diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 6a64ad6..6d3fdaa 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2287,16 +2287,13 @@
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf("sh_binaries", "%q is not a sh_binary module", depName)
 			}
 		case bcpfTag:
-			bcpfModule, ok := child.(*java.BootclasspathFragmentModule)
+			_, ok := child.(*java.BootclasspathFragmentModule)
 			if !ok {
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf("bootclasspath_fragments", "%q is not a bootclasspath_fragment module", depName)
 				return false
 			}
 
 			vctx.filesInfo = append(vctx.filesInfo, apexBootclasspathFragmentFiles(ctx, child)...)
-			for _, makeModuleName := range bcpfModule.BootImageDeviceInstallMakeModules() {
-				a.makeModulesToInstall = append(a.makeModulesToInstall, makeModuleName)
-			}
 			return true
 		case sscpfTag:
 			if _, ok := child.(*java.SystemServerClasspathModule); !ok {
@@ -2662,19 +2659,6 @@
 	bootclasspathFragmentInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(module, java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfoProvider).(java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfo)
 	var filesToAdd []apexFile
 
-	// Add the boot image files, e.g. .art, .oat and .vdex files.
-	if bootclasspathFragmentInfo.ShouldInstallBootImageInApex() {
-		for arch, files := range bootclasspathFragmentInfo.AndroidBootImageFilesByArchType() {
-			dirInApex := filepath.Join("javalib", arch.String())
-			for _, f := range files {
-				androidMkModuleName := "javalib_" + arch.String() + "_" + filepath.Base(f.String())
-				// TODO(b/177892522) - consider passing in the bootclasspath fragment module here instead of nil
-				af := newApexFile(ctx, f, androidMkModuleName, dirInApex, etc, nil)
-				filesToAdd = append(filesToAdd, af)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Add classpaths.proto config.
 	if af := apexClasspathFragmentProtoFile(ctx, module); af != nil {
 		filesToAdd = append(filesToAdd, *af)
diff --git a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
index 0a72116..1b52886 100644
--- a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
+++ b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
@@ -115,20 +115,7 @@
 
 	// Make sure that the art-bootclasspath-fragment is using the correct configuration.
 	checkBootclasspathFragment(t, result, "art-bootclasspath-fragment", "android_common_apex10000",
-		"com.android.art:baz,com.android.art:quuz", `
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot.vdex
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot-quuz.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot-quuz.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm/boot-quuz.vdex
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.vdex
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot-quuz.art
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot-quuz.oat
-dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot-quuz.vdex
-`)
+		"com.android.art:baz,com.android.art:quuz")
 }
 
 func TestBootclasspathFragments_FragmentDependency(t *testing.T) {
@@ -261,7 +248,7 @@
 	checkAPIScopeStubs("other", otherInfo, java.CorePlatformHiddenAPIScope)
 }
 
-func checkBootclasspathFragment(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult, moduleName, variantName string, expectedConfiguredModules string, expectedBootclasspathFragmentFiles string) {
+func checkBootclasspathFragment(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult, moduleName, variantName string, expectedConfiguredModules string) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	bootclasspathFragment := result.ModuleForTests(moduleName, variantName).Module().(*java.BootclasspathFragmentModule)
@@ -269,19 +256,6 @@
 	bootclasspathFragmentInfo := result.ModuleProvider(bootclasspathFragment, java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfoProvider).(java.BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfo)
 	modules := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.Modules()
 	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "invalid modules for "+moduleName, expectedConfiguredModules, modules.String())
-
-	// Get a list of all the paths in the boot image sorted by arch type.
-	allPaths := []string{}
-	bootImageFilesByArchType := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.AndroidBootImageFilesByArchType()
-	for _, archType := range android.ArchTypeList() {
-		if paths, ok := bootImageFilesByArchType[archType]; ok {
-			for _, path := range paths {
-				allPaths = append(allPaths, android.NormalizePathForTesting(path))
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	android.AssertTrimmedStringEquals(t, "invalid paths for "+moduleName, expectedBootclasspathFragmentFiles, strings.Join(allPaths, "\n"))
 }
 
 func TestBootclasspathFragmentInArtApex(t *testing.T) {
@@ -420,18 +394,6 @@
 		ensureExactContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
 			"etc/boot-image.prof",
 			"etc/classpaths/bootclasspath.pb",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.vdex",
 			"javalib/bar.jar",
 			"javalib/foo.jar",
 		})
@@ -441,62 +403,12 @@
 			`mybootclasspathfragment`,
 		})
 
