diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 1fb44e7..0833831 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -1160,14 +1160,7 @@
 	j.properties.Generated_srcjars = append(j.properties.Generated_srcjars, path)
 }
 
-func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext, extraSrcJars, extraClasspathJars, extraCombinedJars,
-	extraDepCombinedJars android.Paths) *JavaInfo {
-
-	manifest := j.overrideManifest
-	if !manifest.Valid() && j.properties.Manifest != nil {
-		manifest = android.OptionalPathForPath(android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, *j.properties.Manifest))
-	}
-
+func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext, extraSrcJars, extraClasspathJars, extraCombinedJars, extraDepCombinedJars android.Paths) *JavaInfo {
 	// Auto-propagating jarjar rules
 	jarjarProviderData := j.collectJarJarRules(ctx)
 	if jarjarProviderData != nil {
@@ -1288,7 +1281,7 @@
 		transitiveStaticLibsHeaderJars := deps.transitiveStaticLibsHeaderJars
 
 		localHeaderJars, combinedHeaderJarFile := j.compileJavaHeader(ctx, uniqueJavaFiles, srcJars, deps, flags, jarName,
-			extraCombinedJars, manifest)
+			extraCombinedJars)
 
 		combinedHeaderJarFile, jarjared := j.jarjarIfNecessary(ctx, combinedHeaderJarFile, jarName, "turbine", false)
 		if jarjared {
@@ -1401,7 +1394,7 @@
 
 		kotlinJar := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "kotlin", jarName)
 		kotlinHeaderJar := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "kotlin_headers", jarName)
-		j.kotlinCompile(ctx, kotlinJar, kotlinHeaderJar, uniqueSrcFiles, kotlinCommonSrcFiles, srcJars, flags, manifest)
+		j.kotlinCompile(ctx, kotlinJar, kotlinHeaderJar, uniqueSrcFiles, kotlinCommonSrcFiles, srcJars, flags)
 		if ctx.Failed() {
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -1436,7 +1429,7 @@
 		extraJars := slices.Clone(kotlinHeaderJars)
 		extraJars = append(extraJars, extraCombinedJars...)
 		var combinedHeaderJarFile android.Path
-		localHeaderJars, combinedHeaderJarFile = j.compileJavaHeader(ctx, uniqueJavaFiles, srcJars, deps, flags, jarName, extraJars, manifest)
+		localHeaderJars, combinedHeaderJarFile = j.compileJavaHeader(ctx, uniqueJavaFiles, srcJars, deps, flags, jarName, extraJars)
 		shardingHeaderJars = localHeaderJars
 
 		var jarjared bool
@@ -1617,6 +1610,11 @@
 		combinedResourceJar = combinedJar
 	}
 
+	manifest := j.overrideManifest
+	if !manifest.Valid() && j.properties.Manifest != nil {
+		manifest = android.OptionalPathForPath(android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, *j.properties.Manifest))
+	}
+
 	// Combine the classes built from sources, any manifests, and any static libraries into
 	// classes.jar. If there is only one input jar this step will be skipped.
 	var outputFile android.Path
@@ -2071,7 +2069,7 @@
 
 func (j *Module) compileJavaHeader(ctx android.ModuleContext, srcFiles, srcJars android.Paths,
 	deps deps, flags javaBuilderFlags, jarName string,
-	extraJars android.Paths, manifest android.OptionalPath) (localHeaderJars android.Paths, combinedHeaderJar android.Path) {
+	extraJars android.Paths) (localHeaderJars android.Paths, combinedHeaderJar android.Path) {
 
 	if len(srcFiles) > 0 || len(srcJars) > 0 {
 		// Compile java sources into turbine.jar.
@@ -2090,7 +2088,7 @@
 	// we cannot skip the combine step for now if there is only one jar
 	// since we have to strip META-INF/TRANSITIVE dir from turbine.jar
 	combinedHeaderJarOutputPath := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "turbine-combined", jarName)
-	TransformJarsToJar(ctx, combinedHeaderJarOutputPath, "for turbine", jars, manifest,
+	TransformJarsToJar(ctx, combinedHeaderJarOutputPath, "for turbine", jars, android.OptionalPath{},
 		false, nil, []string{"META-INF/TRANSITIVE"})
 
 	return localHeaderJars, combinedHeaderJarOutputPath
diff --git a/java/kotlin.go b/java/kotlin.go
index 57d0802..308bb03 100644
--- a/java/kotlin.go
+++ b/java/kotlin.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 			` -kotlin-home $emptyDir ` +
 			` -Xplugin=${config.KotlinAbiGenPluginJar} ` +
 			` -P plugin:org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm.abi:outputDir=$headerClassesDir && ` +
-			`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar $jarArgs -o $out -C $classesDir -D $classesDir -write_if_changed && ` +
-			`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar $jarArgs -o $headerJar -C $headerClassesDir -D $headerClassesDir -write_if_changed && ` +
+			`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar -o $out -C $classesDir -D $classesDir -write_if_changed && ` +
+			`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar -o $headerJar -C $headerClassesDir -D $headerClassesDir -write_if_changed && ` +
 			`rm -rf "$srcJarDir" "$classesDir" "$headerClassesDir"`,
 		CommandDeps: []string{
 			"${config.KotlincCmd}",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		Restat:         true,
 	},
 	"kotlincFlags", "classpath", "srcJars", "commonSrcFilesArg", "srcJarDir", "classesDir",
-	"headerClassesDir", "headerJar", "kotlinJvmTarget", "kotlinBuildFile", "emptyDir", "name", "jarArgs")
+	"headerClassesDir", "headerJar", "kotlinJvmTarget", "kotlinBuildFile", "emptyDir", "name")
 
 var kotlinKytheExtract = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("kotlinKythe",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@
 
 // kotlinCompile takes .java and .kt sources and srcJars, and compiles the .kt sources into a classes jar in outputFile.
 func (j *Module) kotlinCompile(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile, headerOutputFile android.WritablePath,
-	srcFiles, commonSrcFiles, srcJars android.Paths, flags javaBuilderFlags, manifest android.OptionalPath) {
+	srcFiles, commonSrcFiles, srcJars android.Paths,
+	flags javaBuilderFlags) {
 
 	var deps android.Paths
 	deps = append(deps, flags.kotlincClasspath...)
@@ -126,12 +127,6 @@
 	android.WriteFileRule(ctx, classpathRspFile, strings.Join(flags.kotlincClasspath.Strings(), " "))
 	deps = append(deps, classpathRspFile)
 
-	var jarArgs string
-	if manifest.Valid() {
-		jarArgs = "-m " + manifest.Path().String()
-		deps = append(deps, manifest.Path())
-	}
-
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:           kotlinc,
 		Description:    "kotlinc",
@@ -152,7 +147,6 @@
 			"emptyDir":          android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "kotlinc", "empty").String(),
 			"kotlinJvmTarget":   flags.javaVersion.StringForKotlinc(),
 			"name":              kotlinName,
-			"jarArgs":           jarArgs,
 		},
 	})