diff --git a/android/rule_builder.go b/android/rule_builder.go
index a157386..83f8b99 100644
--- a/android/rule_builder.go
+++ b/android/rule_builder.go
@@ -488,21 +488,15 @@
 		Inputs(depFiles.Paths())
 }
 
-// BuildWithNinjaVars adds the built command line to the build graph, with dependencies on Inputs and Tools, and output files for
-// Outputs. This function will not escape Ninja variables, so it may be used to write sandbox manifests using Ninja variables.
-func (r *RuleBuilder) BuildWithUnescapedNinjaVars(name string, desc string) {
-	r.build(name, desc, false)
-}
-
 // Build adds the built command line to the build graph, with dependencies on Inputs and Tools, and output files for
 // Outputs.
 func (r *RuleBuilder) Build(name string, desc string) {
-	r.build(name, desc, true)
+	r.build(name, desc)
 }
 
 var sandboxEnvOnceKey = NewOnceKey("sandbox_environment_variables")
 
-func (r *RuleBuilder) build(name string, desc string, ninjaEscapeCommandString bool) {
+func (r *RuleBuilder) build(name string, desc string) {
 	name = ninjaNameEscape(name)
 
 	if len(r.missingDeps) > 0 {
@@ -765,30 +759,7 @@
 		if err != nil {
 			ReportPathErrorf(r.ctx, "sbox manifest failed to marshal: %q", err)
 		}
-		if ninjaEscapeCommandString {
-			WriteFileRule(r.ctx, r.sboxManifestPath, string(pbText))
-		} else {
-			// We need  to have a rule to write files that is
-			// defined on the RuleBuilder's pctx in order to
-			// write Ninja variables in the string.
-			// The WriteFileRule function above rule can only write
-			// raw strings because it is defined on the android
-			// package's pctx, and it can't access variables defined
-			// in another context.
-			r.ctx.Build(r.pctx, BuildParams{
-				Rule: r.ctx.Rule(r.pctx, "unescapedWriteFile", blueprint.RuleParams{
-					Command:        `rm -rf ${out} && cat ${out}.rsp > ${out}`,
-					Rspfile:        "${out}.rsp",
-					RspfileContent: "${content}",
-					Description:    "write file",
-				}, "content"),
-				Output:      r.sboxManifestPath,
-				Description: "write sbox manifest " + r.sboxManifestPath.Base(),
-				Args: map[string]string{
-					"content": string(pbText),
-				},
-			})
-		}
+		WriteFileRule(r.ctx, r.sboxManifestPath, string(pbText))
 
 		// Generate a new string to use as the command line of the sbox rule.  This uses
 		// a RuleBuilderCommand as a convenience method of building the command line, then
@@ -882,9 +853,7 @@
 		pool = localPool
 	}
 
-	if ninjaEscapeCommandString {
-		commandString = proptools.NinjaEscape(commandString)
-	}
+	commandString = proptools.NinjaEscape(commandString)
 
 	args_vars := make([]string, len(r.args))
 	i := 0
diff --git a/android/rule_builder_test.go b/android/rule_builder_test.go
index 6a8a964..e1a1e08 100644
--- a/android/rule_builder_test.go
+++ b/android/rule_builder_test.go
@@ -475,10 +475,9 @@
 		Srcs  []string
 		Flags []string
 
-		Restat              bool
-		Sbox                bool
-		Sbox_inputs         bool
-		Unescape_ninja_vars bool
+		Restat      bool
+		Sbox        bool
+		Sbox_inputs bool
 	}
 }
 
@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@
 
 	testRuleBuilder_Build(ctx, in, implicit, orderOnly, validation, t.properties.Flags,
 		out, outDep, outDir,
-		manifestPath, t.properties.Restat, t.properties.Sbox, t.properties.Sbox_inputs, t.properties.Unescape_ninja_vars,
+		manifestPath, t.properties.Restat, t.properties.Sbox, t.properties.Sbox_inputs,
 		rspFile, rspFileContents, rspFile2, rspFileContents2)
 }
 
@@ -523,14 +522,14 @@
 	manifestPath := PathForOutput(ctx, "singleton/sbox.textproto")
 
 	testRuleBuilder_Build(ctx, in, implicit, orderOnly, validation, nil, out, outDep, outDir,
-		manifestPath, true, false, false, false,
+		manifestPath, true, false, false,
 		rspFile, rspFileContents, rspFile2, rspFileContents2)
 }
 
 func testRuleBuilder_Build(ctx BuilderContext, in Paths, implicit, orderOnly, validation Path,
 	flags []string,
 	out, outDep, outDir, manifestPath WritablePath,
-	restat, sbox, sboxInputs, unescapeNinjaVars bool,
+	restat, sbox, sboxInputs bool,
 	rspFile WritablePath, rspFileContents Paths, rspFile2 WritablePath, rspFileContents2 Paths) {
 
 	rule := NewRuleBuilder(pctx_ruleBuilderTest, ctx)
@@ -558,11 +557,7 @@
 		rule.Restat()
 	}
 
-	if unescapeNinjaVars {
-		rule.BuildWithUnescapedNinjaVars("rule", "desc")
-	} else {
-		rule.Build("rule", "desc")
-	}
+	rule.Build("rule", "desc")
 }
 
 var prepareForRuleBuilderTest = FixtureRegisterWithContext(func(ctx RegistrationContext) {
@@ -777,48 +772,3 @@
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestRuleBuilderWithNinjaVarEscaping(t *testing.T) {
-	bp := `
-		rule_builder_test {
-			name: "foo_sbox_escaped",
-			flags: ["${cmdFlags}"],
-			sbox: true,
-			sbox_inputs: true,
-		}
-		rule_builder_test {
-			name: "foo_sbox_unescaped",
-			flags: ["${cmdFlags}"],
-			sbox: true,
-			sbox_inputs: true,
-			unescape_ninja_vars: true,
-		}
-	`
-	result := GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForRuleBuilderTest,
-		FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp),
-	).RunTest(t)
-
-	escapedNinjaMod := result.ModuleForTests("foo_sbox_escaped", "").Output("sbox.textproto")
-	AssertStringEquals(t, "expected rule", "android/soong/android.rawFileCopy", escapedNinjaMod.Rule.String())
-	AssertStringDoesContain(
-		t,
-		"",
-		ContentFromFileRuleForTests(t, result.TestContext, escapedNinjaMod),
-		"${cmdFlags}",
-	)
-
-	unescapedNinjaMod := result.ModuleForTests("foo_sbox_unescaped", "").Rule("unescapedWriteFile")
-	AssertStringDoesContain(
-		t,
-		"",
-		unescapedNinjaMod.BuildParams.Args["content"],
-		"${cmdFlags}",
-	)
-	AssertStringDoesNotContain(
-		t,
-		"",
-		unescapedNinjaMod.BuildParams.Args["content"],
-		"$${cmdFlags}",
-	)
-}