diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 00ff7e7..cf84309 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -678,6 +678,10 @@
 	return a.SdkVersion(ctx)
 }
 
+func (a *AARImport) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
+	return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, "")
+}
+
 func (a *AARImport) TargetSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
 	return a.SdkVersion(ctx)
 }