diff --git a/apex/vndk.go b/apex/vndk.go
index 5e630c0..3ececc5 100644
--- a/apex/vndk.go
+++ b/apex/vndk.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/cc"
 
-	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
 
@@ -67,14 +66,7 @@
 		vndkApexName := "com.android.vndk." + vndkVersion
 
 		if mctx.OtherModuleExists(vndkApexName) {
-			// Reverse dependencies must exactly specify the variant they want, starting from the
-			// current module's variant. But unlike cc modules, the vndk apex doesn't have
-			// arch/image/link variations, so we explicitly remove them here.
-			mctx.AddReverseVariationDependency([]blueprint.Variation{
-				{Mutator: "arch", Variation: "common"},
-				{Mutator: "image", Variation: ""},
-				{Mutator: "link", Variation: ""},
-			}, sharedLibTag, vndkApexName)
+			mctx.AddReverseDependency(mctx.Module(), sharedLibTag, vndkApexName)
 		}
 	} else if a, ok := mctx.Module().(*apexBundle); ok && a.vndkApex {
 		if a.IsNativeBridgeSupported() {