diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index c30632e..3f13e59 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 	Resource_dirs []string
 
 	// list of zip files containing Android resources.
-	Resource_zips []string
+	Resource_zips []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// path to AndroidManifest.xml.  If unset, defaults to "AndroidManifest.xml".
-	Manifest *string
+	Manifest *string `android:"path"`
 }
 
 type aapt struct {
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@
 	if sdkDep.frameworkResModule != "" {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, frameworkResTag, sdkDep.frameworkResModule)
 	}
-
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, a.aaptProperties.Resource_zips)
 }
 
 func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext, extraLinkFlags ...string) {
@@ -406,7 +404,7 @@
 //
 
 type AARImportProperties struct {
-	Aars []string
+	Aars []string `android:"path"`
 
 	Sdk_version     *string
 	Min_sdk_version *string
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 2ff6c98..8a422fc 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -459,9 +459,6 @@
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidTest) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, a.testProperties.Test_config)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, a.testProperties.Test_config_template)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, a.testProperties.Data)
 	a.AndroidApp.DepsMutator(ctx)
 	if a.appTestProperties.Instrumentation_for != nil {
 		// The android_app dependency listed in instrumentation_for needs to be added to the classpath for javac,
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 5611791..777cd9c 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 type JavadocProperties struct {
 	// list of source files used to compile the Java module.  May be .java, .logtags, .proto,
 	// or .aidl files.
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of directories rooted at the Android.bp file that will
 	// be added to the search paths for finding source files when passing package names.
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the Java module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
 	// filegroup or genrule can be included within this property.
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of java libraries that will be in the classpath.
 	Libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 	Java_version *string
 
 	// local files that are used within user customized droiddoc options.
-	Arg_files []string
+	Arg_files []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// user customized droiddoc args.
 	// Available variables for substitution:
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@
 type ApiToCheck struct {
 	// path to the API txt file that the new API extracted from source code is checked
 	// against. The path can be local to the module or from other module (via :module syntax).
-	Api_file *string
+	Api_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// path to the API txt file that the new @removed API extractd from source code is
 	// checked against. The path can be local to the module or from other module (via
 	// :module syntax).
-	Removed_api_file *string
+	Removed_api_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Arguments to the apicheck tool.
 	Args *string
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@
 
 	// proofread file contains all of the text content of the javadocs concatenated into one file,
 	// suitable for spell-checking and other goodness.
-	Proofread_file *string
+	Proofread_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// a todo file lists the program elements that are missing documentation.
 	// At some point, this might be improved to show more warnings.
-	Todo_file *string
+	Todo_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// directory under current module source that provide additional resources (images).
 	Resourcesdir *string
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@
 	Write_sdk_values *bool
 
 	// index.html under current module will be copied to docs out dir, if not null.
-	Static_doc_index_redirect *string
+	Static_doc_index_redirect *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// source.properties under current module will be copied to docs out dir, if not null.
-	Static_doc_properties *string
+	Static_doc_properties *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// a list of files under current module source dir which contains known tags in Java sources.
 	// filegroup or genrule can be included within this property.
-	Knowntags []string
+	Knowntags []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// the tag name used to distinguish if the API files belong to public/system/test.
 	Api_tag_name *string
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// user can specify the version of previous released API file in order to do compatibility check.
-	Previous_api *string
+	Previous_api *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// is set to true, Metalava will allow framework SDK to contain annotations.
 	Annotations_enabled *bool
@@ -556,14 +556,6 @@
 	if j.properties.Srcs_lib != nil {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, srcsLibTag, *j.properties.Srcs_lib)
 	}
-
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Srcs)
-
-	// exclude_srcs may contain filegroup or genrule.
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Exclude_srcs)
-
-	// arg_files may contains filegroup or genrule.
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Arg_files)
 }
 
 func (j *Javadoc) genWhitelistPathPrefixes(whitelistPathPrefixes map[string]bool) {
@@ -873,27 +865,6 @@
 	if String(d.properties.Custom_template) != "" {
 		ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), droiddocTemplateTag, String(d.properties.Custom_template))
 	}
-
-	// knowntags may contain filegroup or genrule.
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, d.properties.Knowntags)
-
-	if String(d.properties.Static_doc_index_redirect) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Static_doc_index_redirect)
-	}
-
-	if String(d.properties.Static_doc_properties) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Static_doc_properties)
-	}
-
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Current, "current") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Removed_api_file)
-	}
-
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released, "last_released") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file)
-	}
 }
 
 func (d *Droiddoc) initBuilderFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext, implicits *android.Paths,
@@ -1318,20 +1289,6 @@
 		ignoreMissingModules(ctx, &d.properties.Check_api.Last_released)
 	}
 
