diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 201fdcc..3aa3fdf 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 		// the kernel before jumping to the embedded linker.
 		if ctx.Os() == android.LinuxBionic && !binary.static() {
 			deps.DynamicLinker = "linker"
-			deps.LinkerFlagsFile = "host_bionic_linker_flags"
+			deps.CrtBegin = append(deps.CrtBegin, "host_bionic_linker_script")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -345,12 +345,6 @@
 
 	var linkerDeps android.Paths
 
-	// Add flags from linker flags file.
-	if deps.LinkerFlagsFile.Valid() {
-		flags.Local.LdFlags = append(flags.Local.LdFlags, "$$(cat "+deps.LinkerFlagsFile.String()+")")
-		linkerDeps = append(linkerDeps, deps.LinkerFlagsFile.Path())
-	}
-
 	if flags.DynamicLinker != "" {
 		flags.Local.LdFlags = append(flags.Local.LdFlags, "-Wl,-dynamic-linker,"+flags.DynamicLinker)
 	} else if ctx.toolchain().Bionic() && !binary.static() {
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index ef503af..6e9518d 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@
 	CrtBegin, CrtEnd []string
 
 	// Used for host bionic
-	LinkerFlagsFile string
-	DynamicLinker   string
+	DynamicLinker string
 
 	// List of libs that need to be excluded for APEX variant
 	ExcludeLibsForApex []string
@@ -179,9 +178,6 @@
 	// Paths to crt*.o files
 	CrtBegin, CrtEnd android.Paths
 
-	// Path to the file container flags to use with the linker
-	LinkerFlagsFile android.OptionalPath
-
 	// Path to the dynamic linker binary
 	DynamicLinker android.OptionalPath
 }
@@ -717,7 +713,6 @@
 	genHeaderDepTag       = dependencyTag{name: "gen header"}
 	genHeaderExportDepTag = dependencyTag{name: "gen header export"}
 	objDepTag             = dependencyTag{name: "obj"}
-	linkerFlagsDepTag     = dependencyTag{name: "linker flags file"}
 	dynamicLinkerDepTag   = installDependencyTag{name: "dynamic linker"}
 	reuseObjTag           = dependencyTag{name: "reuse objects"}
 	staticVariantTag      = dependencyTag{name: "static variant"}
@@ -2254,9 +2249,6 @@
 		actx.AddVariationDependencies(crtVariations, CrtEndDepTag,
 			RewriteSnapshotLib(crt, GetSnapshot(c, &snapshotInfo, actx).Objects))
 	}
-	if deps.LinkerFlagsFile != "" {
-		actx.AddDependency(c, linkerFlagsDepTag, deps.LinkerFlagsFile)
-	}
 	if deps.DynamicLinker != "" {
 		actx.AddDependency(c, dynamicLinkerDepTag, deps.DynamicLinker)
 	}
@@ -2555,17 +2547,6 @@
 				} else {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q is not a genrule", depName)
 				}
-			case linkerFlagsDepTag:
-				if genRule, ok := dep.(genrule.SourceFileGenerator); ok {
-					files := genRule.GeneratedSourceFiles()
-					if len(files) == 1 {
-						depPaths.LinkerFlagsFile = android.OptionalPathForPath(files[0])
-					} else if len(files) > 1 {
-						ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q can only generate a single file if used for a linker flag file", depName)
-					}
-				} else {
-					ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q is not a genrule", depName)
-				}
 			case CrtBeginDepTag:
 				depPaths.CrtBegin = append(depPaths.CrtBegin, android.OutputFileForModule(ctx, dep, ""))
 			case CrtEndDepTag:
diff --git a/cc/testing.go b/cc/testing.go
index f5c5ec5..bee170f 100644
--- a/cc/testing.go
+++ b/cc/testing.go
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
 				}
 
 				cc_genrule {
-					name: "host_bionic_linker_flags",
+					name: "host_bionic_linker_script",
 					host_supported: true,
 					device_supported: false,
 					target: {
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 							enabled: true,
 						},
 					},
-					out: ["linker.flags"],
+					out: ["linker.script"],
 				}
 
 				cc_defaults {