diff --git a/android/filegroup.go b/android/filegroup.go
index b284ce0..76af804 100644
--- a/android/filegroup.go
+++ b/android/filegroup.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
 type fileGroupProperties struct {
 	// srcs lists files that will be included in this filegroup
-	Srcs []string
+	Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
-	Exclude_srcs []string
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// The base path to the files.  May be used by other modules to determine which portion
 	// of the path to use.  For example, when a filegroup is used as data in a cc_test rule,
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
 	return module
 }
 
-func (fg *fileGroup) DepsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, fg.properties.Srcs)
-	ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, fg.properties.Exclude_srcs)
-}
-
 func (fg *fileGroup) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
 	fg.srcs = ctx.ExpandSourcesSubDir(fg.properties.Srcs, fg.properties.Exclude_srcs, String(fg.properties.Path))
 }
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 1e6cc83..64fbdac 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@
 	Recovery *bool
 
 	// init.rc files to be installed if this module is installed
-	Init_rc []string
+	Init_rc []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// VINTF manifest fragments to be installed if this module is installed
-	Vintf_fragments []string
+	Vintf_fragments []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// names of other modules to install if this module is installed
 	Required []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// relative path to a file to include in the list of notices for the device
-	Notice *string
+	Notice *string `android:"path"`
 
 	Dist struct {
 		// copy the output of this module to the $DIST_DIR when `dist` is specified on the
@@ -1358,6 +1358,8 @@
 
 // Adds necessary dependencies to satisfy filegroup or generated sources modules listed in srcFiles
 // using ":module" syntax, if any.
+//
+// Deprecated: tag the property with `android:"path"` instead.
 func ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext, srcFiles []string) {
 	var deps []string
 	set := make(map[string]bool)
@@ -1378,6 +1380,8 @@
 
 // Adds necessary dependencies to satisfy filegroup or generated sources modules specified in s
 // using ":module" syntax, if any.
+//
+// Deprecated: tag the property with `android:"path"` instead.
 func ExtractSourceDeps(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext, s *string) {
 	if s != nil {
 		if m := SrcIsModule(*s); m != "" {
@@ -1390,14 +1394,14 @@
 	Srcs() Paths
 }
 
-// Returns a list of paths expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.
-// ExtractSourcesDeps must have already been called during the dependency resolution phase.
+// Returns a list of paths expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.  The property must
+// be tagged with `android:"path" to support automatic source module dependency resolution.
 func (ctx *androidModuleContext) ExpandSources(srcFiles, excludes []string) Paths {
 	return ctx.ExpandSourcesSubDir(srcFiles, excludes, "")
 }
 
-// Returns a single path expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.
-// ExtractSourceDeps must have already been called during the dependency resolution phase.
+// Returns a single path expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.  The property must
+// be tagged with `android:"path" to support automatic source module dependency resolution.
 func (ctx *androidModuleContext) ExpandSource(srcFile, prop string) Path {
 	srcFiles := ctx.ExpandSourcesSubDir([]string{srcFile}, nil, "")
 	if len(srcFiles) == 1 {
@@ -1416,8 +1420,8 @@
 }
 
 // Returns an optional single path expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax if
-// the srcFile is non-nil.
-// ExtractSourceDeps must have already been called during the dependency resolution phase.
+// the srcFile is non-nil.  The property must be tagged with `android:"path" to support automatic source module
+// dependency resolution.
 func (ctx *androidModuleContext) ExpandOptionalSource(srcFile *string, prop string) OptionalPath {
 	if srcFile != nil {
 		return OptionalPathForPath(ctx.ExpandSource(*srcFile, prop))
diff --git a/android/mutator.go b/android/mutator.go
index cd1a2d5..6c9f17a 100644
--- a/android/mutator.go
+++ b/android/mutator.go
@@ -212,11 +212,6 @@
 func depsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if m, ok := ctx.Module().(Module); ok && m.Enabled() {
 		m.DepsMutator(ctx)
-
-		// For filegroup-based notice file references.
-		if m.base().commonProperties.Notice != nil {
-			ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, m.base().commonProperties.Notice)
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/android/prebuilt.go b/android/prebuilt.go
index 47c5cf5..ea4870d 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt.go
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@
 		} else {
 			m.SkipInstall()
 		}
-		if len(*p.srcs) > 0 {
-			ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, &(*p.srcs)[0])
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_etc.go b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
index c58cc4f..6c8fb31 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt_etc.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 type prebuiltEtcProperties struct {
 	// Source file of this prebuilt.
-	Src *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Src *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// optional subdirectory under which this file is installed into
 	Sub_dir *string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@
 	if p.properties.Src == nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("src", "missing prebuilt source file")
 	}
-
-	// To support ":modulename" in src
-	ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, p.properties.Src)
 }
 
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) SourceFilePath(ctx ModuleContext) Path {
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_test.go b/android/prebuilt_test.go
index b30ca1a..319c15d 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt_test.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt_test.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 	ModuleBase
 	prebuilt   Prebuilt
 	properties struct {
-		Srcs []string
+		Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/android/sh_binary.go b/android/sh_binary.go
index 3915193..eaedc9f 100644
--- a/android/sh_binary.go
+++ b/android/sh_binary.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 type shBinaryProperties struct {
 	// Source file of this prebuilt.
-	Src *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Src *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// optional subdirectory under which this file is installed into
 	Sub_dir *string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@
 	if s.properties.Src == nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("src", "missing prebuilt source file")
 	}
-
-	// To support ":modulename" in src
-	ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, s.properties.Src)
 }
 
 func (s *ShBinary) SourceFilePath(ctx ModuleContext) Path {