diff --git a/java/app_import.go b/java/app_import.go
index 8c1e19c..e24e780 100644
--- a/java/app_import.go
+++ b/java/app_import.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // This file contains the module implementations for android_app_import and android_test_import.
 
 import (
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
@@ -31,6 +32,24 @@
 	initAndroidAppImportVariantGroupTypes()
 }
 
+var (
+	uncompressEmbeddedJniLibsRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("uncompress-embedded-jni-libs", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `if (zipinfo $in 'lib/*.so' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ' stor ' >/dev/null) ; then ` +
+			`${config.Zip2ZipCmd} -i $in -o $out -0 'lib/**/*.so'` +
+			`; else cp -f $in $out; fi`,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${config.Zip2ZipCmd}"},
+		Description: "Uncompress embedded JNI libs",
+	})
+
+	uncompressDexRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("uncompress-dex", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `if (zipinfo $in '*.dex' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ' stor ' >/dev/null) ; then ` +
+			`${config.Zip2ZipCmd} -i $in -o $out -0 'classes*.dex'` +
+			`; else cp -f $in $out; fi`,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${config.Zip2ZipCmd}"},
+		Description: "Uncompress dex files",
+	})
+)
+
 func RegisterAppImportBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("android_app_import", AndroidAppImportFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("android_test_import", AndroidTestImportFactory)
@@ -193,15 +212,12 @@
 		})
 		return
 	}
-	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
-	rule.Command().
-		Textf(`if (zipinfo %s 'lib/*.so' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ' stor ' >/dev/null) ; then`, inputPath).
-		BuiltTool("zip2zip").
-		FlagWithInput("-i ", inputPath).
-		FlagWithOutput("-o ", outputPath).
-		FlagWithArg("-0 ", "'lib/**/*.so'").
-		Textf(`; else cp -f %s %s; fi`, inputPath, outputPath)
-	rule.Build("uncompress-embedded-jni-libs", "Uncompress embedded JIN libs")
+
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:   uncompressEmbeddedJniLibsRule,
+		Input:  inputPath,
+		Output: outputPath,
+	})
 }
 
 // Returns whether this module should have the dex file stored uncompressed in the APK.
@@ -218,19 +234,6 @@
 	return shouldUncompressDex(ctx, &a.dexpreopter)
 }
 
-func (a *AndroidAppImport) uncompressDex(
-	ctx android.ModuleContext, inputPath android.Path, outputPath android.OutputPath) {
-	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
-	rule.Command().
-		Textf(`if (zipinfo %s '*.dex' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ' stor ' >/dev/null) ; then`, inputPath).
-		BuiltTool("zip2zip").
-		FlagWithInput("-i ", inputPath).
-		FlagWithOutput("-o ", outputPath).
-		FlagWithArg("-0 ", "'classes*.dex'").
-		Textf(`; else cp -f %s %s; fi`, inputPath, outputPath)
-	rule.Build("uncompress-dex", "Uncompress dex files")
-}
-
 func (a *AndroidAppImport) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	a.generateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
 }
@@ -306,7 +309,11 @@
 	a.dexpreopter.dexpreopt(ctx, jnisUncompressed)
 	if a.dexpreopter.uncompressedDex {
 		dexUncompressed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dex-uncompressed", ctx.ModuleName()+".apk")
-		a.uncompressDex(ctx, jnisUncompressed, dexUncompressed.OutputPath)
+		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+			Rule:   uncompressDexRule,
+			Input:  jnisUncompressed,
+			Output: dexUncompressed,
+		})
 		jnisUncompressed = dexUncompressed
 	}
 
diff --git a/java/app_import_test.go b/java/app_import_test.go
index ad27e3a..a29606f 100644
--- a/java/app_import_test.go
+++ b/java/app_import_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -294,7 +293,6 @@
 		},
 	}
 
-	jniRuleRe := regexp.MustCompile("^if \\(zipinfo (\\S+)")
 	for _, test := range testCases {
 		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
@@ -305,13 +303,9 @@
 		).RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
 
 		variant := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
-		jniRuleCommand := variant.Output("jnis-uncompressed/foo.apk").RuleParams.Command
-		matches := jniRuleRe.FindStringSubmatch(jniRuleCommand)
-		if len(matches) != 2 {
-			t.Errorf("failed to extract the src apk path from %q", jniRuleCommand)
-		}
-		if strings.HasSuffix(matches[1], test.expected) {
-			t.Errorf("wrong src apk, expected: %q got: %q", test.expected, matches[1])
+		input := variant.Output("jnis-uncompressed/foo.apk").Input.String()
+		if strings.HasSuffix(input, test.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("wrong src apk, expected: %q got: %q", test.expected, input)
 		}
 
 		provenanceMetaDataRule := variant.Rule("genProvenanceMetaData")
@@ -456,7 +450,6 @@
 		},
 	}
 
-	jniRuleRe := regexp.MustCompile("^if \\(zipinfo (\\S+)")
 	for _, test := range testCases {
 		ctx, _ := testJava(t, test.bp)
 
@@ -469,13 +462,9 @@
 			android.AssertDeepEquals(t, "Provenance metadata is not empty", android.TestingBuildParams{}, rule)
 			continue
 		}
-		jniRuleCommand := variant.Output("jnis-uncompressed/foo.apk").RuleParams.Command
-		matches := jniRuleRe.FindStringSubmatch(jniRuleCommand)
-		if len(matches) != 2 {
-			t.Errorf("failed to extract the src apk path from %q", jniRuleCommand)
-		}
-		if strings.HasSuffix(matches[1], test.expected) {
-			t.Errorf("wrong src apk, expected: %q got: %q", test.expected, matches[1])
+		input := variant.Output("jnis-uncompressed/foo.apk").Input.String()
+		if strings.HasSuffix(input, test.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("wrong src apk, expected: %q got: %q", test.expected, input)
 		}
 		rule := variant.Rule("genProvenanceMetaData")
 		android.AssertStringEquals(t, "Invalid input", test.artifactPath, rule.Inputs[0].String())
@@ -686,8 +675,8 @@
 		`)
 
 	variant := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
-	jniRule := variant.Output("jnis-uncompressed/foo.apk").RuleParams.Command
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(jniRule, "if (zipinfo") {
+	jniRule := variant.Output("jnis-uncompressed/foo.apk").BuildParams.Rule.String()
+	if jniRule == android.Cp.String() {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected JNI uncompress rule command: " + jniRule)
 	}