diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 685cb37..6f52653 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -4885,236 +4885,6 @@
 func (ctx moduleErrorfTestCtx) ModuleErrorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
-// These tests verify that the prebuilt_apex/deapexer to java_import wiring allows for the
-// propagation of paths to dex implementation jars from the former to the latter.
-func TestPrebuiltExportDexImplementationJars(t *testing.T) {
-	transform := android.NullFixturePreparer
-
-	checkDexJarBuildPath := func(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, name string) {
-		t.Helper()
-		// Make sure the import has been given the correct path to the dex jar.
-		p := ctx.ModuleForTests(name, "android_common_myapex").Module().(java.UsesLibraryDependency)
-		dexJarBuildPath := p.DexJarBuildPath(moduleErrorfTestCtx{}).PathOrNil()
-		stem := android.RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(name)
-		android.AssertStringEquals(t, "DexJarBuildPath should be apex-related path.",
-			".intermediates/prebuilt_myapex.deapexer/android_common/deapexer/javalib/"+stem+".jar",
-			android.NormalizePathForTesting(dexJarBuildPath))
-	}
-
-	checkDexJarInstallPath := func(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, name string) {
-		t.Helper()
-		// Make sure the import has been given the correct path to the dex jar.
-		p := ctx.ModuleForTests(name, "android_common_myapex").Module().(java.UsesLibraryDependency)
-		dexJarBuildPath := p.DexJarInstallPath()
-		stem := android.RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(name)
-		android.AssertStringEquals(t, "DexJarInstallPath should be apex-related path.",
-			"target/product/test_device/apex/myapex/javalib/"+stem+".jar",
-			android.NormalizePathForTesting(dexJarBuildPath))
-	}
-
-	ensureNoSourceVariant := func(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, name string) {
-		t.Helper()
-		// Make sure that an apex variant is not created for the source module.
-		android.AssertArrayString(t, "Check if there is no source variant",
-			[]string{"android_common"},
-			ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests(name))
-	}
-
-	t.Run("prebuilt only", func(t *testing.T) {
-		bp := `
-		prebuilt_apex {
-			name: "myapex",
-			arch: {
-				arm64: {
-					src: "myapex-arm64.apex",
-				},
-				arm: {
-					src: "myapex-arm.apex",
-				},
-			},
-			exported_java_libs: ["libfoo", "libbar"],
-		}
-
-		java_import {
-			name: "libfoo",
-			jars: ["libfoo.jar"],
-			sdk_version: "core_current",
-		}
-
-		java_sdk_library_import {
-			name: "libbar",
-			public: {
-				jars: ["libbar.jar"],
-			},
-		}
-	`
-
-		// Make sure that dexpreopt can access dex implementation files from the prebuilt.
-		ctx := testDexpreoptWithApexes(t, bp, "", transform)
-
-		deapexerName := deapexerModuleName("prebuilt_myapex")
-		android.AssertStringEquals(t, "APEX module name from deapexer name", "prebuilt_myapex", apexModuleName(deapexerName))
-
-		// Make sure that the deapexer has the correct input APEX.
-		deapexer := ctx.ModuleForTests(deapexerName, "android_common")
-		rule := deapexer.Rule("deapexer")
-		if expected, actual := []string{"myapex-arm64.apex"}, android.NormalizePathsForTesting(rule.Implicits); !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
-			t.Errorf("expected: %q, found: %q", expected, actual)
-		}
-
-		// Make sure that the prebuilt_apex has the correct input APEX.
-		prebuiltApex := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex")
-		rule = prebuiltApex.Rule("android/soong/android.Cp")
-		if expected, actual := "myapex-arm64.apex", android.NormalizePathForTesting(rule.Input); !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
-			t.Errorf("expected: %q, found: %q", expected, actual)
-		}
-
-		checkDexJarBuildPath(t, ctx, "libfoo")
