diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 4f31af6..aba4faa 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1667,11 +1667,6 @@
 	// This is a list of Soong modules
 	Api_contributions []string
 
-	// list of api.txt files relative to this directory that contribute to the
-	// API surface.
-	// This is a list of relative paths
-	Api_files []string `android:"path"`
-
 	// List of flags to be passed to the javac compiler to generate jar file
 	Javacflags []string
 
@@ -1824,7 +1819,7 @@
 var scopeOrderedSourceFileNames = allApiScopes.Strings(
 	func(s *apiScope) string { return s.apiFilePrefix + "current.txt" })
 
-func (al *ApiLibrary) sortApiFilesByApiScope(ctx android.ModuleContext, srcFilesInfo []JavaApiImportInfo, apiFiles android.Paths) android.Paths {
+func (al *ApiLibrary) sortApiFilesByApiScope(ctx android.ModuleContext, srcFilesInfo []JavaApiImportInfo) android.Paths {
 	var sortedSrcFiles android.Paths
 
 	for i, apiScope := range allApiScopes {
@@ -1833,20 +1828,14 @@
 				sortedSrcFiles = append(sortedSrcFiles, android.PathForSource(ctx, srcFileInfo.ApiFile.String()))
 			}
 		}
-		// TODO: b/300964421 - Remove when api_files property is removed
-		for _, apiFileName := range apiFiles {
-			if apiFileName.Base() == scopeOrderedSourceFileNames[i] {
-				sortedSrcFiles = append(sortedSrcFiles, apiFileName)
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
-	if len(srcFilesInfo)+len(apiFiles) != len(sortedSrcFiles) {
+	if len(srcFilesInfo) != len(sortedSrcFiles) {
 		var srcFiles android.Paths
 		for _, srcFileInfo := range srcFilesInfo {
 			srcFiles = append(srcFiles, srcFileInfo.ApiFile)
 		}
-		ctx.ModuleErrorf("Unrecognizable source file found within %s", append(srcFiles, apiFiles...))
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("Unrecognizable source file found within %s", srcFiles)
 	}
 
 	return sortedSrcFiles
@@ -1892,15 +1881,7 @@
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Add the api_files inputs
-	// These are api files in the module subdirectory, which are not provided by
-	// java_api_contribution but provided directly as module property.
-	var apiFiles android.Paths
-	for _, api := range al.properties.Api_files {
-		apiFiles = append(apiFiles, android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, api))
-	}
-
-	srcFiles := al.sortApiFilesByApiScope(ctx, srcFilesInfo, apiFiles)
+	srcFiles := al.sortApiFilesByApiScope(ctx, srcFilesInfo)
 
 	if srcFiles == nil && !ctx.Config().AllowMissingDependencies() {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("Error: %s has an empty api file.", ctx.ModuleName())
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index 2ee05ec..ec6be5c 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -1885,7 +1885,6 @@
 			name: "bar2",
 			api_surface: "system",
 			api_contributions: ["foo1", "foo2"],
-			api_files: ["api1/current.txt", "api2/current.txt"]
 		}
 		`,
 		map[string][]byte{
@@ -1903,7 +1902,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			moduleName:         "bar2",
-			sourceTextFileDirs: []string{"a/current.txt", "b/current.txt", "api1/current.txt", "api2/current.txt"},
+			sourceTextFileDirs: []string{"a/current.txt", "b/current.txt"},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range testcases {
@@ -1975,7 +1974,6 @@
 			api_surface: "system",
 			defaults:["baz1", "baz2"],
 			api_contributions: ["foo4"],
-			api_files: ["api1/current.txt", "api2/current.txt"]
 		}
 		`,
 		map[string][]byte{
@@ -2000,7 +1998,7 @@
 		{
 			moduleName: "bar3",
 			// API text files need to be sorted from the narrower api scope to the wider api scope
-			sourceTextFileDirs: []string{"a/current.txt", "b/current.txt", "api1/current.txt", "api2/current.txt", "c/system-current.txt", "d/system-current.txt"},
+			sourceTextFileDirs: []string{"a/current.txt", "b/current.txt", "c/system-current.txt", "d/system-current.txt"},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range testcases {
@@ -2265,29 +2263,6 @@
 	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "Command expected to contain full_api_surface_stub output jar", manifestCommand, "lib1.jar")
 }
 
-func TestJavaApiLibraryFilegroupInput(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, _ := testJavaWithFS(t, `
-	    filegroup {
-			name: "default_current.txt",
-			srcs: ["current.txt"],
-		}
-
-		java_api_library {
-			name: "foo",
-			api_files: [":default_current.txt"],
-		}
-		`,
-		map[string][]byte{
-			"current.txt": nil,
-		})
-
-	m := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
-	outputs := fmt.Sprint(m.AllOutputs())
-	if !strings.Contains(outputs, "foo/foo.jar") {
-		t.Errorf("Module output does not contain expected jar %s", "foo/foo.jar")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestTradefedOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	result := PrepareForTestWithJavaBuildComponents.RunTestWithBp(t, `
 java_test_host {
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index f2bcccf..98bea7f 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -424,30 +424,80 @@
 		`, extra)
 	}
 
