diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 5f711cd..37cb1c2 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -953,7 +953,6 @@
 	// the non-system APEXes because the VNDK libraries won't be included (and duped) in the
 	// APEX, but shared across APEXes via the VNDK APEX.
 	useVndk := a.SocSpecific() || a.DeviceSpecific() || (a.ProductSpecific() && mctx.Config().EnforceProductPartitionInterface())
-	excludeVndkLibs := useVndk && a.useVndkAsStable(mctx)
 	if proptools.Bool(a.properties.Use_vndk_as_stable) {
 		if !useVndk {
 			mctx.PropertyErrorf("use_vndk_as_stable", "not supported for system/system_ext APEXes")
@@ -987,13 +986,8 @@
 		if !android.IsDepInSameApex(mctx, parent, child) {
 			return false
 		}
-		if excludeVndkLibs {
-			if c, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok && c.IsVndk() {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
 
-		if useVndk && mctx.Config().IsVndkDeprecated() && child.Name() == "libbinder" {
+		if useVndk && child.Name() == "libbinder" {
 			mctx.ModuleErrorf("Module %s in the vendor APEX %s should not use libbinder. Use libbinder_ndk instead.", parent.Name(), a.Name())
 		}
 
@@ -2190,11 +2184,6 @@
 	// tags used below are private (e.g. `cc.sharedDepTag`).
 	if cc.IsSharedDepTag(depTag) || cc.IsRuntimeDepTag(depTag) {
 		if ch, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
-			if ch.UseVndk() && a.useVndkAsStable(ctx) && ch.IsVndk() {
-				vctx.requireNativeLibs = append(vctx.requireNativeLibs, ":vndk")
-				return false
-			}
-
 			af := apexFileForNativeLibrary(ctx, ch, vctx.handleSpecialLibs)
 			af.transitiveDep = true
 
@@ -3015,12 +3004,3 @@
 func (a *apexBundle) IsTestApex() bool {
 	return a.testApex
 }
-
-func (a *apexBundle) useVndkAsStable(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
-	// VNDK cannot be linked if it is deprecated
-	if ctx.Config().IsVndkDeprecated() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return proptools.Bool(a.properties.Use_vndk_as_stable)
-}