diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index d2c535c..7fb6f50 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2276,16 +2276,13 @@
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf("sh_binaries", "%q is not a sh_binary module", depName)
 			}
 		case bcpfTag:
-			bcpfModule, ok := child.(*java.BootclasspathFragmentModule)
+			_, ok := child.(*java.BootclasspathFragmentModule)
 			if !ok {
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf("bootclasspath_fragments", "%q is not a bootclasspath_fragment module", depName)
 				return false
 			}
 
 			vctx.filesInfo = append(vctx.filesInfo, apexBootclasspathFragmentFiles(ctx, child)...)
-			for _, makeModuleName := range bcpfModule.BootImageDeviceInstallMakeModules() {
-				a.makeModulesToInstall = append(a.makeModulesToInstall, makeModuleName)
-			}
 			return true
 		case sscpfTag:
 			if _, ok := child.(*java.SystemServerClasspathModule); !ok {
@@ -2651,19 +2648,6 @@
 	bootclasspathFragmentInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(module, java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfoProvider).(java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfo)
 	var filesToAdd []apexFile
 
-	// Add the boot image files, e.g. .art, .oat and .vdex files.
-	if bootclasspathFragmentInfo.ShouldInstallBootImageInApex() {
-		for arch, files := range bootclasspathFragmentInfo.AndroidBootImageFilesByArchType() {
-			dirInApex := filepath.Join("javalib", arch.String())
-			for _, f := range files {
-				androidMkModuleName := "javalib_" + arch.String() + "_" + filepath.Base(f.String())
-				// TODO(b/177892522) - consider passing in the bootclasspath fragment module here instead of nil
-				af := newApexFile(ctx, f, androidMkModuleName, dirInApex, etc, nil)
-				filesToAdd = append(filesToAdd, af)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Add classpaths.proto config.
 	if af := apexClasspathFragmentProtoFile(ctx, module); af != nil {
 		filesToAdd = append(filesToAdd, *af)
diff --git a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
index 0a72116..1b52886 100644
--- a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
+++ b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
@@ -115,20 +115,7 @@
 
 	// Make sure that the art-bootclasspath-fragment is using the correct configuration.
 	checkBootclasspathFragment(t, result, "art-bootclasspath-fragment", "android_common_apex10000",
-		"com.android.art:baz,com.android.art:quuz", `
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot.vdex
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot-quuz.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot-quuz.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot-quuz.vdex
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.vdex
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot-quuz.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot-quuz.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot-quuz.vdex
-`)
+		"com.android.art:baz,com.android.art:quuz")
 }
 
 func TestBootclasspathFragments_FragmentDependency(t *testing.T) {
@@ -261,7 +248,7 @@
 	checkAPIScopeStubs("other", otherInfo, java.CorePlatformHiddenAPIScope)
 }
 
-func checkBootclasspathFragment(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult, moduleName, variantName string, expectedConfiguredModules string, expectedBootclasspathFragmentFiles string) {
+func checkBootclasspathFragment(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult, moduleName, variantName string, expectedConfiguredModules string) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	bootclasspathFragment := result.ModuleForTests(moduleName, variantName).Module().(*java.BootclasspathFragmentModule)
@@ -269,19 +256,6 @@
 	bootclasspathFragmentInfo := result.ModuleProvider(bootclasspathFragment, java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfoProvider).(java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfo)
 	modules := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.Modules()
 	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "invalid modules for "+moduleName, expectedConfiguredModules, modules.String())
-
-	// Get a list of all the paths in the boot image sorted by arch type.
-	allPaths := []string{}
-	bootImageFilesByArchType := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.AndroidBootImageFilesByArchType()
-	for _, archType := range android.ArchTypeList() {
-		if paths, ok := bootImageFilesByArchType[archType]; ok {
-			for _, path := range paths {
-				allPaths = append(allPaths, android.NormalizePathForTesting(path))
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	android.AssertTrimmedStringEquals(t, "invalid paths for "+moduleName, expectedBootclasspathFragmentFiles, strings.Join(allPaths, "\n"))
 }
 
 func TestBootclasspathFragmentInArtApex(t *testing.T) {
@@ -420,18 +394,6 @@
 		ensureExactContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
 			"etc/boot-image.prof",
 			"etc/classpaths/bootclasspath.pb",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.vdex",
 			"javalib/bar.jar",
 			"javalib/foo.jar",
 		})
@@ -441,62 +403,12 @@
 			`mybootclasspathfragment`,
 		})
 