-	extraApiLibraryModules := map[string]string{
-		"android_stubs_current.from-text":                  "api/current.txt",
-		"android_system_stubs_current.from-text":           "api/system-current.txt",
-		"android_test_stubs_current.from-text":             "api/test-current.txt",
-		"android_module_lib_stubs_current.from-text":       "api/module-lib-current.txt",
-		"android_module_lib_stubs_current_full.from-text":  "api/module-lib-current.txt",
-		"android_system_server_stubs_current.from-text":    "api/system-server-current.txt",
-		"core.current.stubs.from-text":                     "api/current.txt",
-		"legacy.core.platform.api.stubs.from-text":         "api/current.txt",
-		"stable.core.platform.api.stubs.from-text":         "api/current.txt",
-		"core-lambda-stubs.from-text":                      "api/current.txt",
-		"android-non-updatable.stubs.from-text":            "api/current.txt",
-		"android-non-updatable.stubs.system.from-text":     "api/system-current.txt",
-		"android-non-updatable.stubs.test.from-text":       "api/test-current.txt",
-		"android-non-updatable.stubs.module_lib.from-text": "api/module-lib-current.txt",
+	type apiContributionStruct struct {
+		name       string
+		apiSurface string
+		apiFile    string
 	}
 
-	for libName, apiFile := range extraApiLibraryModules {
+	var publicApiContribution = apiContributionStruct{
+		name:       "api-stubs-docs-non-updatable.api.contribution",
+		apiSurface: "public",
+		apiFile:    "api/current.txt",
+	}
+	var systemApiContribution = apiContributionStruct{
+		name:       "system-api-stubs-docs-non-updatable.api.contribution",
+		apiSurface: "system",
+		apiFile:    "api/system-current.txt",
+	}
+	var testApiContribution = apiContributionStruct{
+		name:       "test-api-stubs-docs-non-updatable.api.contribution",
+		apiSurface: "test",
+		apiFile:    "api/test-current.txt",
+	}
+	var moduleLibApiContribution = apiContributionStruct{
+		name:       "module-lib-api-stubs-docs-non-updatable.api.contribution",
+		apiSurface: "module-lib",
+		apiFile:    "api/module-lib-current.txt",
+	}
+	var systemServerApiContribution = apiContributionStruct{
+		// This module does not exist but is named this way for consistency
+		name:       "system-server-api-stubs-docs-non-updatable.api.contribution",
+		apiSurface: "system-server",
+		apiFile:    "api/system-server-current.txt",
+	}
+	var apiContributionStructs = []apiContributionStruct{
+		publicApiContribution,
+		systemApiContribution,
+		testApiContribution,
+		moduleLibApiContribution,
+		systemServerApiContribution,
+	}
+
+	extraApiLibraryModules := map[string]apiContributionStruct{
+		"android_stubs_current.from-text":                  publicApiContribution,
+		"android_system_stubs_current.from-text":           systemApiContribution,
+		"android_test_stubs_current.from-text":             testApiContribution,
+		"android_module_lib_stubs_current.from-text":       moduleLibApiContribution,
+		"android_module_lib_stubs_current_full.from-text":  moduleLibApiContribution,
+		"android_system_server_stubs_current.from-text":    systemServerApiContribution,
+		"core.current.stubs.from-text":                     publicApiContribution,
+		"legacy.core.platform.api.stubs.from-text":         publicApiContribution,
+		"stable.core.platform.api.stubs.from-text":         publicApiContribution,
+		"core-lambda-stubs.from-text":                      publicApiContribution,
+		"android-non-updatable.stubs.from-text":            publicApiContribution,
+		"android-non-updatable.stubs.system.from-text":     systemApiContribution,
+		"android-non-updatable.stubs.test.from-text":       testApiContribution,
+		"android-non-updatable.stubs.module_lib.from-text": moduleLibApiContribution,
+	}
+
+	for _, apiContribution := range apiContributionStructs {
+		bp += fmt.Sprintf(`
+			java_api_contribution {
+				name: "%s",
+				api_surface: "%s",
+				api_file: "%s",
+			}
+		`, apiContribution.name, apiContribution.apiSurface, apiContribution.apiFile)
+	}
+
+	for libName, apiContribution := range extraApiLibraryModules {
 		bp += fmt.Sprintf(`
             java_api_library {
                 name: "%s",
-                api_files: ["%s"],
+                api_contributions: ["%s"],
             }
-        `, libName, apiFile)
+        `, libName, apiContribution.name)
 	}
 
 	bp += `