diff --git a/bazel/aquery.go b/bazel/aquery.go
index 563c531..3428328 100644
--- a/bazel/aquery.go
+++ b/bazel/aquery.go
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
-	analysis_v2_proto "prebuilts/bazel/common/proto/analysis_v2"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	analysis_v2_proto "prebuilts/bazel/common/proto/analysis_v2"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/metrics"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@
 	// If ShouldRunInSbox is true, Soong will use sbox to created an isolated environment
 	// and run the mixed build action there
 	ShouldRunInSbox bool
-	// A list of files to add as implicit deps to the outputs of this BuildStatement.
-	// Unlike most properties in BuildStatement, these paths must be relative to the root of
-	// the whole out/ folder, instead of relative to ctx.Config().BazelContext.OutputBase()
-	ImplicitDeps []string
 }
 
 // A helper type for aquery processing which facilitates retrieval of path IDs from their
@@ -585,72 +581,6 @@
 	}, nil
 }
 
-type bazelSandwichJson struct {
-	Target         string   `json:"target"`
-	DependOnTarget *bool    `json:"depend_on_target,omitempty"`
-	ImplicitDeps   []string `json:"implicit_deps"`
-}
-
-func (a *aqueryArtifactHandler) unresolvedSymlinkActionBuildStatement(actionEntry *analysis_v2_proto.Action) (*BuildStatement, error) {
-	outputPaths, depfile, err := a.getOutputPaths(actionEntry)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if len(actionEntry.InputDepSetIds) != 0 || len(outputPaths) != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected 0 inputs and 1 output to symlink action, got: input %q, output %q", actionEntry.InputDepSetIds, outputPaths)
-	}
-	target := actionEntry.UnresolvedSymlinkTarget
-	if target == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected an unresolved_symlink_target, but didn't get one")
-	}
-	if filepath.Clean(target) != target {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", filepath.Clean(target), target)
-	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(target, "/") {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no absolute symlinks allowed: %s", target)
-	}
-
-	out := outputPaths[0]
-	outDir := filepath.Dir(out)
-	var implicitDeps []string
-	if strings.HasPrefix(target, "bazel_sandwich:") {
-		j := bazelSandwichJson{}
-		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(target[len("bazel_sandwich:"):]), &j)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if proptools.BoolDefault(j.DependOnTarget, true) {
-			implicitDeps = append(implicitDeps, j.Target)
-		}
-		implicitDeps = append(implicitDeps, j.ImplicitDeps...)
-		dotDotsToReachCwd := ""
-		if outDir != "." {
-			dotDotsToReachCwd = strings.Repeat("../", strings.Count(outDir, "/")+1)
-		}
-		target = proptools.ShellEscapeIncludingSpaces(j.Target)
-		target = "{DOTDOTS_TO_OUTPUT_ROOT}" + dotDotsToReachCwd + target
-	} else {
-		target = proptools.ShellEscapeIncludingSpaces(target)
-	}
-
-	outDir = proptools.ShellEscapeIncludingSpaces(outDir)
-	out = proptools.ShellEscapeIncludingSpaces(out)
-	// Use absolute paths, because some soong actions don't play well with relative paths (for example, `cp -d`).
-	command := fmt.Sprintf("mkdir -p %[1]s && rm -f %[2]s && ln -sf %[3]s %[2]s", outDir, out, target)
-	symlinkPaths := outputPaths[:]
-
-	buildStatement := &BuildStatement{
-		Command:      command,
-		Depfile:      depfile,
-		OutputPaths:  outputPaths,
-		Env:          actionEntry.EnvironmentVariables,
-		Mnemonic:     actionEntry.Mnemonic,
-		SymlinkPaths: symlinkPaths,
-		ImplicitDeps: implicitDeps,
-	}
-	return buildStatement, nil
-}
-
 func (a *aqueryArtifactHandler) symlinkActionBuildStatement(actionEntry *analysis_v2_proto.Action) (*BuildStatement, error) {
 	outputPaths, depfile, err := a.getOutputPaths(actionEntry)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -760,8 +690,6 @@
 		return a.fileWriteActionBuildStatement(actionEntry)
 	case "SymlinkTree":
 		return a.symlinkTreeActionBuildStatement(actionEntry)
-	case "UnresolvedSymlink":
-		return a.unresolvedSymlinkActionBuildStatement(actionEntry)
 	}
 
 	if len(actionEntry.Arguments) < 1 {
diff --git a/bazel/aquery_test.go b/bazel/aquery_test.go
index 32c87a0..19a584f 100644
--- a/bazel/aquery_test.go
+++ b/bazel/aquery_test.go
@@ -357,11 +357,9 @@
 	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 	if expected := 1; len(actual) != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected %d build statements, got %d", expected, len(actual))
-		return
 	}
 
 	bs := actual[0]
@@ -546,7 +544,6 @@
 	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{
 		&BuildStatement{
@@ -759,11 +756,9 @@
 	actualBuildStatements, actualDepsets, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 	if expected := 2; len(actualBuildStatements) != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected %d build statements, got %d %#v", expected, len(actualBuildStatements), actualBuildStatements)
-		return
 	}
 
 	expectedDepsetFiles := [][]string{
@@ -864,7 +859,6 @@
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 
 	expectedBuildStatements := []*BuildStatement{
@@ -913,7 +907,6 @@
 	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 
 	expectedBuildStatements := []*BuildStatement{
@@ -1024,7 +1017,6 @@
 	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 
 	expectedBuildStatements := []*BuildStatement{
@@ -1096,7 +1088,6 @@
 	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{
 		&BuildStatement{
@@ -1135,7 +1126,6 @@
 	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
 	}
 	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{
 		&BuildStatement{
@@ -1146,126 +1136,6 @@
 	}, actual)
 }
 
