diff --git a/java/app_import.go b/java/app_import.go
index c1de667..85b35eb 100644
--- a/java/app_import.go
+++ b/java/app_import.go
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 // This file contains the module implementations for android_app_import and android_test_import.
 
 import (
-	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"reflect"
 
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -177,10 +178,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *AndroidAppImport) isPrebuiltFrameworkRes() bool {
-	return a.Name() == "prebuilt_framework-res"
-}
-
 func (a *AndroidAppImport) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	cert := android.SrcIsModule(String(a.properties.Certificate))
 	if cert != "" {
@@ -197,7 +194,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	a.usesLibrary.deps(ctx, !a.isPrebuiltFrameworkRes())
+	a.usesLibrary.deps(ctx, true)
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidAppImport) uncompressEmbeddedJniLibs(
@@ -243,6 +240,10 @@
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidAppImport) generateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	if a.Name() == "prebuilt_framework-res" {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("prebuilt_framework-res found. This used to have special handling in soong, but was removed due to prebuilt_framework-res no longer existing. This check is to ensure it doesn't come back without readding the special handling.")
+	}
+
 	apexInfo := ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
 	if !apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
 		a.hideApexVariantFromMake = true
@@ -278,14 +279,7 @@
 	var pathFragments []string
 	relInstallPath := String(a.properties.Relative_install_path)
 
-	if a.isPrebuiltFrameworkRes() {
-		// framework-res.apk is installed as system/framework/framework-res.apk
-		if relInstallPath != "" {
-			ctx.PropertyErrorf("relative_install_path", "Relative_install_path cannot be set for framework-res")
-		}
-		pathFragments = []string{"framework"}
-		a.preprocessed = true
-	} else if Bool(a.properties.Privileged) {
+	if Bool(a.properties.Privileged) {
 		pathFragments = []string{"priv-app", relInstallPath, a.BaseModuleName()}
 	} else if ctx.InstallInTestcases() {
 		pathFragments = []string{relInstallPath, a.BaseModuleName(), ctx.DeviceConfig().DeviceArch()}
@@ -323,13 +317,7 @@
 
 	// Sign or align the package if package has not been preprocessed
 
-	if a.isPrebuiltFrameworkRes() {
-		a.outputFile = srcApk
-		a.certificate, certificates = processMainCert(a.ModuleBase, String(a.properties.Certificate), certificates, ctx)
-		if len(certificates) != 1 {
-			ctx.ModuleErrorf("Unexpected number of certificates were extracted: %q", certificates)
-		}
-	} else if a.preprocessed {
+	if a.preprocessed {
 		a.outputFile = srcApk
 		a.certificate = PresignedCertificate
 	} else if !Bool(a.properties.Presigned) {
diff --git a/java/app_import_test.go b/java/app_import_test.go
index 528fffe..8093024 100644
--- a/java/app_import_test.go
+++ b/java/app_import_test.go
@@ -505,67 +505,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAndroidAppImport_frameworkRes(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, _ := testJava(t, `
-		android_app_import {
-			name: "framework-res",
-			certificate: "platform",
-			apk: "package-res.apk",
-			prefer: true,
-			export_package_resources: true,
-			// Disable dexpreopt and verify_uses_libraries check as the app
-			// contains no Java code to be dexpreopted.
-			enforce_uses_libs: false,
-			dex_preopt: {
-				enabled: false,
-			},
-		}
-		`)
-
-	mod := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_framework-res", "android_common").Module()
-	a := mod.(*AndroidAppImport)
-
-	if !a.preprocessed {
-		t.Errorf("prebuilt framework-res is not preprocessed")
-	}
-
-	expectedInstallPath := "out/soong/target/product/test_device/system/framework/framework-res.apk"
-
-	android.AssertPathRelativeToTopEquals(t, "prebuilt framework-res install location", expectedInstallPath, a.dexpreopter.installPath)
-
-	entries := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, ctx, mod)[0]
-
-	expectedPath := "."
-	// From apk property above, in the root of the source tree.
-	expectedPrebuiltModuleFile := "package-res.apk"
-	// Verify that the apk is preprocessed: The export package is the same
-	// as the prebuilt.
-	expectedSoongResourceExportPackage := expectedPrebuiltModuleFile
-
-	actualPath := entries.EntryMap["LOCAL_PATH"]
-	actualPrebuiltModuleFile := entries.EntryMap["LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE"]
-	actualSoongResourceExportPackage := entries.EntryMap["LOCAL_SOONG_RESOURCE_EXPORT_PACKAGE"]
-
-	if len(actualPath) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("LOCAL_PATH incorrect len %d", len(actualPath))
-	} else if actualPath[0] != expectedPath {
-		t.Errorf("LOCAL_PATH mismatch, actual: %s, expected: %s", actualPath[0], expectedPath)
-	}
-
-	if len(actualPrebuiltModuleFile) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE incorrect len %d", len(actualPrebuiltModuleFile))
-	} else if actualPrebuiltModuleFile[0] != expectedPrebuiltModuleFile {
-		t.Errorf("LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE mismatch, actual: %s, expected: %s", actualPrebuiltModuleFile[0], expectedPrebuiltModuleFile)
-	}
-
-	if len(actualSoongResourceExportPackage) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("LOCAL_SOONG_RESOURCE_EXPORT_PACKAGE incorrect len %d", len(actualSoongResourceExportPackage))
-	} else if actualSoongResourceExportPackage[0] != expectedSoongResourceExportPackage {
-		t.Errorf("LOCAL_SOONG_RESOURCE_EXPORT_PACKAGE mismatch, actual: %s, expected: %s", actualSoongResourceExportPackage[0], expectedSoongResourceExportPackage)
-	}
-	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "unexpected LOCAL_SOONG_MODULE_TYPE", "android_app_import", entries.EntryMap["LOCAL_SOONG_MODULE_TYPE"][0])
-}
-
 func TestAndroidAppImport_relativeInstallPath(t *testing.T) {
 	bp := `
 		android_app_import {
@@ -582,13 +521,6 @@
 		}
 
 		android_app_import {
-			name: "framework-res",
-			apk: "prebuilts/apk/app.apk",
-			presigned: true,
-			prefer: true,
-		}
-
-		android_app_import {
 			name: "privileged_relative_install_path",
 			apk: "prebuilts/apk/app.apk",
 			presigned: true,
@@ -612,11 +544,6 @@
 			errorMessage:        "Install path is not correct for app when relative_install_path is present",
 		},
 		{
-			name:                "prebuilt_framework-res",
-			expectedInstallPath: "out/soong/target/product/test_device/system/framework/framework-res.apk",
-			errorMessage:        "Install path is not correct for framework-res",
-		},
-		{
 			name:                "privileged_relative_install_path",
 			expectedInstallPath: "out/soong/target/product/test_device/system/priv-app/my/path/privileged_relative_install_path/privileged_relative_install_path.apk",
 			errorMessage:        "Install path is not correct for privileged app when relative_install_path is present",