diff --git a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
index cbffb50..4a2c053 100644
--- a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
@@ -53,30 +53,18 @@
 			system_modules: "none",
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			host_supported: true,
-			apex_available: [
-				"//apex_available:platform",
-				"//apex_available:anyapex",
-			],
 		}
 
 		java_import {
 			name: "sdkmember_mysdk_1",
 			sdk_member_name: "sdkmember",
 			host_supported: true,
-			apex_available: [
-				"//apex_available:platform",
-				"//apex_available:anyapex",
-			],
 		}
 
 		java_import {
 			name: "sdkmember_mysdk_2",
 			sdk_member_name: "sdkmember",
 			host_supported: true,
-			apex_available: [
-				"//apex_available:platform",
-				"//apex_available:anyapex",
-			],
 		}
 
 		java_library {
diff --git a/sdk/sdk.go b/sdk/sdk.go
index a5709ac..cb5a605 100644
--- a/sdk/sdk.go
+++ b/sdk/sdk.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 	ctx.BottomUp("SdkMemberInterVersion", memberInterVersionMutator).Parallel()
 }
 
-// RegisterPostDepshMutators registers post-deps mutators to support modules implementing SdkAware
+// RegisterPostDepsMutators registers post-deps mutators to support modules implementing SdkAware
 // interface and the sdk module type. This function has been made public to be called by tests
 // outside of the sdk package
 func RegisterPostDepsMutators(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-// Step 6: ensure that the dependencies from outside of the APEX are all from the required SDKs
+// Step 6: ensure that the dependencies outside of the APEX are all from the required SDKs
 func sdkRequirementsMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
 	if m, ok := mctx.Module().(interface {
 		android.DepIsInSameApex
@@ -442,12 +442,20 @@
 			return
 		}
 		mctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(dep android.Module) {
-			if mctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(dep) == android.DefaultsDepTag {
+			tag := mctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(dep)
+			if tag == android.DefaultsDepTag {
 				// dependency to defaults is always okay
 				return
 			}
 
-			// If the dep is from outside of the APEX, but is not in any of the
+			// Ignore the dependency from the unversioned member to any versioned members as an
+			// apex that depends on the unversioned member will not also be depending on a versioned
+			// member.
+			if _, ok := tag.(sdkMemberVersionedDepTag); ok {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// If the dep is outside of the APEX, but is not in any of the
 			// required SDKs, we know that the dep is a violation.
 			if sa, ok := dep.(android.SdkAware); ok {
 				if !m.DepIsInSameApex(mctx, dep) && !requiredSdks.Contains(sa.ContainingSdk()) {