-		checkDexJarInstallPath(t, ctx, "libfoo")
-
-		checkDexJarBuildPath(t, ctx, "libbar")
-		checkDexJarInstallPath(t, ctx, "libbar")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("prebuilt with source preferred", func(t *testing.T) {
-
-		bp := `
-		apex {
-			name: "myapex",
-			key: "myapex.key",
-			updatable: false,
-			java_libs: [
-				"libfoo",
-				"libbar",
-			],
-		}
-
-		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
-			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
-			private_key: "testkey.pem",
-		}
-
-		prebuilt_apex {
-			name: "myapex",
-			arch: {
-				arm64: {
-					src: "myapex-arm64.apex",
-				},
-				arm: {
-					src: "myapex-arm.apex",
-				},
-			},
-			exported_java_libs: ["libfoo", "libbar"],
-		}
-
-		java_import {
-			name: "libfoo",
-			jars: ["libfoo.jar"],
-			apex_available: [
-				"myapex",
-			],
-			compile_dex: true,
-			sdk_version: "core_current",
-		}
-
-		java_library {
-			name: "libfoo",
-			srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
-			apex_available: [
-				"myapex",
-			],
-			compile_dex: true,
-			sdk_version: "core_current",
-		}
-
-		java_sdk_library_import {
-			name: "libbar",
-			public: {
-				jars: ["libbar.jar"],
-			},
-			apex_available: [
-				"myapex",
-			],
-			compile_dex: true,
-		}
-
-		java_sdk_library {
-			name: "libbar",
-			srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
-			unsafe_ignore_missing_latest_api: true,
-			apex_available: [
-				"myapex",
-			],
-			compile_dex: true,
-			sdk_version: "core_current",
-		}
-	`
-
-		// Make sure that dexpreopt can access dex implementation files from the prebuilt.
-		ctx := testDexpreoptWithApexes(t, bp, "", transform)
-
-		checkDexJarBuildPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libfoo")
-		checkDexJarInstallPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libfoo")
-
-		checkDexJarBuildPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libbar")
-		checkDexJarInstallPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libbar")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("prebuilt preferred with source", func(t *testing.T) {
-		bp := `
-		prebuilt_apex {
-			name: "myapex",
-			arch: {
-				arm64: {
-					src: "myapex-arm64.apex",
-				},
-				arm: {
-					src: "myapex-arm.apex",
-				},
-			},
-			exported_java_libs: ["libfoo", "libbar"],
-		}
-
-		java_import {
-			name: "libfoo",
-			prefer: true,
-			jars: ["libfoo.jar"],
-		}
-
-		java_library {
-			name: "libfoo",
-			sdk_version: "core_current",
-		}
-
-		java_sdk_library_import {
-			name: "libbar",
-			prefer: true,
-			public: {
-				jars: ["libbar.jar"],
-			},
-		}
-
-		java_sdk_library {
-			name: "libbar",
-			srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
-			unsafe_ignore_missing_latest_api: true,
-		}
-	`
-
-		// Make sure that dexpreopt can access dex implementation files from the prebuilt.
-		ctx := testDexpreoptWithApexes(t, bp, "", transform)
-
-		checkDexJarBuildPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libfoo")
-		checkDexJarInstallPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libfoo")
-		ensureNoSourceVariant(t, ctx, "libfoo")
-
-		checkDexJarBuildPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libbar")
-		checkDexJarInstallPath(t, ctx, "prebuilt_libbar")
-		ensureNoSourceVariant(t, ctx, "libbar")
-	})
-}
-
 func TestBootDexJarsFromSourcesAndPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 	preparer := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		java.FixtureConfigureApexBootJars("myapex:libfoo", "myapex:libbar"),
@@ -5243,18 +5013,10 @@
 		apex_set {
 			name: "myapex",
 			set: "myapex.apks",
-			exported_java_libs: ["myjavalib"],
 			exported_bootclasspath_fragments: ["my-bootclasspath-fragment"],
 			exported_systemserverclasspath_fragments: ["my-systemserverclasspath-fragment"],
 		}
 
