diff --git a/ui/build/config.go b/ui/build/config.go
index 3fa0479..b263a98 100644
--- a/ui/build/config.go
+++ b/ui/build/config.go
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 	// Autodetected
 	totalRAM uint64
 
-	pdkBuild bool
-
 	brokenDupRules     bool
 	brokenUsesNetwork  bool
 	brokenNinjaEnvVars []string
@@ -968,14 +966,6 @@
 	return c.targetDeviceDir
 }
 
-func (c *configImpl) SetPdkBuild(pdk bool) {
-	c.pdkBuild = pdk
-}
-
-func (c *configImpl) IsPdkBuild() bool {
-	return c.pdkBuild
-}
-
 func (c *configImpl) BuildDateTime() string {
 	return c.buildDateTime
 }
diff --git a/ui/build/dumpvars.go b/ui/build/dumpvars.go
index e229856..999af07 100644
--- a/ui/build/dumpvars.go
+++ b/ui/build/dumpvars.go
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@
 	"BUILD_ID",
 	"OUT_DIR",
 	"AUX_OS_VARIANT_LIST",
-	"TARGET_BUILD_PDK",
-	"PDK_FUSION_PLATFORM_ZIP",
 	"PRODUCT_SOONG_NAMESPACES",
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +279,6 @@
 	config.SetTargetDevice(make_vars["TARGET_DEVICE"])
 	config.SetTargetDeviceDir(make_vars["TARGET_DEVICE_DIR"])
 
-	config.SetPdkBuild(make_vars["TARGET_BUILD_PDK"] == "true")
 	config.SetBuildBrokenDupRules(make_vars["BUILD_BROKEN_DUP_RULES"] == "true")
 	config.SetBuildBrokenUsesNetwork(make_vars["BUILD_BROKEN_USES_NETWORK"] == "true")
 	config.SetBuildBrokenNinjaUsesEnvVars(strings.Fields(make_vars["BUILD_BROKEN_NINJA_USES_ENV_VARS"]))
diff --git a/ui/build/kati.go b/ui/build/kati.go
index 1cd5fea..f6d3a57 100644
--- a/ui/build/kati.go
+++ b/ui/build/kati.go
@@ -134,14 +134,10 @@
 
 	args := []string{
 		"--writable", config.OutDir() + "/",
+		"--werror_implicit_rules",
 		"-f", "build/make/core/main.mk",
 	}
 
-	// PDK builds still uses a few implicit rules
-	if !config.IsPdkBuild() {
-		args = append(args, "--werror_implicit_rules")
-	}
-
 	if !config.BuildBrokenDupRules() {
 		args = append(args, "--werror_overriding_commands")
 	}