diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index f11e30d..c5f22d2 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
 	"android/soong/java/config"
@@ -2546,7 +2545,7 @@
 				default:
 					return RenameUseExclude, "srcfile"
 				}
-			} else if _, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, m, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
+			} else if _, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, m, android.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
 				return RenameUseInclude, "aconfig_declarations_group"
 			} else {
 				switch tag {
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 6a66f45..aec40b3 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/java/config"
 )
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@
 		case aconfigDeclarationTag:
 			if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.AconfigDeclarationsProviderKey); ok {
 				deps.aconfigProtoFiles = append(deps.aconfigProtoFiles, dep.IntermediateCacheOutputPath)
-			} else if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
+			} else if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
 				deps.aconfigProtoFiles = append(deps.aconfigProtoFiles, dep.IntermediateCacheOutputPaths...)
 			} else {
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("Only aconfig_declarations and aconfig_declarations_group "+
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 794020d..4b99672 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/remoteexec"
 	"android/soong/testing"
 
@@ -346,6 +345,12 @@
 	return j.kytheFiles
 }
 
+func (d dependencyTag) PropagateAconfigValidation() bool {
+	return d.static
+}
+
+var _ android.PropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag = dependencyTag{}
+
 type dependencyTag struct {
 	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
 	name string
@@ -355,6 +360,8 @@
 
 	// True if the dependency is a toolchain, for example an annotation processor.
 	toolchain bool
+
+	static bool
 }
 
 // installDependencyTag is a dependency tag that is annotated to cause the installed files of the
@@ -400,7 +407,7 @@
 var (
 	dataNativeBinsTag       = dependencyTag{name: "dataNativeBins"}
 	dataDeviceBinsTag       = dependencyTag{name: "dataDeviceBins"}
-	staticLibTag            = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib"}
+	staticLibTag            = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib", static: true}
 	libTag                  = dependencyTag{name: "javalib", runtimeLinked: true}
 	sdkLibTag               = dependencyTag{name: "sdklib", runtimeLinked: true}
 	java9LibTag             = dependencyTag{name: "java9lib", runtimeLinked: true}
@@ -2172,7 +2179,7 @@
 		case aconfigDeclarationTag:
 			if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, android.AconfigDeclarationsProviderKey); ok {
 				al.aconfigProtoFiles = append(al.aconfigProtoFiles, provider.IntermediateCacheOutputPath)
-			} else if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
+			} else if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, android.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
 				al.aconfigProtoFiles = append(al.aconfigProtoFiles, provider.IntermediateCacheOutputPaths...)
 			} else {
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("Only aconfig_declarations and aconfig_declarations_group "+