diff --git a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go
index b910a70..22f712c 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@
 
 	// Nested class loader subcontexts for dependencies.
 	Subcontexts []*ClassLoaderContext
-
-	// If the library is a shared library. This affects which elements of class loader context are
-	// added as <uses-library> tags by the manifest_fixer (dependencies of shared libraries aren't).
-	IsSharedLibrary bool
 }
 
 // ClassLoaderContextMap is a map from SDK version to a class loader context.
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@
 
 // Add class loader context for the given library to the map entry for the given SDK version.
 func (clcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) addContext(ctx android.ModuleInstallPathContext, sdkVer int, lib string,
-	shared bool, hostPath, installPath android.Path, strict bool, nestedClcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) error {
+	hostPath, installPath android.Path, strict bool, nestedClcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) error {
 
 	// If missing dependencies are allowed, the build shouldn't fail when a <uses-library> is
 	// not found. However, this is likely to result is disabling dexpreopt, as it won't be
@@ -132,20 +128,19 @@
 	}
 
 	clcMap[sdkVer] = append(clcMap[sdkVer], &ClassLoaderContext{
-		Name:            lib,
-		Host:            hostPath,
-		Device:          devicePath,
-		Subcontexts:     subcontexts,
-		IsSharedLibrary: shared,
+		Name:        lib,
+		Host:        hostPath,
+		Device:      devicePath,
+		Subcontexts: subcontexts,
 	})
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Wrapper around addContext that reports errors.
 func (clcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) addContextOrReportError(ctx android.ModuleInstallPathContext, sdkVer int, lib string,
-	shared bool, hostPath, installPath android.Path, strict bool, nestedClcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) {
+	hostPath, installPath android.Path, strict bool, nestedClcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) {
 
-	err := clcMap.addContext(ctx, sdkVer, lib, shared, hostPath, installPath, strict, nestedClcMap)
+	err := clcMap.addContext(ctx, sdkVer, lib, hostPath, installPath, strict, nestedClcMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -153,25 +148,25 @@
 
 // Add class loader context. Fail on unknown build/install paths.
 func (clcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) AddContext(ctx android.ModuleInstallPathContext, lib string,
-	shared bool, hostPath, installPath android.Path) {
+	hostPath, installPath android.Path) {
 
-	clcMap.addContextOrReportError(ctx, AnySdkVersion, lib, shared, hostPath, installPath, true, nil)
+	clcMap.addContextOrReportError(ctx, AnySdkVersion, lib, hostPath, installPath, true, nil)
 }
 
 // Add class loader context if the library exists. Don't fail on unknown build/install paths.
 func (clcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) MaybeAddContext(ctx android.ModuleInstallPathContext, lib *string,
-	shared bool, hostPath, installPath android.Path) {
+	hostPath, installPath android.Path) {
 
 	if lib != nil {
-		clcMap.addContextOrReportError(ctx, AnySdkVersion, *lib, shared, hostPath, installPath, false, nil)
+		clcMap.addContextOrReportError(ctx, AnySdkVersion, *lib, hostPath, installPath, false, nil)
 	}
 }
 
 // Add class loader context for the given SDK version. Fail on unknown build/install paths.
 func (clcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) AddContextForSdk(ctx android.ModuleInstallPathContext, sdkVer int,
-	lib string, shared bool, hostPath, installPath android.Path, nestedClcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) {
+	lib string, hostPath, installPath android.Path, nestedClcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) {
 
-	clcMap.addContextOrReportError(ctx, sdkVer, lib, shared, hostPath, installPath, true, nestedClcMap)
+	clcMap.addContextOrReportError(ctx, sdkVer, lib, hostPath, installPath, true, nestedClcMap)
 }
 