-		// The boot images are installed in the APEX by Soong, so there shouldn't be any dexpreopt-related Make modules.
-		ensureDoesNotContainRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-
 		// Make sure that the source bootclasspath_fragment copies its dex files to the predefined
 		// locations for the art image.
 		module := result.ModuleForTests("mybootclasspathfragment", "android_common_apex10000")
 		checkCopiesToPredefinedLocationForArt(t, result.Config, module, "bar", "foo")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("boot image files from source no boot image in apex", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
-			commonPreparer,
-
-			// Configure some libraries in the art bootclasspath_fragment that match the source
-			// bootclasspath_fragment's contents property.
-			java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:foo", "com.android.art:bar"),
-			addSource("foo", "bar"),
-			java.FixtureSetBootImageInstallDirOnDevice("art", "system/framework"),
-		).RunTest(t)
-
-		ensureExactContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"etc/boot-image.prof",
-			"etc/classpaths/bootclasspath.pb",
-			"javalib/bar.jar",
-			"javalib/foo.jar",
-		})
-
-		ensureContainsRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-	})
-
 	t.Run("generate boot image profile even if dexpreopt is disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			commonPreparer,
@@ -552,18 +464,6 @@
 
 		ensureExactDeapexedContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common", []string{
 			"etc/boot-image.prof",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.vdex",
 			"javalib/bar.jar",
 			"javalib/foo.jar",
 		})
@@ -574,65 +474,12 @@
 			`prebuilt_com.android.art`,
 		})
 
-		// The boot images are installed in the APEX by Soong, so there shouldn't be any dexpreopt-related Make modules.
-		ensureDoesNotContainRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-
 		// Make sure that the prebuilt bootclasspath_fragment copies its dex files to the predefined
 		// locations for the art image.
 		module := result.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_mybootclasspathfragment", "android_common_com.android.art")
 		checkCopiesToPredefinedLocationForArt(t, result.Config, module, "bar", "foo")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("boot image files from preferred prebuilt no boot image in apex", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
-			commonPreparer,
-
-			// Configure some libraries in the art bootclasspath_fragment that match the source
-			// bootclasspath_fragment's contents property.
-			java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:foo", "com.android.art:bar"),
-			addSource("foo", "bar"),
-
-			// Make sure that a preferred prebuilt with consistent contents doesn't affect the apex.
-			addPrebuilt(true, "foo", "bar"),
-
-			java.FixtureSetBootImageInstallDirOnDevice("art", "system/framework"),
-		).RunTest(t)
-
-		ensureExactDeapexedContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common", []string{
-			"etc/boot-image.prof",
-			"javalib/bar.jar",
-			"javalib/foo.jar",
-		})
-
-		ensureContainsRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-	})
-
 	t.Run("source with inconsistency between config and contents", func(t *testing.T) {
 		android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			commonPreparer,
@@ -782,10 +629,6 @@
 
 		module := result.ModuleForTests("mybootclasspathfragment", "android_common_com.android.art")
 		checkCopiesToPredefinedLocationForArt(t, result.Config, module, "bar", "foo")
-
-		// Check that the right deapexer module was chosen for a boot image.
-		param := module.Output("out/soong/dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.art")
-		android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "didn't find the expected deapexer in the input path", param.Input.String(), "/com.android.art.deapexer")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("enabled alternative APEX", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index 31cecf1..0d83830 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -199,14 +199,11 @@
 				p.apexFilesForAndroidMk = append(p.apexFilesForAndroidMk, af)
 			}
 		} else if tag == exportedBootclasspathFragmentTag {
-			bcpfModule, ok := child.(*java.PrebuiltBootclasspathFragmentModule)
+			_, ok := child.(*java.PrebuiltBootclasspathFragmentModule)
 			if !ok {
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf("exported_bootclasspath_fragments", "%q is not a prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment module", name)
 				return false
 			}
-			for _, makeModuleName := range bcpfModule.BootImageDeviceInstallMakeModules() {
-				p.requiredModuleNames = append(p.requiredModuleNames, makeModuleName)
-			}
 			// Visit the children of the bootclasspath_fragment.
 			return true
 		} else if tag == exportedSystemserverclasspathFragmentTag {