diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index d04e97c..b9e236c 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -716,11 +716,7 @@
 	apexInfo, _ := android.ModuleProvider(ctx, android.ApexInfoProvider)
 	isJacocoAgent := ctx.ModuleName() == "jacocoagent"
 
-	isApexVariantSdkLibImplLib := j.SdkLibraryName() != nil &&
-		strings.HasSuffix(j.Name(), ".impl") &&
-		len(apexInfo.InApexVariants) > 0
-
-	if (j.DirectlyInAnyApex() || isApexVariantSdkLibImplLib) && !isJacocoAgent && !apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
+	if j.DirectlyInAnyApex() && !isJacocoAgent && !apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
 		if !inList(ctx.ModuleName(), config.InstrumentFrameworkModules) {
 			return true
 		} else if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("EMMA_INSTRUMENT_FRAMEWORK") {
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 8c91288..72eb6e3 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1506,6 +1506,12 @@
 
 var _ android.InstallNeededDependencyTag = sdkLibraryComponentTag{}
 
+// To satisfy the CopyDirectlyInAnyApexTag interface. Implementation library of the sdk library
+// in an apex is considered to be directly in the apex, as if it was listed in java_libs.
+func (t sdkLibraryComponentTag) CopyDirectlyInAnyApex() {}
+
+var _ android.CopyDirectlyInAnyApexTag = implLibraryTag
+
 func (t sdkLibraryComponentTag) InstallDepNeeded() bool {
 	return t.name == "xml-permissions-file" || t.name == "impl-library"
 }