 // Merge the other class loader context map into this one, do not override existing entries.
@@ -208,26 +203,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
-// List of libraries in the unconditional class loader context, excluding dependencies of shared
-// libraries. These libraries should be in the <uses-library> tags in the manifest. Some of them may
-// be present in the original manifest, others are added by the manifest_fixer.
+// Returns top-level libraries in the CLC (conditional CLC, i.e. compatibility libraries are not
+// included). This is the list of libraries that should be in the <uses-library> tags in the
+// manifest. Some of them may be present in the source manifest, others are added by manifest_fixer.
 func (clcMap ClassLoaderContextMap) UsesLibs() (ulibs []string) {
 	if clcMap != nil {
-		// compatibility libraries (those in conditional context) are not added to <uses-library> tags
-		ulibs = usesLibsRec(clcMap[AnySdkVersion])
-		ulibs = android.FirstUniqueStrings(ulibs)
-	}
-	return ulibs
-}
-
-func usesLibsRec(clcs []*ClassLoaderContext) (ulibs []string) {
-	for _, clc := range clcs {
-		ulibs = append(ulibs, clc.Name)
-		// <uses-library> tags in the manifest should not include dependencies of shared libraries,
-		// because PackageManager already tracks all such dependencies and automatically adds their
-		// class loader contexts as subcontext of the shared library.
-		if !clc.IsSharedLibrary {
-			ulibs = append(ulibs, usesLibsRec(clc.Subcontexts)...)
+		clcs := clcMap[AnySdkVersion]
+		ulibs = make([]string, 0, len(clcs))
+		for _, clc := range clcs {
+			ulibs = append(ulibs, clc.Name)
 		}
 	}
 	return ulibs
diff --git a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go
index abfca27..df68563 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@
 	"android/soong/android"
 )
 
-const (
-	shared    = true  // dependencies are not added to uses libs
-	nonshared = false // dependencies are added to uses libs
-)
-
 func TestCLC(t *testing.T) {
 	// Construct class loader context with the following structure:
 	// .
@@ -55,36 +50,36 @@
 
 	m := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
 
-	m.AddContext(ctx, "a", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "a"), installPath(ctx, "a"))
-	m.AddContext(ctx, "b", shared, buildPath(ctx, "b"), installPath(ctx, "b"))
+	m.AddContext(ctx, "a", buildPath(ctx, "a"), installPath(ctx, "a"))
+	m.AddContext(ctx, "b", buildPath(ctx, "b"), installPath(ctx, "b"))
 
 	// "Maybe" variant in the good case: add as usual.
 	c := "c"
-	m.MaybeAddContext(ctx, &c, nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "c"), installPath(ctx, "c"))
+	m.MaybeAddContext(ctx, &c, buildPath(ctx, "c"), installPath(ctx, "c"))
 
 	// "Maybe" variant in the bad case: don't add library with unknown name, keep going.
-	m.MaybeAddContext(ctx, nil, nonshared, nil, nil)
+	m.MaybeAddContext(ctx, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	// Add some libraries with nested subcontexts.
 
 	m1 := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
-	m1.AddContext(ctx, "a1", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "a1"), installPath(ctx, "a1"))
-	m1.AddContext(ctx, "b1", shared, buildPath(ctx, "b1"), installPath(ctx, "b1"))
+	m1.AddContext(ctx, "a1", buildPath(ctx, "a1"), installPath(ctx, "a1"))
+	m1.AddContext(ctx, "b1", buildPath(ctx, "b1"), installPath(ctx, "b1"))
 
 	m2 := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
-	m2.AddContext(ctx, "a2", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "a2"), installPath(ctx, "a2"))
-	m2.AddContext(ctx, "b2", shared, buildPath(ctx, "b2"), installPath(ctx, "b2"))
-	m2.AddContextForSdk(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "c2", shared, buildPath(ctx, "c2"), installPath(ctx, "c2"), m1)
+	m2.AddContext(ctx, "a2", buildPath(ctx, "a2"), installPath(ctx, "a2"))
+	m2.AddContext(ctx, "b2", buildPath(ctx, "b2"), installPath(ctx, "b2"))
+	m2.AddContextForSdk(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "c2", buildPath(ctx, "c2"), installPath(ctx, "c2"), m1)
 
 	m3 := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
-	m3.AddContext(ctx, "a3", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "a3"), installPath(ctx, "a3"))
-	m3.AddContext(ctx, "b3", shared, buildPath(ctx, "b3"), installPath(ctx, "b3"))
+	m3.AddContext(ctx, "a3", buildPath(ctx, "a3"), installPath(ctx, "a3"))
+	m3.AddContext(ctx, "b3", buildPath(ctx, "b3"), installPath(ctx, "b3"))
 
