diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index c12ada2..26514f3 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -406,25 +406,10 @@
 		deps.aidlIncludeDirs = append(deps.aidlIncludeDirs, sdkDep.aidl)
 	}
 
-	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(module blueprint.Module) {
+	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(module android.Module) {
 		otherName := ctx.OtherModuleName(module)
 		tag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module)
 
-		aDep, _ := module.(android.Module)
-		if aDep == nil {
-			ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q not an android module", ctx.OtherModuleName(aDep))
-			return
-		}
-
-		if !aDep.Enabled() {
-			if ctx.AConfig().AllowMissingDependencies() {
-				ctx.AddMissingDependencies([]string{ctx.OtherModuleName(aDep)})
-			} else {
-				ctx.ModuleErrorf("depends on disabled module %q", ctx.OtherModuleName(aDep))
-			}
-			return
-		}
-
 		dep, _ := module.(Dependency)
 		if dep == nil {
 			switch tag {