diff --git a/cc/Android.bp b/cc/Android.bp
index 2963c77..1ead99b 100644
--- a/cc/Android.bp
+++ b/cc/Android.bp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
         "snapshot_utils.go",
         "stl.go",
         "strip.go",
-        "sysprop.go",
         "tidy.go",
         "util.go",
         "vendor_snapshot.go",
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 3129160..d42ab6d 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 		ctx.BottomUp("test_per_src", TestPerSrcMutator).Parallel()
 		ctx.BottomUp("version", versionMutator).Parallel()
 		ctx.BottomUp("begin", BeginMutator).Parallel()
-		ctx.BottomUp("sysprop_cc", SyspropMutator).Parallel()
 	})
 
 	ctx.PostDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
@@ -2392,18 +2391,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	// sysprop_library has to support both C++ and Java. So sysprop_library internally creates one
-	// C++ implementation library and one Java implementation library. When a module links against
-	// sysprop_library, the C++ implementation library has to be linked. syspropImplLibraries is a
-	// map from sysprop_library to implementation library; it will be used in whole_static_libs,
-	// static_libs, and shared_libs.
-	syspropImplLibraries := syspropImplLibraries(actx.Config())
-
 	for _, lib := range deps.WholeStaticLibs {
 		depTag := libraryDependencyTag{Kind: staticLibraryDependency, wholeStatic: true, reexportFlags: true}
-		if impl, ok := syspropImplLibraries[lib]; ok {
-			lib = impl
-		}
 
 		lib = GetReplaceModuleName(lib, GetSnapshot(c, &snapshotInfo, actx).StaticLibs)
 
@@ -2421,10 +2410,6 @@
 			depTag.excludeInApex = true
 		}
 
-		if impl, ok := syspropImplLibraries[lib]; ok {
-			lib = impl
-		}
-
 		lib = GetReplaceModuleName(lib, GetSnapshot(c, &snapshotInfo, actx).StaticLibs)
 
 		actx.AddVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
@@ -2454,10 +2439,6 @@
 			depTag.excludeInApex = true
 		}
 
-		if impl, ok := syspropImplLibraries[lib]; ok {
-			lib = impl
-		}
-
 		name, version := StubsLibNameAndVersion(lib)
 		sharedLibNames = append(sharedLibNames, name)
 
diff --git a/cc/sysprop.go b/cc/sysprop.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f578b50..0000000
--- a/cc/sysprop.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package cc
-
-// This file contains a map to redirect dependencies towards sysprop_library.
-// As sysprop_library has to support both Java and C++, sysprop_library internally
-// generates cc_library and java_library. For example, the following sysprop_library
-//
-//     sysprop_library {
-//         name: "foo",
-//     }
-//
-// will internally generate with prefix "lib"
-//
-//     cc_library {
-//         name: "libfoo",
-//     }
-//
-// When a cc module links against "foo", build system will redirect the
-// dependency to "libfoo". To do that, SyspropMutator gathers all sysprop_library,
-// records their cc implementation library names to a map. The map will be used in
-// cc.Module.DepsMutator.
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-
-	"android/soong/android"
-)
-
-type syspropLibraryInterface interface {
-	BaseModuleName() string
-	CcImplementationModuleName() string
-}
-
-var (
-	syspropImplLibrariesKey  = android.NewOnceKey("syspropImplLibirares")
-	syspropImplLibrariesLock sync.Mutex
-)
-
-func syspropImplLibraries(config android.Config) map[string]string {
-	return config.Once(syspropImplLibrariesKey, func() interface{} {
-		return make(map[string]string)
-	}).(map[string]string)
-}
-
-// gather list of sysprop libraries
-func SyspropMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	if m, ok := mctx.Module().(syspropLibraryInterface); ok {
-		syspropImplLibraries := syspropImplLibraries(mctx.Config())
-		syspropImplLibrariesLock.Lock()
-		defer syspropImplLibrariesLock.Unlock()
-
-		// BaseModuleName is the name of sysprop_library
-		// CcImplementationModuleName is the name of cc_library generated by sysprop_library
-		syspropImplLibraries[m.BaseModuleName()] = m.CcImplementationModuleName()
-	}
-}
diff --git a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
index 0785f89..578dc2b 100644
--- a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
+++ b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@
 // sysprop_library creates schematized APIs from sysprop description files (.sysprop).
 // Both Java and C++ modules can link against sysprop_library, and API stability check
 // against latest APIs (see build/soong/scripts/freeze-sysprop-api-files.sh)
-// is performed.
+// is performed. Note that the generated C++ module has its name prefixed with
+// `lib`, and it is this module that should be depended on from other C++
+// modules; i.e., if the sysprop_library module is named `foo`, C++ modules
+// should depend on `libfoo`.
 func syspropLibraryFactory() android.Module {
 	m := &syspropLibrary{}
 
diff --git a/sysprop/sysprop_test.go b/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
index 88ef615..80b86e0 100644
--- a/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
+++ b/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
@@ -209,32 +209,32 @@
 		cc_library {
 			name: "cc-client-platform",
 			srcs: ["d.cpp"],
-			static_libs: ["sysprop-platform"],
+			static_libs: ["libsysprop-platform"],
 		}
 
 		cc_library_static {
 			name: "cc-client-platform-static",
 			srcs: ["d.cpp"],
-			whole_static_libs: ["sysprop-platform"],
+			whole_static_libs: ["libsysprop-platform"],
 		}
 
 		cc_library {
 			name: "cc-client-product",
 			srcs: ["d.cpp"],
 			product_specific: true,
-			static_libs: ["sysprop-platform-on-product", "sysprop-vendor-on-product"],
+			static_libs: ["libsysprop-platform-on-product", "libsysprop-vendor-on-product"],
 		}
 
 		cc_library {
 			name: "cc-client-vendor",
 			srcs: ["d.cpp"],
 			soc_specific: true,
-			static_libs: ["sysprop-platform", "sysprop-vendor"],
+			static_libs: ["libsysprop-platform", "libsysprop-vendor"],
 		}
 
 		cc_binary_host {
 			name: "hostbin",
-			static_libs: ["sysprop-platform"],
+			static_libs: ["libsysprop-platform"],
 		}
 	`)