diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 87b91bd..14de987 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 DEFAULT_KEY_CERT_PAIR := $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/security/testkey
 
 
-# Rules that need to be present for the simulator, even
+# Rules that need to be present for the all targets, even
 # if they don't do anything.
 .PHONY: systemimage
 systemimage:
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@
 ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(event_log_tags_file)
 
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-
 # #################################################################
 # Targets for boot/OS images
 # #################################################################
@@ -1088,7 +1086,6 @@
 target-files-package: $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE)
 
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
 ifneq ($(TARGET_PRODUCT),sdk)
 ifeq ($(filter generic%,$(TARGET_DEVICE)),)
 ifneq ($(TARGET_NO_KERNEL),true)
@@ -1149,7 +1146,6 @@
 endif    # TARGET_NO_KERNEL != true
 endif    # TARGET_DEVICE != generic*
 endif    # TARGET_PRODUCT != sdk
-endif    # TARGET_SIMULATOR != true
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # installed file list
@@ -1269,8 +1265,6 @@
 	$(hide) find $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT) -name "coverage.em" | \
 		zip -@ -q $@
 
-endif	# TARGET_SIMULATOR != true
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # dalvik something
 .PHONY: dalvikfiles
@@ -1279,8 +1273,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # The emulator package
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-
 INTERNAL_EMULATOR_PACKAGE_FILES += \
         $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/emulator$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX) \
         prebuilt/android-$(TARGET_ARCH)/kernel/kernel-qemu \
@@ -1296,8 +1288,6 @@
 	@echo "Package: $@"
 	$(hide) zip -qj $@ $(INTERNAL_EMULATOR_PACKAGE_FILES)
 
-endif
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # The pdk package (Platform Development Kit)
 
@@ -1308,8 +1298,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # The SDK
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-
 # The SDK includes host-specific components, so it belongs under HOST_OUT.
 sdk_dir := $(HOST_OUT)/sdk
 
@@ -1452,8 +1440,6 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)development/build/tools/windows_sdk.mk
 endif
 
-endif # !simulator
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Findbugs
 INTERNAL_FINDBUGS_XML_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/findbugs.xml
diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 61026d2..0374e93 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 ## Sanity check for LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
 ######################################
 my_ndk_version_root :=
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  # NDK does not support sim build.
-  LOCAL_NDK_VERSION :=
-endif
 ifdef LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
   ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
     $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): LOCAL_NDK_VERSION can not be used in host module)
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@
 ## C++: Compile .cpp files to .o.
 ###########################################################
 
-# we also do this on host modules and sim builds, even though
+# we also do this on host modules, even though
 # it's not really arm, because there are files that are shared.
 cpp_arm_sources    := $(patsubst %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION).arm,%$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION),$(filter %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION).arm,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES)))
 cpp_arm_objects    := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(cpp_arm_sources:$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION)=.o))
diff --git a/core/build-system.html b/core/build-system.html
index e547185..760589a 100644
--- a/core/build-system.html
+++ b/core/build-system.html
@@ -516,16 +516,8 @@
 </tr>
 </table>
 
-<h4>TARGET_SIMULATOR</h4>
-<p>If we're building the simulator, as opposed to the arm or emulator builds,
-<code>TARGET_SIMULATOR</code> will be set to <code>true</code>.
-
 <h4>Some Examples</h4>
-<pre>ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSIMULATOR
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE),release)
+<pre>ifeq ($(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE),release)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DNDEBUG=1
 endif
 
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
index c871613..5ae4972 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
@@ -45,13 +45,8 @@
 # We build everything in 32-bit, because some host tools are
 # 32-bit-only anyway (emulator, acc), and because it gives us
 # more consistency between the host tools and the target.
-# The exception is the host side of the simulator, which
-# requires to use the default size, as wxWidgets code otherwise
-# fails to build.
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -m32
 HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -m32
-endif
 
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -fPIC
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 5a90951..0d05dd2 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -17,19 +17,6 @@
 # Configuration for Linux on x86 as a target.
 # Included by combo/select.mk
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-# When building for the simulator, use the HOST settings as TARGET settings
-TARGET_CC := $(HOST_CC)
-TARGET_CXX := $(HOST_CXX)
-TARGET_AR := $(HOST_AR)
-TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS := $(HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) -m32
-TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS := $(HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) -m32 -lpthread
-TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := $(HOST_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS)
-ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT)),)
-TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT := x86
-endif
-else #simulator
-
 # Provide a default variant.
 ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT)),)
 TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT := x86
@@ -204,5 +191,3 @@
 	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTEND_O))
 endef
-
-endif #simulator
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 3a25825..0951777 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -317,13 +317,9 @@
 
 # Many host compilers don't support these flags, so we have to make
 # sure to only specify them for the target compilers checked in to
-# the source tree. The simulator passes the target flags to the
-# host compiler, so only set them for the target when the target
-# is not the simulator.
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
+# the source tree.
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += $(TARGET_ERROR_FLAGS)
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS += $(TARGET_ERROR_FLAGS)
-endif
 
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += $(HOST_RELEASE_CFLAGS)
 HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS += $(HOST_RELEASE_CPPFLAGS)
@@ -369,10 +365,6 @@
 
