diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 946092c..284a19a 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -812,40 +811,6 @@
 	return profile
 }
 
-// generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule generates the rule to create the updatable-bcp-packages.txt file
-// and returns a path to the generated file.
-func generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule(ctx android.ModuleContext, image *bootImageConfig, apexModules []android.Module) android.WritablePath {
-	// Collect `permitted_packages` for updatable boot jars.
-	var updatablePackages []string
-	for _, module := range apexModules {
-		if j, ok := module.(PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars); ok {
-			pp := j.PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars()
-			if len(pp) > 0 {
-				updatablePackages = append(updatablePackages, pp...)
-			} else {
-				ctx.OtherModuleErrorf(module, "Missing permitted_packages")
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Sort updatable packages to ensure deterministic ordering.
-	sort.Strings(updatablePackages)
-
-	updatableBcpPackagesName := "updatable-bcp-packages.txt"
-	updatableBcpPackages := image.dir.Join(ctx, updatableBcpPackagesName)
-
-	// WriteFileRule automatically adds the last end-of-line.
-	android.WriteFileRule(ctx, updatableBcpPackages, strings.Join(updatablePackages, "\n"))
-
-	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
-	rule.Install(updatableBcpPackages, "/system/etc/"+updatableBcpPackagesName)
-	// TODO: Rename `profileInstalls` to `extraInstalls`?
-	// Maybe even move the field out of the bootImageConfig into some higher level type?
-	image.profileInstalls = append(image.profileInstalls, rule.Installs()...)
-
-	return updatableBcpPackages
-}
-
 func dumpOatRules(ctx android.ModuleContext, image *bootImageConfig) {
 	var allPhonies android.Paths
 	for _, image := range image.variants {
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 4a44866..a007ccb 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1173,7 +1173,6 @@
 	Installable *bool
 
 	// If not empty, classes are restricted to the specified packages and their sub-packages.
-	// This information is used to generate the updatable-bcp-packages.txt file.
 	Permitted_packages []string
 
 	// List of shared java libs that this module has dependencies to
diff --git a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
index 36baf7e..9fec08a 100644
--- a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
+++ b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
@@ -424,14 +424,6 @@
 	// Generate the framework profile rule
 	bootFrameworkProfileRule(ctx, imageConfig)
 
-	// If always using prebuilt sdks then do not generate the updatable-bcp-packages.txt file as it
-	// will break because the prebuilts do not yet specify a permitted_packages property.
-	// TODO(b/193889859): Remove when the prebuilts have been updated.
-	if !ctx.Config().AlwaysUsePrebuiltSdks() {
-		// Generate the updatable bootclasspath packages rule.
-		generateUpdatableBcpPackagesRule(ctx, imageConfig, apexModules)
-	}
-
 	// Copy platform module dex jars to their predefined locations.
 	platformBootDexJarsByModule := extractEncodedDexJarsFromModules(ctx, platformModules)
 	copyBootJarsToPredefinedLocations(ctx, platformBootDexJarsByModule, imageConfig.dexPathsByModule)
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 2d8aef7..db72171 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1899,7 +1899,6 @@
 	Compile_dex *bool
 
 	// If not empty, classes are restricted to the specified packages and their sub-packages.
-	// This information is used to generate the updatable-bcp-packages.txt file.
 	Permitted_packages []string
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
index bed2ecf..e1ae474 100644
--- a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
@@ -539,12 +539,6 @@
         snapshot/hiddenapi/index.csv
 			`, rule)
 
-			// Make sure that the permitted packages from the prebuilts end up in the
-			// updatable-bcp-packages.txt file.
-			rule = module.Output("updatable-bcp-packages.txt")
-			expectedContents := `'mybootlib\nmyothersdklibrary\n'`
-			android.AssertStringEquals(t, "updatable-bcp-packages.txt", expectedContents, rule.Args["content"])
-
 			rule = module.Output("out/soong/hiddenapi/hiddenapi-flags.csv.valid")
 			android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "verify-overlaps", rule.RuleParams.Command, " snapshot/hiddenapi/filtered-flags.csv:snapshot/hiddenapi/signature-patterns.csv ")
 		}),