-		// The boot images are installed in the APEX by Soong, so there shouldn't be any dexpreopt-related Make modules.
-		ensureDoesNotContainRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-
 		// Make sure that the source bootclasspath_fragment copies its dex files to the predefined
 		// locations for the art image.
 		module := result.ModuleForTests("mybootclasspathfragment", "android_common_apex10000")
 		checkCopiesToPredefinedLocationForArt(t, result.Config, module, "bar", "foo")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("boot image files from source no boot image in apex", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
-			commonPreparer,
-
-			// Configure some libraries in the art bootclasspath_fragment that match the source
-			// bootclasspath_fragment's contents property.
-			java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:foo", "com.android.art:bar"),
-			addSource("foo", "bar"),
-			java.FixtureSetBootImageInstallDirOnDevice("art", "system/framework"),
-		).RunTest(t)
-
-		ensureExactContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"etc/boot-image.prof",
-			"etc/classpaths/bootclasspath.pb",
-			"javalib/bar.jar",
-			"javalib/foo.jar",
-		})
-
-		ensureContainsRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-	})
-
 	t.Run("generate boot image profile even if dexpreopt is disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			commonPreparer,
@@ -552,18 +464,6 @@
 
 		ensureExactDeapexedContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common", []string{
 			"etc/boot-image.prof",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm/boot-bar.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot.vdex",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.art",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.oat",
-			"javalib/arm64/boot-bar.vdex",
 			"javalib/bar.jar",
 			"javalib/foo.jar",
 		})
@@ -574,65 +474,12 @@
 			`prebuilt_com.android.art`,
 		})
 
-		// The boot images are installed in the APEX by Soong, so there shouldn't be any dexpreopt-related Make modules.
-		ensureDoesNotContainRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-
 		// Make sure that the prebuilt bootclasspath_fragment copies its dex files to the predefined
 		// locations for the art image.
 		module := result.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_mybootclasspathfragment", "android_common_com.android.art")
 		checkCopiesToPredefinedLocationForArt(t, result.Config, module, "bar", "foo")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("boot image files from preferred prebuilt no boot image in apex", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
-			commonPreparer,
-
-			// Configure some libraries in the art bootclasspath_fragment that match the source
-			// bootclasspath_fragment's contents property.
-			java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:foo", "com.android.art:bar"),
-			addSource("foo", "bar"),
-
-			// Make sure that a preferred prebuilt with consistent contents doesn't affect the apex.
-			addPrebuilt(true, "foo", "bar"),
-
-			java.FixtureSetBootImageInstallDirOnDevice("art", "system/framework"),
-		).RunTest(t)
-
-		ensureExactDeapexedContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common", []string{
-			"etc/boot-image.prof",
-			"javalib/bar.jar",
-			"javalib/foo.jar",
-		})
-
-		ensureContainsRequiredDeps(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm64-boot-bar.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot.vdex",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.art",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.oat",
-			"mybootclasspathfragment-dexpreopt-arm-boot-bar.vdex",
-		})
-	})
-
 	t.Run("source with inconsistency between config and contents", func(t *testing.T) {
 		android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			commonPreparer,
@@ -782,10 +629,6 @@
 
