diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 7e1381b..c4b4026 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 
 	"android/soong/ui/metrics/bp2build_metrics_proto"
 
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
-	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 
 	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@
 	// or the module should override Stem().
 	stem string
 
-	// Aconfig files for all transitive deps.  Also exposed via TransitiveDeclarationsInfo
-	transitiveAconfigFiles map[string]*android.DepSet[android.Path]
+	// Single aconfig "cache file" merged from this module and all dependencies.
+	mergedAconfigFiles map[string]android.Paths
 }
 
 func (j *Module) CheckStableSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) error {
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@
 
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(outputFile)
 
-	aconfig.CollectTransitiveAconfigFiles(ctx, &j.transitiveAconfigFiles)
+	aconfig.CollectDependencyAconfigFiles(ctx, &j.mergedAconfigFiles)
 
 	ctx.SetProvider(JavaInfoProvider, JavaInfo{
 		HeaderJars:                     android.PathsIfNonNil(j.headerJarFile),
@@ -2078,10 +2078,6 @@
 	return Bool(j.properties.Installable)
 }
 
-func (j *Module) getTransitiveAconfigFiles(container string) []android.Path {
-	return j.transitiveAconfigFiles[container].ToList()
-}
-
 type sdkLinkType int
 
 const (