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Current, "current") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Removed_api_file)
-	}
-
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released, "last_released") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file)
-	}
-
-	if String(d.properties.Previous_api) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Previous_api)
-	}
-
 	if len(d.properties.Merge_annotations_dirs) != 0 {
 		for _, mergeAnnotationsDir := range d.properties.Merge_annotations_dirs {
 			ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), metalavaMergeAnnotationsDirTag, mergeAnnotationsDir)
@@ -1344,13 +1301,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if String(d.properties.Validate_nullability_from_list) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Validate_nullability_from_list)
-	}
-	if String(d.properties.Check_nullability_warnings) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_nullability_warnings)
-	}
-
 	if len(d.properties.Api_levels_annotations_dirs) != 0 {
 		for _, apiLevelsAnnotationsDir := range d.properties.Api_levels_annotations_dirs {
 			ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), metalavaAPILevelsAnnotationsDirTag, apiLevelsAnnotationsDir)
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 0e1ae23..dcd6dbe 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
 type CompilerProperties struct {
 	// list of source files used to compile the Java module.  May be .java, .logtags, .proto,
 	// or .aidl files.
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the Java module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of directories containing Java resources
 	Java_resource_dirs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@
 	Exclude_java_resource_dirs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of files to use as Java resources
-	Java_resources []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Java_resources []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of files that should be excluded from java_resources and java_resource_dirs
-	Exclude_java_resources []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_java_resources []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// don't build against the default libraries (bootclasspath, ext, and framework for device
 	// targets)
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@
 	Static_libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// manifest file to be included in resulting jar
-	Manifest *string
+	Manifest *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// if not blank, run jarjar using the specified rules file
-	Jarjar_rules *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Jarjar_rules *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// If not blank, set the java version passed to javac as -source and -target
 	Java_version *string
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
 	Openjdk9 struct {
 		// List of source files that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
-		Srcs []string
+		Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 		// List of javac flags that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
 		Javacflags []string
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	Instrument bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
 	// List of files to include in the META-INF/services folder of the resulting jar.
-	Services []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Services []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 }
 
 type CompilerDeviceProperties struct {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 		Proguard_flags []string
 
 		// Specifies the locations of files containing proguard flags.
-		Proguard_flags_files []string
+		Proguard_flags_files []string `android:"path"`
 	}
 
 	// When targeting 1.9, override the modules to use with --system
@@ -478,13 +478,6 @@
 		{Mutator: "arch", Variation: ctx.Config().BuildOsCommonVariant},
 	}, pluginTag, j.properties.Plugins...)
 
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Srcs)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Exclude_srcs)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Java_resources)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.properties.Manifest)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.properties.Jarjar_rules)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Services)
-
 	if j.hasSrcExt(".proto") {
 		protoDeps(ctx, &j.protoProperties)
 	}
@@ -1530,15 +1523,15 @@
 
 	// the name of the test configuration (for example "AndroidTest.xml") that should be
 	// installed with the module.
-	Test_config *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// the name of the test configuration template (for example "AndroidTestTemplate.xml") that
 	// should be installed with the module.
-	Test_config_template *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config_template *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of files or filegroup modules that provide data that should be installed alongside
 	// the test
-	Data []string
+	Data []string `android:"path"`
 }
 
 type Test struct {
@@ -1557,13 +1550,6 @@
 	j.Library.GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
 }
 
-func (j *Test) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	j.deps(ctx)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.testProperties.Test_config)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.testProperties.Test_config_template)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.testProperties.Data)
-}
-
 // java_test builds a and links sources into a `.jar` file for the device, and possibly for the host as well, and
 // creates an `AndroidTest.xml` file to allow running the test with `atest` or a `TEST_MAPPING` file.
 //
@@ -1614,7 +1600,7 @@
 
 type binaryProperties struct {
 	// installable script to execute the resulting jar
-	Wrapper *string
+	Wrapper *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Name of the class containing main to be inserted into the manifest as Main-Class.
 	Main_class *string
@@ -1670,8 +1656,6 @@
 func (j *Binary) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if ctx.Arch().ArchType == android.Common {
 		j.deps(ctx)
-	} else {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.binaryProperties.Wrapper)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1724,7 +1708,7 @@
 //
 
 type ImportProperties struct {
-	Jars []string
+	Jars []string `android:"path"`
 
 	Sdk_version *string
 
@@ -1775,7 +1759,6 @@
 }
 
 func (j *Import) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Jars)
 	ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, j.properties.Libs...)
 }