-	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "d", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "d"), installPath(ctx, "d"), m2)
+	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "d", buildPath(ctx, "d"), installPath(ctx, "d"), m2)
 	// When the same library is both in conditional and unconditional context, it should be removed
 	// from conditional context.
-	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 42, "f", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "f"), installPath(ctx, "f"), nil)
-	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "f", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "f"), installPath(ctx, "f"), nil)
+	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 42, "f", buildPath(ctx, "f"), installPath(ctx, "f"), nil)
+	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "f", buildPath(ctx, "f"), installPath(ctx, "f"), nil)
 
 	// Merge map with implicit root library that is among toplevel contexts => does nothing.
 	m.AddContextMap(m1, "c")
@@ -93,12 +88,12 @@
 	m.AddContextMap(m3, "m_g")
 
 	// Compatibility libraries with unknown install paths get default paths.
-	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 29, AndroidHidlManager, nonshared, buildPath(ctx, AndroidHidlManager), nil, nil)
-	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 29, AndroidHidlBase, nonshared, buildPath(ctx, AndroidHidlBase), nil, nil)
+	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 29, AndroidHidlManager, buildPath(ctx, AndroidHidlManager), nil, nil)
+	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 29, AndroidHidlBase, buildPath(ctx, AndroidHidlBase), nil, nil)
 
 	// Add "android.test.mock" to conditional CLC, observe that is gets removed because it is only
 	// needed as a compatibility library if "android.test.runner" is in CLC as well.
-	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 30, AndroidTestMock, nonshared, buildPath(ctx, AndroidTestMock), nil, nil)
+	m.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 30, AndroidTestMock, buildPath(ctx, AndroidTestMock), nil, nil)
 
 	valid, validationError := validateClassLoaderContext(m)
 
@@ -158,7 +153,7 @@
 
 	// Test for libraries that are added by the manifest_fixer.
 	t.Run("uses libs", func(t *testing.T) {
-		wantUsesLibs := []string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "a2", "b2", "c2", "f", "a3", "b3"}
+		wantUsesLibs := []string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "f", "a3", "b3"}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(wantUsesLibs, haveUsesLibs) {
 			t.Errorf("\nwant uses libs: %s\nhave uses libs: %s", wantUsesLibs, haveUsesLibs)
 		}
@@ -169,7 +164,7 @@
 func TestCLCUnknownBuildPath(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testContext()
 	m := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
-	err := m.addContext(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "a", nonshared, nil, nil, true, nil)
+	err := m.addContext(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "a", nil, nil, true, nil)
 	checkError(t, err, "unknown build path to <uses-library> \"a\"")
 }
 
@@ -177,7 +172,7 @@
 func TestCLCUnknownInstallPath(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testContext()
 	m := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
-	err := m.addContext(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "a", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "a"), nil, true, nil)
+	err := m.addContext(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "a", buildPath(ctx, "a"), nil, true, nil)
 	checkError(t, err, "unknown install path to <uses-library> \"a\"")
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +181,7 @@
 
 	m := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
 	a := "a"
-	m.MaybeAddContext(ctx, &a, nonshared, nil, nil)
+	m.MaybeAddContext(ctx, &a, nil, nil)
 
 	// The library should be added to <uses-library> tags by the manifest_fixer.
 	t.Run("maybe add", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -208,9 +203,9 @@
 func TestCLCNestedConditional(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testContext()
 	m1 := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
-	m1.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 42, "a", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "a"), installPath(ctx, "a"), nil)
+	m1.AddContextForSdk(ctx, 42, "a", buildPath(ctx, "a"), installPath(ctx, "a"), nil)
 	m := make(ClassLoaderContextMap)
-	err := m.addContext(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "b", nonshared, buildPath(ctx, "b"), installPath(ctx, "b"), true, m1)
+	err := m.addContext(ctx, AnySdkVersion, "b", buildPath(ctx, "b"), installPath(ctx, "b"), true, m1)
 	checkError(t, err, "nested class loader context shouldn't have conditional part")
 }
 
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 799e763..1940d7f 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 			// (including the java_sdk_library) itself then append any implicit sdk library
 			// names to the list of sdk libraries to be added to the manifest.
 			if component, ok := module.(SdkLibraryComponentDependency); ok {
-				classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, component.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(), true,
+				classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, component.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(),
 					component.DexJarBuildPath(), component.DexJarInstallPath())
 			}
 
