diff --git a/java/rro.go b/java/rro.go
index be84aff..7952c2c 100644
--- a/java/rro.go
+++ b/java/rro.go
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@
 	return r.SdkVersion(ctx)
 }
 
+func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
+	return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, "")
+}
+
 func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) TargetSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
 	return r.SdkVersion(ctx)
 }