 # This is the standard way to name a directory containing prebuilt target
 # objects. E.g., prebuilt/$(TARGET_PREBUILT_TAG)/libc.so
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  TARGET_PREBUILT_TAG := $(TARGET_OS)-$(TARGET_ARCH)
-else
-  TARGET_PREBUILT_TAG := android-$(TARGET_ARCH)
-endif
+TARGET_PREBUILT_TAG := android-$(TARGET_ARCH)
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dumpvar.mk
diff --git a/core/dumpvar.mk b/core/dumpvar.mk
index 831ed97..e0de464 100644
--- a/core/dumpvar.mk
+++ b/core/dumpvar.mk
@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@
 
 ABP:=$(PWD)/$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-	ABP:=$(ABP):$(TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
-else
-	# Add the toolchain bin dir if it actually exists
-	ifneq ($(wildcard $(PWD)/prebuilt/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)/toolchain/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.x/bin),)
-		# this should be copied to HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES instead
-		ABP:=$(ABP):$(PWD)/prebuilt/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)/toolchain/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.x/bin
-	endif
+# Add the toolchain bin dir if it actually exists
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(PWD)/prebuilt/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)/toolchain/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.x/bin),)
+	# this should be copied to HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES instead
+	ABP:=$(ABP):$(PWD)/prebuilt/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)/toolchain/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.x/bin
 endif
 ANDROID_BUILD_PATHS := $(ABP)
 ANDROID_PREBUILTS := prebuilt/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)
@@ -68,7 +64,6 @@
 $(info   PLATFORM_VERSION=$(PLATFORM_VERSION))
 $(info   TARGET_PRODUCT=$(TARGET_PRODUCT))
 $(info   TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
-$(info   TARGET_SIMULATOR=$(TARGET_SIMULATOR))
 $(info   TARGET_BUILD_TYPE=$(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE))
 $(info   TARGET_BUILD_APPS=$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS))
 $(info   TARGET_ARCH=$(TARGET_ARCH))
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index b02d8c6..016560a 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Variables we check:
 #     HOST_BUILD_TYPE = { release debug }
-#     TARGET_SIMULATOR = { true <null> }
 #     TARGET_BUILD_TYPE = { release debug }
 # and we output a bunch of variables, see the case statement at
 # the bottom for the full list
@@ -19,16 +18,12 @@
 CORRECT_BUILD_ENV_SEQUENCE_NUMBER := 10
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
-# The product defaults to generic on hardware and sim on sim
+# The product defaults to generic on hardware
 # NOTE: This will be overridden in product_config.mk if make
 # was invoked with a PRODUCT-xxx-yyy goal.
 ifeq ($(TARGET_PRODUCT),)
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-TARGET_PRODUCT := sim
-else
 TARGET_PRODUCT := full
 endif
-endif
 
 
 # the variant -- the set of files that are included for a build
@@ -124,20 +119,10 @@
 # 		TARGET_ARCH = { arm | x86 }
 
 
-# if we're build the simulator, HOST_* is TARGET_* (except for BUILD_TYPE)
-# otherwise  it's <arch>-linux
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-ifneq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
-$(error TARGET_SIMULATOR=true is only supported under Linux)
-endif
-TARGET_ARCH := $(HOST_ARCH)
-TARGET_OS := $(HOST_OS)
-else
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),)
 TARGET_ARCH := arm
 endif
 TARGET_OS := linux
-endif
 
 # the target build type defaults to release
 ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE),debug)
@@ -169,15 +154,7 @@
 
 BUILD_OUT := $(OUT_DIR)/host/$(BUILD_OS)-$(BUILD_ARCH)
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  # Any arch- or os-specific parts of the simulator (everything
-  # under product/) are actually host-dependent.
-  # But, the debug type is controlled by TARGET_BUILD_TYPE and not
-  # HOST_BUILD_TYPE.
-  TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT := $(HOST_OUT_$(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE))/pr
-else
-  TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT := $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/product
-endif
+TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT := $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/product
 
 TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT := $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/common
 HOST_COMMON_OUT_ROOT := $(HOST_OUT_ROOT)/common
diff --git a/core/product_config.mk b/core/product_config.mk
index d766ba7..1567f6d 100644
--- a/core/product_config.mk
+++ b/core/product_config.mk
@@ -163,26 +163,13 @@
 $(unbundled_goals): $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 endif # unbundled_goals
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------
-# Simulator overrides
-ifeq ($(TARGET_PRODUCT),sim)
-  # Tell the build system to turn on some special cases
-  # to deal with the simulator product.
-  TARGET_SIMULATOR := true
-  # dexpreopt doesn't work when building the simulator
-  DISABLE_DEXPREOPT := true
-endif
-
 # Default to building dalvikvm on hosts that support it...
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
-# ... but not if we're building the sim...
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
 # ... or if the if the option is already set
 ifeq ($(WITH_HOST_DALVIK),)
   WITH_HOST_DALVIK := true
 endif
 endif
-endif
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Include the product definitions.
diff --git a/core/user_tags.mk b/core/user_tags.mk
index d30e86b..6b77bec 100644
--- a/core/user_tags.mk
+++ b/core/user_tags.mk
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@
 	signapk \
 	signature-tools \
 	simg2img \
-	simulator \
 	spec-progress \
 	sqlite3 \
 	stack_dump \