 		module := result.ModuleForTests("mybootclasspathfragment", "android_common_com.android.art")
 		checkCopiesToPredefinedLocationForArt(t, result.Config, module, "bar", "foo")
-
-		// Check that the right deapexer module was chosen for a boot image.
-		param := module.Output("out/soong/dexpreopt_arm64/dex_artjars/android/apex/art_boot_images/javalib/arm64/boot.art")
-		android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "didn't find the expected deapexer in the input path", param.Input.String(), "/com.android.art.deapexer")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("enabled alternative APEX", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index 31cecf1..0d83830 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -199,14 +199,11 @@
 				p.apexFilesForAndroidMk = append(p.apexFilesForAndroidMk, af)
 			}
 		} else if tag == exportedBootclasspathFragmentTag {
-			bcpfModule, ok := child.(*java.PrebuiltBootclasspathFragmentModule)
+			_, ok := child.(*java.PrebuiltBootclasspathFragmentModule)
 			if !ok {
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf("exported_bootclasspath_fragments", "%q is not a prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment module", name)
 				return false
 			}
-			for _, makeModuleName := range bcpfModule.BootImageDeviceInstallMakeModules() {
-				p.requiredModuleNames = append(p.requiredModuleNames, makeModuleName)
-			}
 			// Visit the children of the bootclasspath_fragment.
 			return true
 		} else if tag == exportedSystemserverclasspathFragmentTag {
diff --git a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
index 6ccf5a3..f451659 100644
--- a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
@@ -240,11 +240,6 @@
 
 	// Collect the module directory for IDE info in java/jdeps.go.
 	modulePaths []string
-
-	// Installs for on-device boot image files. This list has entries only if the installs should be
-	// handled by Make (e.g., the boot image should be installed on the system partition, rather than
-	// in the APEX).
-	bootImageDeviceInstalls []dexpreopterInstall
 }
 
 // commonBootclasspathFragment defines the methods that are implemented by both source and prebuilt
@@ -268,12 +263,6 @@
 
 var _ commonBootclasspathFragment = (*BootclasspathFragmentModule)(nil)
 
-// bootImageFilesByArch is a map from android.ArchType to the paths to the boot image files.
-//
-// The paths include the .art, .oat and .vdex files, one for each of the modules from which the boot
-// image is created.
-type bootImageFilesByArch map[android.ArchType]android.Paths
-
 func bootclasspathFragmentFactory() android.Module {
 	m := &BootclasspathFragmentModule{}
 	m.AddProperties(&m.properties, &m.sourceOnlyProperties)
@@ -395,12 +384,6 @@
 	// set image_name: "art".
 	modules android.ConfiguredJarList
 
-	// Map from arch type to the boot image files.
-	bootImageFilesByArch bootImageFilesByArch
-
-	// True if the boot image should be installed in the APEX.
-	shouldInstallBootImageInApex bool
-
 	// Map from the base module name (without prebuilt_ prefix) of a fragment's contents module to the
 	// hidden API encoded dex jar path.
 	contentModuleDexJarPaths bootDexJarByModule
@@ -417,18 +400,6 @@
 	return i.modules
 }
 
-// Get a map from ArchType to the associated boot image's contents for Android.
-//
-// Extension boot images only return their own files, not the files of the boot images they extend.
-func (i BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfo) AndroidBootImageFilesByArchType() bootImageFilesByArch {
-	return i.bootImageFilesByArch
-}
-
-// Return true if the boot image should be installed in the APEX.
-func (i *BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfo) ShouldInstallBootImageInApex() bool {
-	return i.shouldInstallBootImageInApex
-}
-
 // DexBootJarPathForContentModule returns the path to the dex boot jar for specified module.
 //
 // The dex boot jar is one which has had hidden API encoding performed on it.
@@ -566,25 +537,6 @@
 			// Copy the dex jars of this fragment's content modules to their predefined locations.
 			copyBootJarsToPredefinedLocations(ctx, hiddenAPIOutput.EncodedBootDexFilesByModule, imageConfig.dexPathsByModule)
 		}
-
-		for _, variant := range bootImageFiles.variants {
-			archType := variant.config.target.Arch.ArchType
-			arch := archType.String()
-			for _, install := range variant.deviceInstalls {
-				// Remove the "/" prefix because the path should be relative to $ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT.
-				installDir := strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.Dir(install.To), "/")
-				installBase := filepath.Base(install.To)
-				installPath := android.PathForModuleInPartitionInstall(ctx, "", installDir)
-
-				b.bootImageDeviceInstalls = append(b.bootImageDeviceInstalls, dexpreopterInstall{
-					name:                arch + "-" + installBase,
-					moduleName:          b.Name(),
-					outputPathOnHost:    install.From,
-					installDirOnDevice:  installPath,
-					installFileOnDevice: installBase,
-				})
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	// A prebuilt fragment cannot contribute to an apex.
@@ -643,12 +595,8 @@
 			info.profilePathOnHost = bootImageFiles.profile
 			info.profileInstallPathInApex = imageConfig.profileInstallPathInApex
 		}
-
-		info.shouldInstallBootImageInApex = imageConfig.shouldInstallInApex()
 	}
 
