diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index f2aaec3..05ab856 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -1149,13 +1149,7 @@
 		variant.MaybeOutput("dexpreopt/oat/arm64/package.odex").Rule == nil {
 		t.Errorf("can't find dexpreopt outputs")
 	}
-	// Make sure stripping wasn't done.
-	stripRule := variant.Output("dexpreopt/foo.apk")
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(stripRule.RuleParams.Command, "cp -f") {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected, non-skipping strip command: %q", stripRule.RuleParams.Command)
-	}
-
-	// Make sure signing was skipped and aligning was done instead.
+	// Make sure signing was skipped and aligning was done.
 	if variant.MaybeOutput("signed/foo.apk").Rule != nil {
 		t.Errorf("signing rule shouldn't be included.")
 	}
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index b48871e..2b1c994 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -40,13 +40,9 @@
 
 type DexpreoptProperties struct {
 	Dex_preopt struct {
-		// If false, prevent dexpreopting and stripping the dex file from the final jar.  Defaults to
-		// true.
+		// If false, prevent dexpreopting.  Defaults to true.
 		Enabled *bool
 
-		// If true, never strip the dex files from the final jar when dexpreopting.  Defaults to false.
-		No_stripping *bool
-
 		// If true, generate an app image (.art file) for this module.
 		App_image *bool
 
@@ -136,8 +132,6 @@
 
 	dexLocation := android.InstallPathToOnDevicePath(ctx, d.installPath)
 
-	strippedDexJarFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dexpreopt", dexJarFile.Base())
-
 	var profileClassListing android.OptionalPath
 	var profileBootListing android.OptionalPath
 	profileIsTextListing := false
@@ -191,10 +185,6 @@
 		ForceCreateAppImage: BoolDefault(d.dexpreoptProperties.Dex_preopt.App_image, false),
 
 		PresignedPrebuilt: d.isPresignedPrebuilt,
-
-		NoStripping:     Bool(d.dexpreoptProperties.Dex_preopt.No_stripping),
-		StripInputPath:  dexJarFile,
-		StripOutputPath: strippedDexJarFile.OutputPath,
 	}
 
 	dexpreoptRule, err := dexpreopt.GenerateDexpreoptRule(ctx, global, dexpreoptConfig)
@@ -207,13 +197,5 @@
 
 	d.builtInstalled = dexpreoptRule.Installs().String()
 
-	stripRule, err := dexpreopt.GenerateStripRule(global, dexpreoptConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ModuleErrorf("error generating dexpreopt strip rule: %s", err.Error())
-		return dexJarFile
-	}
-
-	stripRule.Build(pctx, ctx, "dexpreopt_strip", "dexpreopt strip")
-
-	return strippedDexJarFile
+	return dexJarFile
 }