-func TestUnresolvedSymlink(t *testing.T) {
-	const inputString = `
-{
- "artifacts": [
-   { "id": 1, "path_fragment_id": 1 }
- ],
- "actions": [{
-   "target_id": 1,
-   "action_key": "x",
-   "mnemonic": "UnresolvedSymlink",
-   "configuration_id": 1,
-   "output_ids": [1],
-   "primary_output_id": 1,
-   "execution_platform": "//build/bazel/platforms:linux_x86_64",
-   "unresolved_symlink_target": "symlink/target"
- }],
- "path_fragments": [
-   { "id": 1, "label": "path/to/symlink" }
- ]
-}
-`
-	data, err := JsonToActionGraphContainer(inputString)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-		return
-	}
-	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
-	}
-	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{{
-		Command:      "mkdir -p path/to && rm -f path/to/symlink && ln -sf symlink/target path/to/symlink",
-		OutputPaths:  []string{"path/to/symlink"},
-		Mnemonic:     "UnresolvedSymlink",
-		SymlinkPaths: []string{"path/to/symlink"},
-	}}, actual)
-}
-
-func TestUnresolvedSymlinkBazelSandwich(t *testing.T) {
-	const inputString = `
-{
- "artifacts": [
-   { "id": 1, "path_fragment_id": 1 }
- ],
- "actions": [{
-   "target_id": 1,
-   "action_key": "x",
-   "mnemonic": "UnresolvedSymlink",
-   "configuration_id": 1,
-   "output_ids": [1],
-   "primary_output_id": 1,
-   "execution_platform": "//build/bazel/platforms:linux_x86_64",
-   "unresolved_symlink_target": "bazel_sandwich:{\"target\":\"target/product/emulator_x86_64/system\"}"
- }],
- "path_fragments": [
-   { "id": 1, "label": "path/to/symlink" }
- ]
-}
-`
-	data, err := JsonToActionGraphContainer(inputString)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-		return
-	}
-	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
-	}
-	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{{
-		Command:      "mkdir -p path/to && rm -f path/to/symlink && ln -sf {DOTDOTS_TO_OUTPUT_ROOT}../../target/product/emulator_x86_64/system path/to/symlink",
-		OutputPaths:  []string{"path/to/symlink"},
-		Mnemonic:     "UnresolvedSymlink",
-		SymlinkPaths: []string{"path/to/symlink"},
-		ImplicitDeps: []string{"target/product/emulator_x86_64/system"},
-	}}, actual)
-}
-
-func TestUnresolvedSymlinkBazelSandwichWithAlternativeDeps(t *testing.T) {
-	const inputString = `
-{
- "artifacts": [
-   { "id": 1, "path_fragment_id": 1 }
- ],
- "actions": [{
-   "target_id": 1,
-   "action_key": "x",
-   "mnemonic": "UnresolvedSymlink",
-   "configuration_id": 1,
-   "output_ids": [1],
-   "primary_output_id": 1,
-   "execution_platform": "//build/bazel/platforms:linux_x86_64",
-   "unresolved_symlink_target": "bazel_sandwich:{\"depend_on_target\":false,\"implicit_deps\":[\"target/product/emulator_x86_64/obj/PACKAGING/systemimage_intermediates/staging_dir.stamp\"],\"target\":\"target/product/emulator_x86_64/system\"}"
- }],
- "path_fragments": [
-   { "id": 1, "label": "path/to/symlink" }
- ]
-}
-`
-	data, err := JsonToActionGraphContainer(inputString)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-		return
-	}
-	actual, _, err := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
-		return
-	}
-	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{{
-		Command:      "mkdir -p path/to && rm -f path/to/symlink && ln -sf {DOTDOTS_TO_OUTPUT_ROOT}../../target/product/emulator_x86_64/system path/to/symlink",
-		OutputPaths:  []string{"path/to/symlink"},
-		Mnemonic:     "UnresolvedSymlink",
-		SymlinkPaths: []string{"path/to/symlink"},
-		// Note that the target of the symlink, target/product/emulator_x86_64/system, is not listed here
-		ImplicitDeps: []string{"target/product/emulator_x86_64/obj/PACKAGING/systemimage_intermediates/staging_dir.stamp"},
-	}}, actual)
-}
-
 func assertError(t *testing.T, err error, expected string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if err == nil {
@@ -1331,9 +1201,6 @@
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(sortedStrings(first.SymlinkPaths), sortedStrings(second.SymlinkPaths)) {
 		return "SymlinkPaths"
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(sortedStrings(first.ImplicitDeps), sortedStrings(second.ImplicitDeps)) {
-		return "ImplicitDeps"
-	}
 	if first.Depfile != second.Depfile {
 		return "Depfile"
 	}