diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 2ac9a45..4b77bea 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 	// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 	// runtime APEX.
 	translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
-	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !ctx.Host() && ctx.directlyInAnyApex() &&
+	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !ctx.Host() && !ctx.isSdkVariant() &&
 		!translatedArch && ctx.apexVariationName() == "" && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() &&
 		!ctx.inVendorRamdisk() {
 
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 76d01a5..bd91964 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@
 	apexSdkVersion() android.ApiLevel
 	bootstrap() bool
 	nativeCoverage() bool
-	directlyInAnyApex() bool
 	isPreventInstall() bool
 	isCfiAssemblySupportEnabled() bool
 	getSharedFlags() *SharedFlags
@@ -1692,10 +1691,6 @@
 	return ctx.mod.nativeCoverage()
 }
 
-func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) directlyInAnyApex() bool {
-	return ctx.mod.DirectlyInAnyApex()
-}
-
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) isPreventInstall() bool {
 	return ctx.mod.Properties.PreventInstall
 }
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 17f45a3..c97dbf9 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1750,21 +1750,17 @@
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 	if library.shared() {
-		if library.hasStubsVariants() && !ctx.Host() && ctx.directlyInAnyApex() {
+		translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
+		if library.hasStubsVariants() && !ctx.Host() && !ctx.isSdkVariant() &&
+			InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !library.buildStubs() &&
+			!translatedArch && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inVendorRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
 			// Bionic libraries (e.g. libc.so) is installed to the bootstrap subdirectory.
 			// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 			// runtime APEX.
-			translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
-			if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !library.buildStubs() &&
-				!translatedArch && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inVendorRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
-				if ctx.Device() {
-					library.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
-				}
-				library.baseInstaller.subDir = "bootstrap"
+			if ctx.Device() {
+				library.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
 			}
-		} else if ctx.directlyInAnyApex() && ctx.IsLlndk() && !isBionic(ctx.baseModuleName()) {
-			// Skip installing LLNDK (non-bionic) libraries moved to APEX.
-			ctx.Module().HideFromMake()
+			library.baseInstaller.subDir = "bootstrap"
 		}
 
 		library.baseInstaller.install(ctx, file)