diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 3f56047..c27eed6 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -143,17 +143,18 @@
 	bp = bp + java.GatherRequiredDepsForTest()
 
 	fs := map[string][]byte{
-		"a.java":                                              nil,
-		"PrebuiltAppFoo.apk":                                  nil,
-		"PrebuiltAppFooPriv.apk":                              nil,
-		"build/make/target/product/security":                  nil,
-		"apex_manifest.json":                                  nil,
-		"AndroidManifest.xml":                                 nil,
-		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex-file_contexts":           nil,
-		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex.updatable-file_contexts": nil,
-		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex2-file_contexts":          nil,
-		"system/sepolicy/apex/otherapex-file_contexts":        nil,
-		"system/sepolicy/apex/com.android.vndk-file_contexts": nil,
+		"a.java":                                                      nil,
+		"PrebuiltAppFoo.apk":                                          nil,
+		"PrebuiltAppFooPriv.apk":                                      nil,
+		"build/make/target/product/security":                          nil,
+		"apex_manifest.json":                                          nil,
+		"AndroidManifest.xml":                                         nil,
+		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex-file_contexts":                   nil,
+		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex.updatable-file_contexts":         nil,
+		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex2-file_contexts":                  nil,
+		"system/sepolicy/apex/otherapex-file_contexts":                nil,
+		"system/sepolicy/apex/com.android.vndk-file_contexts":         nil,
+		"system/sepolicy/apex/com.android.vndk.current-file_contexts": nil,
 		"mylib.cpp":                                  nil,
 		"mytest.cpp":                                 nil,
 		"mytest1.cpp":                                nil,
@@ -3237,12 +3238,12 @@
 func TestVndkApexCurrent(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
-			key: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
+			key: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
 			private_key: "testkey.pem",
 		}
@@ -3257,7 +3258,7 @@
 			},
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
-			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.current" ],
 		}
 
 		cc_library {
@@ -3271,11 +3272,11 @@
 			},
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
-			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.current" ],
 		}
 	`+vndkLibrariesTxtFiles("current"))
 
-	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_image", []string{
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image", []string{
 		"lib/libvndk.so",
 		"lib/libvndksp.so",
 		"lib/libc++.so",
@@ -3293,12 +3294,12 @@
 func TestVndkApexWithPrebuilt(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
-			key: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
+			key: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
 			private_key: "testkey.pem",
 		}
@@ -3313,7 +3314,7 @@
 			},
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
-			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.current" ],
 		}
 
 		cc_prebuilt_library_shared {
@@ -3332,15 +3333,14 @@
 			},
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
-			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.current" ],
 		}
 		`+vndkLibrariesTxtFiles("current"),
 		withFiles(map[string][]byte{
 			"libvndk.so":     nil,
 			"libvndk.arm.so": nil,
 		}))
-
-	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_image", []string{
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image", []string{
 		"lib/libvndk.so",
 		"lib/libvndk.arm.so",
 		"lib64/libvndk.so",
@@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@
 func TestVndkApexVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex_v27",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.v27",
 			key: "myapex.key",
 			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
 			vndk_version: "27",
@@ -3406,7 +3406,7 @@
 					srcs: ["libvndk27_arm64.so"],
 				},
 			},
-			apex_available: [ "myapex_v27" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.v27" ],
 		}
 
 		vndk_prebuilt_shared {
@@ -3435,70 +3435,22 @@
 			"libvndk27_x86_64.so": nil,
 		}))
 
-	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex_v27", "android_common_image", []string{
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.v27", "android_common_image", []string{
 		"lib/libvndk27_arm.so",
 		"lib64/libvndk27_arm64.so",
 		"etc/*",
 	})
 }
 
-func TestVndkApexErrorWithDuplicateVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	testApexError(t, `module "myapex_v27.*" .*: vndk_version: 27 is already defined in "myapex_v27.*"`, `
-		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex_v27",
-			key: "myapex.key",
-			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
-			vndk_version: "27",
-		}
-		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex_v27_other",
-			key: "myapex.key",
-			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
-			vndk_version: "27",
-		}
-
-		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
-			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
-			private_key: "testkey.pem",
-		}
-
-		cc_library {
-			name: "libvndk",
-			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
-			vendor_available: true,
-			product_available: true,
-			vndk: {
-				enabled: true,
-			},
-			system_shared_libs: [],
-			stl: "none",
-		}
-
-		vndk_prebuilt_shared {
-			name: "libvndk",
-			version: "27",
-			vendor_available: true,
-			product_available: true,
-			vndk: {
-				enabled: true,
-			},
-			srcs: ["libvndk.so"],
-		}
-	`, withFiles(map[string][]byte{
-		"libvndk.so": nil,
-	}))
-}
-
 func TestVndkApexNameRule(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
 			key: "myapex.key",
 			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
 		}
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex_v28",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.v28",
 			key: "myapex.key",
 			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
 			vndk_version: "28",
@@ -3517,20 +3469,20 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	assertApexName("com.android.vndk.vVER", "myapex")
-	assertApexName("com.android.vndk.v28", "myapex_v28")
+	assertApexName("com.android.vndk.vVER", "com.android.vndk.current")
+	assertApexName("com.android.vndk.v28", "com.android.vndk.v28")
 }
 
 func TestVndkApexSkipsNativeBridgeSupportedModules(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
-			key: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
+			key: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
 			private_key: "testkey.pem",
 		}
@@ -3547,11 +3499,12 @@
 			},
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
-			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.current" ],
 		}
-		`+vndkLibrariesTxtFiles("current"), withNativeBridgeEnabled)
+		`+vndkLibrariesTxtFiles("current"),
+		withNativeBridgeEnabled)
 
-	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_image", []string{
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image", []string{
 		"lib/libvndk.so",
 		"lib64/libvndk.so",
 		"lib/libc++.so",
@@ -3561,16 +3514,16 @@
 }
 
 func TestVndkApexDoesntSupportNativeBridgeSupported(t *testing.T) {
-	testApexError(t, `module "myapex" .*: native_bridge_supported: .* doesn't support native bridge binary`, `
+	testApexError(t, `module "com.android.vndk.current" .*: native_bridge_supported: .* doesn't support native bridge binary`, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
-			key: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
+			key: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
 			private_key: "testkey.pem",
 		}
@@ -3594,7 +3547,7 @@
 func TestVndkApexWithBinder32(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex_v27",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.v27",
 			key: "myapex.key",
 			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
 			vndk_version: "27",
@@ -3637,7 +3590,7 @@
 					srcs: ["libvndk27binder32.so"],
 				}
 			},
-			apex_available: [ "myapex_v27" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.v27" ],
 		}
 		`+vndkLibrariesTxtFiles("27"),
 		withFiles(map[string][]byte{
@@ -3653,7 +3606,7 @@
 		}),
 	)
 
-	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex_v27", "android_common_image", []string{
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.v27", "android_common_image", []string{
 		"lib/libvndk27binder32.so",
 		"etc/*",
 	})
@@ -3662,13 +3615,13 @@
 func TestVndkApexShouldNotProvideNativeLibs(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
-			key: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
+			key: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			file_contexts: ":myapex-file_contexts",
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
 			private_key: "testkey.pem",
 		}
@@ -3689,7 +3642,7 @@
 		"libz.map.txt": nil,
 	}))
 
-	apexManifestRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_image").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	apexManifestRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image").Rule("apexManifestRule")
 	provideNativeLibs := names(apexManifestRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
 	ensureListEmpty(t, provideNativeLibs)
 }
diff --git a/apex/vndk.go b/apex/vndk.go
index f4b12b5..75c0fb0 100644
--- a/apex/vndk.go
+++ b/apex/vndk.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/cc"
@@ -60,17 +59,6 @@
 	Vndk_version *string
 }
 
