diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 438dee7..ff68101 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if ctx.apexName() != "" {
-		// TODO(b/142582178): remove the value for __ANDROID_APEX__
-		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX__="+ctx.apexName())
+		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX__")
 		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_"+makeDefineString(ctx.apexName())+"__")
 	}