diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index a2d9339..c148e55 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2940,9 +2940,9 @@
   --metadata-slots $(if $(1),2,1) \
   --device-size $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE) \
   $(foreach name,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST), \
-    --partition $(name)$(1):$$($(UUIDGEN) $(name)$(1)):readonly:$(if $(2),$(call read-size-of-partitions,$(name)),0) \
+    --partition $(name)$(1):readonly:$(if $(2),$(call read-size-of-partitions,$(name)),0) \
     $(if $(2), --image $(name)$(1)=$(call images-for-partitions,$(name))) \
-    $(if $(1), --partition $(name)_b:$$($(UUIDGEN) $(name)_b):readonly:0) \
+    $(if $(1), --partition $(name)_b:readonly:0) \
   )
 endef
 
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 483bc77..9f3bb56 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@
 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
-UUIDGEN := build/make/tools/uuidgen.py
 LPMAKE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 
 PROGUARD := external/proguard/bin/proguard.sh
diff --git a/tools/uuidgen.py b/tools/uuidgen.py
deleted file mode 100755
index d3091a7..0000000
--- a/tools/uuidgen.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-#
-# Copyright 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.
-
-from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import uuid
-
-def uuidgen(name):
-    return uuid.uuid5(uuid.uuid5(uuid.NAMESPACE_URL, "android.com"), name)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
-        print("Usage: uuidgen.py <name>")
-        sys.exit(1)
-    name = sys.argv[1]
-    print(uuidgen(name))