diff --git a/apex/androidmk.go b/apex/androidmk.go
index 80237fb..d612f1e 100644
--- a/apex/androidmk.go
+++ b/apex/androidmk.go
@@ -103,18 +103,6 @@
 		return moduleNames
 	}
 
-	var postInstallCommands []string
-	for _, fi := range a.filesInfo {
-		if a.linkToSystemLib && fi.transitiveDep && fi.availableToPlatform() {
-			// TODO(jiyong): pathOnDevice should come from fi.module, not being calculated here
-			linkTarget := filepath.Join("/system", fi.path())
-			linkPath := filepath.Join(a.installDir.ToMakePath().String(), apexBundleName, fi.path())
-			mkdirCmd := "mkdir -p " + filepath.Dir(linkPath)
-			linkCmd := "ln -sfn " + linkTarget + " " + linkPath
-			postInstallCommands = append(postInstallCommands, mkdirCmd, linkCmd)
-		}
-	}
-
 	seenDataOutPaths := make(map[string]bool)
 
 	for _, fi := range a.filesInfo {
@@ -188,6 +176,8 @@
 			// we will have duplicated notice entries.
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE := true")
 		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALLED_MODULE :=", filepath.Join(modulePath, fi.stem()))
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALL_PAIRS :=", fi.builtFile.String()+":"+filepath.Join(modulePath, fi.stem()))
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE :=", fi.builtFile.String())
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS :=", fi.class.nameInMake())
 		if fi.module != nil {
@@ -297,18 +287,10 @@
 					if len(patterns) > 0 {
 						fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES :=", strings.Join(patterns, " "))
 					}
-					if len(a.compatSymlinks) > 0 {
-						// For flattened apexes, compat symlinks are attached to apex_manifest.json which is guaranteed for every apex
-						postInstallCommands = append(postInstallCommands, a.compatSymlinks...)
-					}
 				}
 
 				// File_contexts of flattened APEXes should be merged into file_contexts.bin
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_FILE_CONTEXTS :=", a.fileContexts)
-
-				if len(postInstallCommands) > 0 {
-					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD :=", strings.Join(postInstallCommands, " && "))
-				}
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)")
 		}
@@ -389,6 +371,8 @@
 				}
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_STEM :=", name+stemSuffix)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE :=", !a.installable())
+				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALLED_MODULE :=", a.installedFile.String())
+				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALL_PAIRS :=", a.outputFile.String()+":"+a.installedFile.String())
 
 				// Because apex writes .mk with Custom(), we need to write manually some common properties
 				// which are available via data.Entries
@@ -413,16 +397,6 @@
 					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(a.requiredDeps, " "))
 				}
 				a.writeRequiredModules(w, name)
-				var postInstallCommands []string
-				if a.prebuiltFileToDelete != "" {
-					postInstallCommands = append(postInstallCommands, "rm -rf "+
-						filepath.Join(a.installDir.ToMakePath().String(), a.prebuiltFileToDelete))
-				}
-				// For unflattened apexes, compat symlinks are attached to apex package itself as LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD
-				postInstallCommands = append(postInstallCommands, a.compatSymlinks...)
-				if len(postInstallCommands) > 0 {
-					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD :=", strings.Join(postInstallCommands, " && "))
-				}
 
 				if a.mergedNotices.Merged.Valid() {
 					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE :=", a.mergedNotices.Merged.Path().String())