diff --git a/cc/vndk.go b/cc/vndk.go
index 0e0dba9..2b2ea64 100644
--- a/cc/vndk.go
+++ b/cc/vndk.go
@@ -377,22 +377,17 @@
 			return false
 		}
 
-		// ignore prebuilt vndk modules that are newer than or equal to the platform vndk version
-		platformVndkApiLevel := android.ApiLevelOrPanic(mctx, mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion())
-		if platformVndkApiLevel.LessThanOrEqualTo(android.ApiLevelOrPanic(mctx, p.Version())) {
-			return false
+		platformVndkVersion := mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion()
+		if platformVndkVersion != "" {
+			// ignore prebuilt vndk modules that are newer than or equal to the platform vndk version
+			platformVndkApiLevel := android.ApiLevelOrPanic(mctx, platformVndkVersion)
+			if platformVndkApiLevel.LessThanOrEqualTo(android.ApiLevelOrPanic(mctx, p.Version())) {
+				return false
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if lib, ok := m.linker.(libraryInterface); ok {
-		// VNDK APEX for VNDK-Lite devices will have VNDK-SP libraries from core variants
-		if mctx.DeviceConfig().VndkVersion() == "" {
-			// b/73296261: filter out libz.so because it is considered as LLNDK for VNDK-lite devices
-			if mctx.ModuleName() == "libz" {
-				return false
-			}
-			return m.ImageVariation().Variation == android.CoreVariation && lib.shared() && m.IsVndkSp() && !m.IsVndkExt()
-		}
 		// VNDK APEX doesn't need stub variants
 		if lib.buildStubs() {
 			return false
diff --git a/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go b/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go
index eb1790f..801e5f0 100644
--- a/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go
+++ b/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go
@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@
 
 func (p *vndkPrebuiltLibraryDecorator) link(ctx ModuleContext,
 	flags Flags, deps PathDeps, objs Objects) android.Path {
-	platformVndkApiLevel := android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, ctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion())
-	if platformVndkApiLevel.LessThanOrEqualTo(android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, p.Version())) {
-		// This prebuilt VNDK module is not required for the current build
-		ctx.Module().HideFromMake()
-		return nil
+	platformVndkVersion := ctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion()
+	if platformVndkVersion != "" {
+		platformVndkApiLevel := android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, platformVndkVersion)
+		if platformVndkApiLevel.LessThanOrEqualTo(android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, p.Version())) {
+			// This prebuilt VNDK module is not required for the current build
+			ctx.Module().HideFromMake()
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	if !p.MatchesWithDevice(ctx.DeviceConfig()) {
@@ -246,14 +249,6 @@
 		&prebuilt.properties,
 	)
 
-	android.AddLoadHook(module, func(ctx android.LoadHookContext) {
-		// empty BOARD_VNDK_VERSION implies that the device won't support
-		// system only OTA. In this case, VNDK snapshots aren't needed.
-		if ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkVersion() == "" {
-			ctx.Module().Disable()
-		}
-	})
-
 	return module
 }