-var (
-	vndkApexListKey   = android.NewOnceKey("vndkApexList")
-	vndkApexListMutex sync.Mutex
-)
-
-func vndkApexList(config android.Config) map[string]string {
-	return config.Once(vndkApexListKey, func() interface{} {
-		return map[string]string{}
-	}).(map[string]string)
-}
-
 func apexVndkMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
 	if ab, ok := mctx.Module().(*apexBundle); ok && ab.vndkApex {
 		if ab.IsNativeBridgeSupported() {
@@ -80,15 +68,6 @@
 		vndkVersion := ab.vndkVersion(mctx.DeviceConfig())
 		// Ensure VNDK APEX mount point is formatted as com.android.vndk.v###
 		ab.properties.Apex_name = proptools.StringPtr(vndkApexNamePrefix + vndkVersion)
-
-		// vndk_version should be unique
-		vndkApexListMutex.Lock()
-		defer vndkApexListMutex.Unlock()
-		vndkApexList := vndkApexList(mctx.Config())
-		if other, ok := vndkApexList[vndkVersion]; ok {
-			mctx.PropertyErrorf("vndk_version", "%v is already defined in %q", vndkVersion, other)
-		}
-		vndkApexList[vndkVersion] = mctx.ModuleName()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -99,9 +78,16 @@
 		if vndkVersion == "" {
 			vndkVersion = mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion()
 		}
-		vndkApexList := vndkApexList(mctx.Config())
-		if vndkApex, ok := vndkApexList[vndkVersion]; ok {
-			mctx.AddReverseDependency(mctx.Module(), sharedLibTag, vndkApex)
+		if vndkVersion == mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion() {
+			vndkVersion = "current"
+		} else {
+			vndkVersion = "v" + vndkVersion
+		}
+
+		vndkApexName := "com.android.vndk." + vndkVersion
+
+		if mctx.OtherModuleExists(vndkApexName) {
+			mctx.AddReverseDependency(mctx.Module(), sharedLibTag, vndkApexName)
 		}
 	} else if a, ok := mctx.Module().(*apexBundle); ok && a.vndkApex {
 		vndkVersion := proptools.StringDefault(a.vndkProperties.Vndk_version, "current")
diff --git a/apex/vndk_test.go b/apex/vndk_test.go
index ccf4e57..74a79e1 100644
--- a/apex/vndk_test.go
+++ b/apex/vndk_test.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 func TestVndkApexForVndkLite(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
-			key: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
+			key: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex.key",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current.key",
 			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
 			private_key: "testkey.pem",
 		}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			},
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
-			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.current" ],
 		}
 
 		cc_library {
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
 			},
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
-			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			apex_available: [ "com.android.vndk.current" ],
 		}
 	`+vndkLibrariesTxtFiles("current"), func(fs map[string][]byte, config android.Config) {
 		config.TestProductVariables.DeviceVndkVersion = proptools.StringPtr("")
 	})
 	// VNDK-Lite contains only core variants of VNDK-Sp libraries
-	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_image", []string{
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image", []string{
 		"lib/libvndksp.so",
 		"lib/libc++.so",
 		"lib64/libvndksp.so",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 func TestVndkApexUsesVendorVariant(t *testing.T) {
 	bp := `
 		apex_vndk {
-			name: "myapex",
+			name: "com.android.vndk.current",
 			key: "mykey",
 		}
 		apex_key {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 				return
 			}
 		}
-		t.Fail()
+		t.Errorf("expected path %q not found", path)
 	}
 
 	t.Run("VNDK lib doesn't have an apex variant", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// VNDK APEX doesn't create apex variant
-		files := getFiles(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_image")
+		files := getFiles(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image")
 		ensureFileSrc(t, files, "lib/libfoo.so", "libfoo/android_vendor.VER_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/libfoo.so")
 	})
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 			config.TestProductVariables.ProductVndkVersion = proptools.StringPtr("current")
 		})
 
-		files := getFiles(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_image")
+		files := getFiles(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image")
 		ensureFileSrc(t, files, "lib/libfoo.so", "libfoo/android_vendor.VER_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/libfoo.so")
 	})
 
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@
 			config.TestProductVariables.Native_coverage = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 		})
 
-		files := getFiles(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_image")
+		files := getFiles(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_image")
 		ensureFileSrc(t, files, "lib/libfoo.so", "libfoo/android_vendor.VER_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/libfoo.so")
 
-		files = getFiles(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_cov_image")
+		files = getFiles(t, ctx, "com.android.vndk.current", "android_common_cov_image")
 		ensureFileSrc(t, files, "lib/libfoo.so", "libfoo/android_vendor.VER_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared_cov/libfoo.so")
 	})
 }