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 3446739..3384bbd 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@
 			if tag, ok := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(m).(usesLibraryDependencyTag); ok {
 				dep := ctx.OtherModuleName(m)
 				if lib, ok := m.(Dependency); ok {
-					clcMap.AddContextForSdk(ctx, tag.sdkVersion, dep, isSharedSdkLibrary(m),
+					clcMap.AddContextForSdk(ctx, tag.sdkVersion, dep,
 						lib.DexJarBuildPath(), lib.DexJarInstallPath(), lib.ClassLoaderContexts())
 				} else if ctx.Config().AllowMissingDependencies() {
 					ctx.AddMissingDependencies([]string{dep})
@@ -1995,11 +1995,6 @@
 	return clcMap
 }
 
-func isSharedSdkLibrary(m android.Module) bool {
-	lib, ok := m.(SdkLibraryDependency)
-	return ok && lib.IsSharedLibrary()
-}
-
 // enforceUsesLibraries returns true of <uses-library> tags should be checked against uses_libs and optional_uses_libs
 // properties.  Defaults to true if either of uses_libs or optional_uses_libs is specified.  Will default to true
 // unconditionally in the future.
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 5012279..bf139a8 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
 			case libTag:
 				deps.classpath = append(deps.classpath, dep.SdkHeaderJars(ctx, j.sdkVersion())...)
 				// names of sdk libs that are directly depended are exported
-				j.classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, dep.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(), true,
+				j.classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, dep.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(),
 					dep.DexJarBuildPath(), dep.DexJarInstallPath())
 			case staticLibTag:
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("dependency on java_sdk_library %q can only be in libs", otherName)
@@ -2105,12 +2105,12 @@
 	// add the name of that java_sdk_library to the exported sdk libs to make sure
 	// that, if necessary, a <uses-library> element for that java_sdk_library is
 	// added to the Android manifest.
-	j.classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, j.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(), true,
+	j.classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, j.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(),
 		j.DexJarBuildPath(), j.DexJarInstallPath())
 
 	// A non-SDK library may provide a <uses-library> (the name may be different from the module name).
 	if lib := proptools.String(j.usesLibraryProperties.Provides_uses_lib); lib != "" {
-		j.classLoaderContexts.AddContext(ctx, lib, true, j.DexJarBuildPath(), j.DexJarInstallPath())
+		j.classLoaderContexts.AddContext(ctx, lib, j.DexJarBuildPath(), j.DexJarInstallPath())
 	}
 
 	j.distFiles = j.GenerateTaggedDistFiles(ctx)
@@ -2793,8 +2793,7 @@
 			case libTag:
 				flags.classpath = append(flags.classpath, dep.SdkHeaderJars(ctx, j.sdkVersion())...)
 				// names of sdk libs that are directly depended are exported
-				j.classLoaderContexts.AddContext(ctx, otherName, dep.IsSharedLibrary(),
-					dep.DexJarBuildPath(), dep.DexJarInstallPath())
+				j.classLoaderContexts.AddContext(ctx, otherName, dep.DexJarBuildPath(), dep.DexJarInstallPath())
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -2809,7 +2808,7 @@
 	// add the name of that java_sdk_library to the exported sdk libs to make sure
 	// that, if necessary, a <uses-library> element for that java_sdk_library is
 	// added to the Android manifest.
-	j.classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, j.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(), true,
+	j.classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, j.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(),
 		outputFile, installFile)
 
 	j.exportAidlIncludeDirs = android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, j.properties.Aidl.Export_include_dirs)
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 603c808..b832678 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -688,11 +688,6 @@
 	return c.namingScheme.apiModuleName(apiScope, c.moduleBase.BaseModuleName())
 }
 
-// If the SDK library is a shared library.
-func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) IsSharedLibrary() bool {
-	return c.sharedLibrary()
-}
-
 // The component names for different outputs of the java_sdk_library.
 //
 // They are similar to the names used for the child modules it creates
@@ -938,9 +933,6 @@
 	// jars for the stubs. The latter should only be needed when generating JavaDoc as otherwise
 	// they are identical to the corresponding header jars.
 	SdkImplementationJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion sdkSpec) android.Paths
-
-	// If the SDK library is a shared library.
-	IsSharedLibrary() bool
 }
 
 type SdkLibrary struct {