-	info.bootImageFilesByArch = bootImageFiles.byArch
-
 	// Make the apex content info available for other modules.
 	ctx.SetProvider(BootclasspathFragmentApexContentInfoProvider, info)
 }
@@ -960,21 +908,9 @@
 			},
 		},
 	}}
-	for _, install := range b.bootImageDeviceInstalls {
-		entriesList = append(entriesList, install.ToMakeEntries())
-	}
 	return entriesList
 }
 
-// Returns the names of all Make modules that handle the installation of the boot image.
-func (b *BootclasspathFragmentModule) BootImageDeviceInstallMakeModules() []string {
-	var makeModules []string
-	for _, install := range b.bootImageDeviceInstalls {
-		makeModules = append(makeModules, install.FullModuleName())
-	}
-	return makeModules
-}
-
 // Collect information for opening IDE project files in java/jdeps.go.
 func (b *BootclasspathFragmentModule) IDEInfo(dpInfo *android.IdeInfo) {
 	dpInfo.Deps = append(dpInfo.Deps, b.properties.Contents...)
@@ -1262,59 +1198,17 @@
 	// built without a profile as the prebuilt modules do not provide a profile.
 	buildBootImageVariantsForBuildOs(ctx, imageConfig, profile)
 
-	if imageConfig.shouldInstallInApex() {
-		// If the boot image files for the android variants are in the prebuilt apex, we must use those
-		// rather than building new ones because those boot image files are going to be used on device.
-		files := bootImageFilesByArch{}
-		bootImageFiles := bootImageOutputs{
-			byArch:  files,
-			profile: profile,
-		}
-		for _, variant := range imageConfig.apexVariants() {
-			arch := variant.target.Arch.ArchType
-			bootImageFiles.variants = append(bootImageFiles.variants, bootImageVariantOutputs{
-				variant,
-				// No device installs needed when installed in APEX.
-				nil,
-			})
-			for _, toPath := range variant.imagesDeps {
-				apexRelativePath := apexRootRelativePathToBootImageFile(arch, toPath.Base())
-				// Get the path to the file that the deapexer extracted from the prebuilt apex file.
-				fromPath := di.PrebuiltExportPath(apexRelativePath)
-
-				// Return the toPath as the calling code expects the paths in the returned map to be the
-				// paths predefined in the bootImageConfig.
-				files[arch] = append(files[arch], toPath)
-
-				// Copy the file to the predefined location.
-				ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-					Rule:   android.Cp,
-					Input:  fromPath,
-					Output: toPath,
-				})
-			}
-		}
-		return bootImageFiles
-	} else {
-		if profile == nil && imageConfig.isProfileGuided() {
-			ctx.ModuleErrorf("Unable to produce boot image files: neither boot image files nor profiles exists in the prebuilt apex")
-			return bootImageOutputs{}
-		}
-		// Build boot image files for the android variants from the dex files provided by the contents
-		// of this module.
-		return buildBootImageVariantsForAndroidOs(ctx, imageConfig, profile)
+	if profile == nil && imageConfig.isProfileGuided() {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("Unable to produce boot image files: profiles not found in the prebuilt apex")
+		return bootImageOutputs{}
 	}
+	// Build boot image files for the android variants from the dex files provided by the contents
+	// of this module.
+	return buildBootImageVariantsForAndroidOs(ctx, imageConfig, profile)
 }
 
 var _ commonBootclasspathFragment = (*PrebuiltBootclasspathFragmentModule)(nil)
 
