS,),TARGET)-STATIC_LIBRARIES-$(lib))
-installed_static_library_notice_file_targets += \
-    $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_RLIB_LIBRARIES), \
-      NOTICE-$(if $(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),HOST$(if $(my_host_cross),_CROSS,),TARGET)-RLIB_LIBRARIES-$(lib))
-installed_static_library_notice_file_targets += \
-    $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_PROC_MACRO_LIBRARIES), \
-      NOTICE-$(if $(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),HOST$(if $(my_host_cross),_CROSS,),TARGET)-PROC_MACRO_LIBRARIES-$(lib))
-
-$(notice_target): | $(installed_static_library_notice_file_targets)
-$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE): | $(notice_target)
-
 # Reinstall shared library dependencies of fuzz targets to /data/fuzz/ (for
 # target) or /data/ (for host).
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_FUZZ_TARGET
diff --git a/core/tasks/ide.mk b/core/tasks/ide.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index a3aa0cd..0000000
--- a/core/tasks/ide.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-
-define filter-ide-goals
-$(strip $(filter $(1)-%,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
-endef
-
-define filter-ide-modules
-$(strip $(subst -,$(space),$(patsubst $(1)-%,%,$(2))))
-endef
-
-# eclipse
-eclipse_project_goals := $(call filter-ide-goals,ECLIPSE)
-ifdef eclipse_project_goals
-  ifneq ($(words $(eclipse_project_goals)),1)
-    $(error Only one ECLIPSE- goal may be specified: $(eclipse_project_goals))
-  endif
-  eclipse_project_modules := $(call filter-ide-modules,ECLIPSE,$(eclipse_project_goals))
-
-  ifneq ($(filter lunch,$(eclipse_project_modules)),)
-    eclipse_project_modules := $(filter-out lunch,$(eclipse_project_modules))
-    installed_modules := $(foreach m,$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES),\
-        $(INSTALLABLE_FILES.$(m).MODULE))
-    java_modules := $(foreach m,$(installed_modules),\
-        $(if $(filter JAVA_LIBRARIES APPS,$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).CLASS)),$(m),))
-    eclipse_project_modules := $(sort $(eclipse_project_modules) $(java_modules))
-  endif
-
-  source_paths := $(foreach m,$(eclipse_project_modules),$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).PATH)) \
-              $(foreach m,$(eclipse_project_modules),$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR))
-  source_paths := $(sort $(source_paths))
-
-.classpath: PRIVATE_MODULES := $(eclipse_project_modules)
-.classpath: PRIVATE_DIRS := $(source_paths)
-
-# the mess below with ./src tries to guess whether the src
-$(eclipse_project_goals): .classpath
-.classpath: FORCE
-	$(hide) echo Generating .classpath for eclipse
-	$(hide) echo '<classpath>' > $@
-	$(hide) for p in $(PRIVATE_DIRS) ; do \
-		echo -n '  <classpathentry kind="src" path="' >> $@ ; \
-		( if [ -d $$p/src ] ; then echo -n $$p/src ; else echo -n $$p ; fi ) >> $@ ; \
-		echo '"/>' >> $@ ; \
-	done
-	$(hide) echo '</classpath>' >> $@
-endif
-