diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 0a1ec3e..27de00e 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
 		a.container_certificate_file,
 		a.container_private_key_file,
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_SIGNAPK") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_SIGNAPK") {
 		rule = java.SignapkRE
 		args["implicits"] = strings.Join(implicits.Strings(), ",")
 		args["outCommaList"] = a.outputFile.String()
diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index f2bab8c..bd409d5 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 			tidyFiles = append(tidyFiles, tidyFile)
 
 			rule := clangTidy
-			if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CLANG_TIDY") {
+			if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CLANG_TIDY") {
 				rule = clangTidyRE
 			}
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
 			sAbiDumpFiles = append(sAbiDumpFiles, sAbiDumpFile)
 
 			dumpRule := sAbiDump
-			if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ABI_DUMPER") {
+			if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ABI_DUMPER") {
 				dumpRule = sAbiDumpRE
 			}
 			ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
 		"ldFlags":       flags.globalLdFlags + " " + flags.localLdFlags,
 		"crtEnd":        crtEnd.String(),
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
 		rule = ldRE
 		args["implicitOutputs"] = strings.Join(implicitOutputs.Strings(), ",")
 	}
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@
 		"arch":                ctx.Arch().ArchType.Name,
 		"exportedHeaderFlags": exportedHeaderFlags,
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ABI_LINKER") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ABI_LINKER") {
 		rule = sAbiLinkRE
 		rbeImplicits := implicits.Strings()
 		for _, p := range strings.Split(exportedHeaderFlags, " ") {
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@
 		"ldCmd":   ldCmd,
 		"ldFlags": flags.globalLdFlags + " " + flags.localLdFlags,
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
 		rule = partialLdRE
 		args["inCommaList"] = strings.Join(objFiles.Strings(), ",")
 	}
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index 014bd54..2a08e04 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 		"certificates": strings.Join(certificateArgs, " "),
 		"flags":        strings.Join(flags, " "),
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_SIGNAPK") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_SIGNAPK") {
 		rule = SignapkRE
 		args["implicits"] = strings.Join(deps.Strings(), ",")
 		args["outCommaList"] = strings.Join(outputFiles.Strings(), ",")
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 	args := map[string]string{
 		"jarArgs": strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList(jarArgs), " "),
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ZIP") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ZIP") {
 		rule = zipRE
 		args["implicits"] = strings.Join(deps.Strings(), ",")
 	}
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 7318fcb..3043e46 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 		"outDir":        android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "turbine", "classes").String(),
 		"javaVersion":   flags.javaVersion.String(),
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_TURBINE") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_TURBINE") {
 		rule = turbineRE
 		args["implicits"] = strings.Join(deps.Strings(), ",")
 	}
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
 		annoDir = filepath.Join(shardDir, annoDir)
 	}
 	rule := javac
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_JAVAC") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_JAVAC") {
 		rule = javacRE
 	}
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
 	jarArgs []string, deps android.Paths) {
 
 	rule := jar
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_JAR") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_JAR") {
 		rule = jarRE
 	}
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index c85914c..15b4431 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 			"outUsageZip": proguardUsageZip.String(),
 			"outDir":      outDir.String(),
 		}
-		if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_R8") {
+		if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_R8") {
 			rule = r8RE
 			args["implicits"] = strings.Join(r8Deps.Strings(), ",")
 		}
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 	} else {
 		d8Flags, d8Deps := d8Flags(flags)
 		rule := d8
-		if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_D8") {
+		if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_D8") {
 			rule = d8RE
 		}
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 4c5f66c..67892d4 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@
 	// Metalava uses lots of memory, restrict the number of metalava jobs that can run in parallel.
 	rule.HighMem()
 	cmd := rule.Command()
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_METALAVA") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_METALAVA") {
 		rule.Remoteable(android.RemoteRuleSupports{RBE: true})
 		pool := ctx.Config().GetenvWithDefault("RBE_METALAVA_POOL", "metalava")
 		execStrategy := ctx.Config().GetenvWithDefault("RBE_METALAVA_EXEC_STRATEGY", remoteexec.LocalExecStrategy)
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 4d7d568..d7faf9f 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@
 		args := map[string]string{
 			"jarArgs": "-P META-INF/services/ " + strings.Join(proptools.NinjaAndShellEscapeList(zipargs), " "),
 		}
-		if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ZIP") {
+		if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ZIP") {
 			rule = zipRE
 			args["implicits"] = strings.Join(services.Strings(), ",")
 		}