-// createBootImageTag creates the tag to uniquely identify the boot image file among all of the
-// files that a module requires from the prebuilt .apex file.
-func createBootImageTag(arch android.ArchType, baseName string) string {
-	tag := fmt.Sprintf(".bootimage-%s-%s", arch, baseName)
-	return tag
-}
-
 // RequiredFilesFromPrebuiltApex returns the list of all files the prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment
 // requires from a prebuilt .apex file.
 //
@@ -1328,25 +1222,11 @@
 			// Add the boot image profile.
 			files = append(files, imageConfig.profileInstallPathInApex)
 		}
-		if imageConfig.shouldInstallInApex() {
-			// Add the boot image files, e.g. .art, .oat and .vdex files.
-			for _, variant := range imageConfig.apexVariants() {
-				arch := variant.target.Arch.ArchType
-				for _, path := range variant.imagesDeps.Paths() {
-					base := path.Base()
-					files = append(files, apexRootRelativePathToBootImageFile(arch, base))
-				}
-			}
-		}
 		return files
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func apexRootRelativePathToBootImageFile(arch android.ArchType, base string) string {
-	return filepath.Join("javalib", arch.String(), base)
-}
-
 var _ android.RequiredFilesFromPrebuiltApex = (*PrebuiltBootclasspathFragmentModule)(nil)
 
 func prebuiltBootclasspathFragmentFactory() android.Module {
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 8e79674..7b5c294 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -421,11 +421,6 @@
 	return variants
 }
 
-// Returns true if the boot image should be installed in the APEX.
-func (image *bootImageConfig) shouldInstallInApex() bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(image.installDirOnDevice, "apex/")
-}
-
 // Return boot image locations (as a list of symbolic paths).
 //
 // The image "location" is a symbolic path that, with multiarchitecture support, doesn't really
@@ -596,6 +591,12 @@
 	buildBootImageForOsType(ctx, image, profile, ctx.Config().BuildOS)
 }
 
+// bootImageFilesByArch is a map from android.ArchType to the paths to the boot image files.
+//
+// The paths include the .art, .oat and .vdex files, one for each of the modules from which the boot
+// image is created.
+type bootImageFilesByArch map[android.ArchType]android.Paths
+
 // bootImageOutputs encapsulates information about boot images that were created/obtained by
 // commonBootclasspathFragment.produceBootImageFiles.
 type bootImageOutputs struct {
@@ -656,8 +657,7 @@
 }
 
 type bootImageVariantOutputs struct {
-	config         *bootImageVariant
-	deviceInstalls android.RuleBuilderInstalls
+	config *bootImageVariant
 }
 
 // Generate boot image build rules for a specific target.
@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@
 
 	var vdexInstalls android.RuleBuilderInstalls
 	var unstrippedInstalls android.RuleBuilderInstalls
-	var deviceInstalls android.RuleBuilderInstalls
 
 	for _, artOrOat := range image.moduleFiles(ctx, outputDir, ".art", ".oat") {
 		cmd.ImplicitOutput(artOrOat)
@@ -826,14 +825,6 @@
 			android.RuleBuilderInstall{unstrippedOat, filepath.Join(installDir, unstrippedOat.Base())})
 	}
 
-	if image.installDirOnHost != image.installDirOnDevice && !image.shouldInstallInApex() && !ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
-		installDirOnDevice := filepath.Join("/", image.installDirOnDevice, arch.String())
-		for _, file := range image.moduleFiles(ctx, outputDir, ".art", ".oat", ".vdex") {
-			deviceInstalls = append(deviceInstalls,
-				android.RuleBuilderInstall{file, filepath.Join(installDirOnDevice, file.Base())})
-		}
-	}
-
 	rule.Build(image.name+"JarsDexpreopt_"+image.target.String(), "dexpreopt "+image.name+" jars "+arch.String())
 
 	// save output and installed files for makevars
@@ -849,7 +840,6 @@
 
 	return bootImageVariantOutputs{
 		image,
-		deviceInstalls,
 	}
 }