diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 476e549..b7efcff 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@
 }
 
 type sdkLibraryProperties struct {
-	// list of optional source files that are part of API but not part of runtime library.
-	Api_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
-
 	// List of Java libraries that will be in the classpath when building stubs
 	Stub_only_libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
@@ -461,7 +458,6 @@
 
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.docsName(apiScope))
 	props.Srcs = append(props.Srcs, module.Library.Module.properties.Srcs...)
-	props.Srcs = append(props.Srcs, module.sdkLibraryProperties.Api_srcs...)
 	props.Sdk_version = proptools.StringPtr(sdkVersion)
 	props.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(false)
 	// A droiddoc module has only one Libs property and doesn't distinguish between