-		java_import {
-			name: "myjavalib",
-			jars: ["myjavalib.jar"],
-			apex_available: ["myapex"],
-			permitted_packages: ["javalib"],
-		}
-
 		prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment {
 			name: "my-bootclasspath-fragment",
 			contents: ["libfoo", "libbar"],
@@ -9618,42 +9380,6 @@
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := foo.myapex foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.odex foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.vdex\n")
 }
 
-func TestAndroidMk_DexpreoptBuiltInstalledForApex_Prebuilt(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := testApex(t, `
-		prebuilt_apex {
-			name: "myapex",
-			arch: {
-				arm64: {
-					src: "myapex-arm64.apex",
-				},
-				arm: {
-					src: "myapex-arm.apex",
-				},
-			},
-			exported_java_libs: ["foo"],
-		}
-
-		java_import {
-			name: "foo",
-			jars: ["foo.jar"],
-			apex_available: ["myapex"],
-		}
-	`,
-		dexpreopt.FixtureSetApexSystemServerJars("myapex:foo"),
-	)
-
-	prebuilt := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex").Module().(*Prebuilt)
-	entriesList := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, ctx, prebuilt)
-	mainModuleEntries := entriesList[0]
-	android.AssertArrayString(t,
-		"LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES",
-		mainModuleEntries.EntryMap["LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES"],
-		[]string{
-			"foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.odex",
-			"foo-dexpreopt-arm64-apex@myapex@javalib@foo.jar@classes.vdex",
-		})
-}
-
 func TestAndroidMk_RequiredModules(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testApex(t, `
 		apex {
diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index f1a134e..2e5662d 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@
 	// from PRODUCT_PACKAGES.
 	Overrides []string
 
-	// List of java libraries that are embedded inside this prebuilt APEX bundle and for which this
-	// APEX bundle will create an APEX variant and provide dex implementation jars for use by
-	// dexpreopt and boot jars package check.
-	Exported_java_libs []string
-
 	// List of bootclasspath fragments inside this prebuilt APEX bundle and for which this APEX
 	// bundle will create an APEX variant.
 	Exported_bootclasspath_fragments []string
@@ -283,8 +278,7 @@
 }
 
 func (p *prebuiltCommon) hasExportedDeps() bool {
-	return len(p.prebuiltCommonProperties.Exported_java_libs) > 0 ||
-		len(p.prebuiltCommonProperties.Exported_bootclasspath_fragments) > 0 ||
+	return len(p.prebuiltCommonProperties.Exported_bootclasspath_fragments) > 0 ||
 		len(p.prebuiltCommonProperties.Exported_systemserverclasspath_fragments) > 0
 }
 
@@ -292,11 +286,6 @@
 func (p *prebuiltCommon) prebuiltApexContentsDeps(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	module := ctx.Module()
 
-	for _, dep := range p.prebuiltCommonProperties.Exported_java_libs {
-		prebuiltDep := android.PrebuiltNameFromSource(dep)
-		ctx.AddDependency(module, exportedJavaLibTag, prebuiltDep)
-	}
-
 	for _, dep := range p.prebuiltCommonProperties.Exported_bootclasspath_fragments {
 		prebuiltDep := android.PrebuiltNameFromSource(dep)
 		ctx.AddDependency(module, exportedBootclasspathFragmentTag, prebuiltDep)
@@ -559,7 +548,7 @@
 // createDeapexerModuleIfNeeded will create a deapexer module if it is needed.
 //
 // A deapexer module is only needed when the prebuilt apex specifies one or more modules in either
-// the `exported_java_libs` or `exported_bootclasspath_fragments` properties as that indicates that
+// the `exported_bootclasspath_fragments` properties as that indicates that
 // the listed modules need access to files from within the prebuilt .apex file.
 func (p *prebuiltCommon) createDeapexerModuleIfNeeded(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext, deapexerName string, apexFileSource string) {
 	// Only create the deapexer module if it is needed.
@@ -666,7 +655,6 @@
 var _ android.RequiresFilesFromPrebuiltApexTag = exportedDependencyTag{}
 
 var (
-	exportedJavaLibTag                       = exportedDependencyTag{name: "exported_java_libs"}
 	exportedBootclasspathFragmentTag         = exportedDependencyTag{name: "exported_bootclasspath_fragments"}
 	exportedSystemserverclasspathFragmentTag = exportedDependencyTag{name: "exported_systemserverclasspath_fragments"}
 )
@@ -677,7 +665,7 @@
 // build.
 //
 // If this needs to make files from within a `.apex` file available for use by other Soong modules,
-// e.g. make dex implementation jars available for java_import modules listed in exported_java_libs,
+// e.g. make dex implementation jars available for `contents` listed in exported_bootclasspath_fragments,
 // it does so as follows:
 //
 //  1. It creates a `deapexer` module that actually extracts the files from the `.apex` file and