diff --git a/cc/config/global.go b/cc/config/global.go
index fa8e0fb..d47e0ce 100644
--- a/cc/config/global.go
+++ b/cc/config/global.go
@@ -215,10 +215,6 @@
 			"frameworks/native/opengl/include",
 			"frameworks/av/include",
 		})
-	// This is used by non-NDK modules to get jni.h. export_include_dirs doesn't help
-	// with this, since there is no associated library.
-	pctx.PrefixedExistentPathsForSourcesVariable("CommonNativehelperInclude", "-I",
-		[]string{"libnativehelper/include_jni"})
 
 	pctx.SourcePathVariable("ClangDefaultBase", ClangDefaultBase)
 	pctx.VariableFunc("ClangBase", func(ctx android.PackageVarContext) string {
diff --git a/cc/makevars.go b/cc/makevars.go
index 8301c6b..48d5636 100644
--- a/cc/makevars.go
+++ b/cc/makevars.go
@@ -154,16 +154,6 @@
 	ctx.Strict("SOONG_STRIP_PATH", "${stripPath}")
 	ctx.Strict("XZ", "${xzCmd}")
 
-	nativeHelperIncludeFlags, err := ctx.Eval("${config.CommonNativehelperInclude}")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	nativeHelperIncludes, nativeHelperSystemIncludes := splitSystemIncludes(ctx, nativeHelperIncludeFlags)
-	if len(nativeHelperSystemIncludes) > 0 {
-		panic("native helper may not have any system includes")
-	}
-	ctx.Strict("JNI_H_INCLUDE", strings.Join(nativeHelperIncludes, " "))
-
 	includeFlags, err := ctx.Eval("${config.CommonGlobalIncludes}")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)