diff --git a/cc/cc_test.go b/cc/cc_test.go
index b803cba..f616cf3 100644
--- a/cc/cc_test.go
+++ b/cc/cc_test.go
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@
 
 func checkWriteFileOutput(t *testing.T, params android.TestingBuildParams, expected []string) {
 	t.Helper()
-	assertString(t, params.Rule.String(), android.WriteFile.String())
-	actual := strings.FieldsFunc(strings.ReplaceAll(params.Args["content"], "\\n", "\n"), func(r rune) bool { return r == '\n' })
+	content := android.ContentFromFileRuleForTests(t, params)
+	actual := strings.FieldsFunc(content, func(r rune) bool { return r == '\n' })
 	assertArrayString(t, actual, expected)
 }
 
diff --git a/cc/fuzz.go b/cc/fuzz.go
index fe3c12b..dddfe94 100644
--- a/cc/fuzz.go
+++ b/cc/fuzz.go
@@ -278,14 +278,7 @@
 
 	if fuzz.Properties.Fuzz_config != nil {
 		configPath := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "config").Join(ctx, "config.json")
-		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-			Rule:        android.WriteFile,
-			Description: "fuzzer infrastructure configuration",
-			Output:      configPath,
-			Args: map[string]string{
-				"content": fuzz.Properties.Fuzz_config.String(),
-			},
-		})
+		android.WriteFileRule(ctx, configPath, fuzz.Properties.Fuzz_config.String())
 		fuzz.config = configPath
 	}
 
diff --git a/cc/snapshot_utils.go b/cc/snapshot_utils.go
index 238508d..05c06ac 100644
--- a/cc/snapshot_utils.go
+++ b/cc/snapshot_utils.go
@@ -93,13 +93,6 @@
 
 func writeStringToFile(ctx android.SingletonContext, content, out string) android.OutputPath {
 	outPath := android.PathForOutput(ctx, out)
-	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:        android.WriteFile,
-		Output:      outPath,
-		Description: "WriteFile " + out,
-		Args: map[string]string{
-			"content": content,
-		},
-	})
+	android.WriteFileRule(ctx, outPath, content)
 	return outPath
 }
diff --git a/cc/vndk.go b/cc/vndk.go
index 2cac03c..4a005f3 100644
--- a/cc/vndk.go
+++ b/cc/vndk.go
@@ -487,14 +487,7 @@
 	}
 
 	txt.outputFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, filename).OutputPath
-	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:        android.WriteFile,
-		Output:      txt.outputFile,
-		Description: "Writing " + txt.outputFile.String(),
-		Args: map[string]string{
-			"content": strings.Join(list, "\\n"),
-		},
-	})
+	android.WriteFileRule(ctx, txt.outputFile, strings.Join(list, "\n"))
 
 	installPath := android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "etc")
 	ctx.InstallFile(installPath, filename, txt.outputFile)
@@ -825,14 +818,7 @@
 	merged = append(merged, addPrefix(filterOutLibClangRt(vndkcore), "VNDK-core: ")...)
 	merged = append(merged, addPrefix(vndkprivate, "VNDK-private: ")...)
 	c.vndkLibrariesFile = android.PathForOutput(ctx, "vndk", "vndk.libraries.txt")
-	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:        android.WriteFile,
-		Output:      c.vndkLibrariesFile,
-		Description: "Writing " + c.vndkLibrariesFile.String(),
-		Args: map[string]string{
-			"content": strings.Join(merged, "\\n"),
-		},
-	})
+	android.WriteFileRule(ctx, c.vndkLibrariesFile, strings.Join(merged, "\n"))
 }
 
 func (c *vndkSnapshotSingleton) MakeVars(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {