diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index dbf6115..74ef667 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 
 type bootImageConfig struct {
 	name         string
-	stem         string
 	modules      []string
 	dexLocations []string
 	dexPaths     android.WritablePaths
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@
 	// In addition, each .art file has an associated .oat and .vdex file, and an
 	// unstripped .oat file
 	for i, m := range image.modules {
-		name := image.stem
+		name := image.name
 		if i != 0 {
 			name += "-" + stemOf(m)
 		}
@@ -147,14 +146,6 @@
 	dexpreoptConfigForMake android.WritablePath
 }
 
-// Accessor function for the apex package. Returns nil if dexpreopt is disabled.
-func DexpreoptedArtApexJars(ctx android.BuilderContext) map[android.ArchType]android.Paths {
-	if skipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return artBootImageConfig(ctx).imagesDeps
-}
-
 // dexpreoptBoot singleton rules
 func (d *dexpreoptBootJars) GenerateBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContext) {
 	if skipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
@@ -178,10 +169,7 @@
 
 	// Always create the default boot image first, to get a unique profile rule for all images.
 	d.defaultBootImage = buildBootImage(ctx, defaultBootImageConfig(ctx))
-	// Create boot image for the ART apex (build artifacts are accessed via the global boot image config).
-	buildBootImage(ctx, artBootImageConfig(ctx))
 	if global.GenerateApexImage {
-		// Create boot images for the JIT-zygote experiment.
 		d.otherImages = append(d.otherImages, buildBootImage(ctx, apexBootImageConfig(ctx)))
 	}
 
@@ -190,6 +178,8 @@
 
 // buildBootImage takes a bootImageConfig, creates rules to build it, and returns a *bootImage.
 func buildBootImage(ctx android.SingletonContext, config bootImageConfig) *bootImage {
+	global := dexpreoptGlobalConfig(ctx)
+
 	image := newBootImage(ctx, config)
 
 	bootDexJars := make(android.Paths, len(image.modules))
@@ -233,9 +223,12 @@
 	bootFrameworkProfileRule(ctx, image, missingDeps)
 
 	var allFiles android.Paths
-	for _, target := range image.targets {
-		files := buildBootImageRuleForArch(ctx, image, target.Arch.ArchType, profile, missingDeps)
-		allFiles = append(allFiles, files.Paths()...)
+
+	if !global.DisablePreopt {
+		for _, target := range image.targets {
+			files := buildBootImageRuleForArch(ctx, image, target.Arch.ArchType, profile, missingDeps)
+			allFiles = append(allFiles, files.Paths()...)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if image.zip != nil {
@@ -258,7 +251,7 @@
 	global := dexpreoptGlobalConfig(ctx)
 
 	symbolsDir := image.symbolsDir.Join(ctx, "system/framework", arch.String())
-	symbolsFile := symbolsDir.Join(ctx, image.stem+".oat")
+	symbolsFile := symbolsDir.Join(ctx, image.name+".oat")
 	outputDir := image.dir.Join(ctx, "system/framework", arch.String())
 	outputPath := image.images[arch]
 	oatLocation := pathtools.ReplaceExtension(dexpreopt.PathToLocation(outputPath, arch), "oat")
@@ -388,9 +381,8 @@
 	if global.DisableGenerateProfile || ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() || ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
 		return nil
 	}
-	profile := ctx.Config().Once(bootImageProfileRuleKey, func() interface{} {
+	return ctx.Config().Once(bootImageProfileRuleKey, func() interface{} {
 		tools := global.Tools
-		defaultProfile := "frameworks/base/config/boot-image-profile.txt"
 
 		rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 		rule.MissingDeps(missingDeps)
@@ -402,13 +394,18 @@
 			bootImageProfile = combinedBootImageProfile
 		} else if len(global.BootImageProfiles) == 1 {
 			bootImageProfile = global.BootImageProfiles[0]
-		} else if path := android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, defaultProfile); path.Valid() {
-			bootImageProfile = path.Path()
 		} else {
-			// No profile (not even a default one, which is the case on some branches
-			// like master-art-host that don't have frameworks/base).
-			// Return nil and continue without profile.
-			return nil
+			// If not set, use the default.  Some branches like master-art-host don't have frameworks/base, so manually
+			// handle the case that the default is missing.  Those branches won't attempt to build the profile rule,
+			// and if they do they'll get a missing deps error.
+			defaultProfile := "frameworks/base/config/boot-image-profile.txt"
+			path := android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, defaultProfile)
+			if path.Valid() {
+				bootImageProfile = path.Path()
+			} else {
+				missingDeps = append(missingDeps, defaultProfile)
+				bootImageProfile = android.PathForOutput(ctx, "missing")
+			}
 		}
 
 		profile := image.dir.Join(ctx, "boot.prof")
@@ -428,11 +425,7 @@
 		image.profileInstalls = rule.Installs()
 
 		return profile
-	})
-	if profile == nil {
-		return nil // wrap nil into a typed pointer with value nil
-	}
-	return profile.(android.WritablePath)
+	}).(android.WritablePath)
 }
 
 var bootImageProfileRuleKey = android.NewOnceKey("bootImageProfileRule")