diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 6ac753b..c10fbbb 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1668,24 +1668,6 @@
     $(call dist-for-goals, dist_files, $(JACOCO_REPORT_CLASSES_ALL))
   endif
 
-  # Put XML formatted API files in the dist dir.
-  $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/api.xml: $(call java-lib-files,$(ANDROID_PUBLIC_STUBS)) $(APICHECK)
-  $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/system-api.xml: $(call java-lib-files,$(ANDROID_SYSTEM_STUBS)) $(APICHECK)
-  $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/module-lib-api.xml: $(call java-lib-files,$(ANDROID_MODULE_LIB_STUBS)) $(APICHECK)
-  $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/system-server-api.xml: $(call java-lib-files,$(ANDROID_SYSTEM_SERVER_STUBS)) $(APICHECK)
-  $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/test-api.xml: $(call java-lib-files,$(ANDROID_TEST_STUBS)) $(APICHECK)
-
-  api_xmls := $(addprefix $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/,api.xml system-api.xml module-lib-api.xml system-server-api.xml test-api.xml)
-  $(api_xmls):
-	$(hide) echo "Converting API file to XML: $@"
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(hide) $(APICHECK_COMMAND) jar-to-jdiff $< $@
-
-  $(foreach xml,$(sort $(api_xmls)),$(call declare-1p-target,$(xml),))
-
-  $(call dist-for-goals, dist_files, $(api_xmls))
-  api_xmls :=
-
   ifdef CLANG_COVERAGE
     $(foreach f,$(SOONG_NDK_API_XML), \
         $(call dist-for-goals,droidcore,$(f):ndk_apis/$(notdir $(f))))