diff --git a/android/sdk.go b/android/sdk.go
index 9592456..0adfd89 100644
--- a/android/sdk.go
+++ b/android/sdk.go
@@ -302,9 +302,7 @@
 }
 
 // SdkMemberTypeDependencyTag is the interface that a tag must implement in order to allow the
-// dependent module to be automatically added to the sdk. In order for this to work the
-// SdkMemberType of the depending module must return true from
-// SdkMemberType.HasTransitiveSdkMembers.
+// dependent module to be automatically added to the sdk.
 type SdkMemberTypeDependencyTag interface {
 	blueprint.DependencyTag
 
@@ -385,13 +383,6 @@
 	// True if the member type supports the sdk/sdk_snapshot, false otherwise.
 	UsableWithSdkAndSdkSnapshot() bool
 
-	// Return true if modules of this type can have dependencies which should be
-	// treated as if they are sdk members.
-	//
-	// Any dependency that is to be treated as a member of the sdk needs to implement
-	// SdkAware and be added with an SdkMemberTypeDependencyTag tag.
-	HasTransitiveSdkMembers() bool
-
 	// Return true if prebuilt host artifacts may be specific to the host OS. Only
 	// applicable to modules where HostSupported() is true. If this is true,
 	// snapshots will list each host OS variant explicitly and disable all other
@@ -457,10 +448,9 @@
 
 // Base type for SdkMemberType implementations.
 type SdkMemberTypeBase struct {
-	PropertyName         string
-	SupportsSdk          bool
-	TransitiveSdkMembers bool
-	HostOsDependent      bool
+	PropertyName    string
+	SupportsSdk     bool
+	HostOsDependent bool
 }
 
 func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) SdkPropertyName() string {
@@ -471,10 +461,6 @@
 	return b.SupportsSdk
 }
 
-func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) HasTransitiveSdkMembers() bool {
-	return b.TransitiveSdkMembers
-}
-
 func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) IsHostOsDependent() bool {
 	return b.HostOsDependent
 }