diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 4bc5465..4e5ac1f 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@
 	linkDeps = append(linkDeps, assetDeps...)
 
 	// Returns the effective version for {min|target}_sdk_version
-	effectiveVersionString := func(sdkVersion android.SdkSpec, minSdkVersion android.SdkSpec) string {
+	effectiveVersionString := func(sdkVersion android.SdkSpec, minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel) string {
 		// If {min|target}_sdk_version is current, use sdk_version to determine the effective level
 		// This is necessary for vendor modules.
 		// The effective version does not _only_ depend on {min|target}_sdk_version(level),
 		// but also on the sdk_version (kind+level)
-		if minSdkVersion.ApiLevel.IsCurrent() {
+		if minSdkVersion.IsCurrent() {
 			ret, err := sdkVersion.EffectiveVersionString(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("invalid sdk_version: %s", err)
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
 	jniPackages android.Paths
 
 	sdkVersion    android.SdkSpec
-	minSdkVersion android.SdkSpec
+	minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel
 }
 
 var _ android.OutputFileProducer = (*AARImport)(nil)
@@ -714,11 +714,11 @@
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (a *AARImport) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
+func (a *AARImport) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
 	if a.properties.Min_sdk_version != nil {
-		return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, *a.properties.Min_sdk_version)
+		return android.ApiLevelFrom(ctx, *a.properties.Min_sdk_version)
 	}
-	return a.SdkVersion(ctx)
+	return a.SdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel
 }
 
 func (a *AARImport) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 1a324bf..939b95d 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
 
 type appDepsInterface interface {
 	SdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec
-	MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec
+	MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel
 	RequiresStableAPIs(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool
 }
 
@@ -865,10 +865,10 @@
 		} else {
 			toMinSdkVersion := "(no version)"
 			if m, ok := to.(interface {
-				MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec
+				MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel
 			}); ok {
-				if v := m.MinSdkVersion(ctx); !v.ApiLevel.IsNone() {
-					toMinSdkVersion = v.ApiLevel.String()
+				if v := m.MinSdkVersion(ctx); !v.IsNone() {
+					toMinSdkVersion = v.String()
 				}
 			} else if m, ok := to.(interface{ MinSdkVersion() string }); ok {
 				// TODO(b/175678607) eliminate the use of MinSdkVersion returning
@@ -1523,9 +1523,9 @@
 
 	manifestValues := &manifestValueAttribute{}
 	// MinSdkVersion(ctx) calls SdkVersion(ctx) if no value for min_sdk_version is set
-	minSdkSpec := a.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
-	if !minSdkSpec.ApiLevel.IsPreview() && minSdkSpec.Valid() {
-		minSdkStr, err := minSdkSpec.EffectiveVersionString(ctx)
+	minSdkVersion := a.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
+	if !minSdkVersion.IsPreview() && !minSdkVersion.IsInvalid() {
+		minSdkStr, err := minSdkVersion.EffectiveVersionString(ctx)
 		if err == nil {
 			manifestValues.MinSdkVersion = &minSdkStr
 		}
diff --git a/java/app_import.go b/java/app_import.go
index e24e780..c1de667 100644
--- a/java/app_import.go
+++ b/java/app_import.go
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@
 	return android.SdkSpecPrivate
 }
 
-func (a *AndroidAppImport) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
-	return android.SdkSpecPrivate
+func (a *AndroidAppImport) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
+	return android.SdkSpecPrivate.ApiLevel
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidAppImport) LintDepSets() LintDepSets {
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 85f4a5e..75ec16d 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 	hideApexVariantFromMake bool
 
 	sdkVersion    android.SdkSpec
-	minSdkVersion android.SdkSpec
+	minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel
 	maxSdkVersion android.SdkSpec
 
 	sourceExtensions []string
@@ -665,11 +665,11 @@
 	return proptools.String(j.deviceProperties.System_modules)
 }
 
-func (j *Module) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
+func (j *Module) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
 	if j.deviceProperties.Min_sdk_version != nil {
-		return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, *j.deviceProperties.Min_sdk_version)
+		return android.ApiLevelFrom(ctx, *j.deviceProperties.Min_sdk_version)
 	}
-	return j.SdkVersion(ctx)
+	return j.SdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel
 }
 
 func (j *Module) MaxSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
 }
 
 func (j *Module) MinSdkVersionString() string {
-	return j.minSdkVersion.Raw
+	return j.minSdkVersion.String()
 }
 
 func (j *Module) TargetSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@
 		j.ignoredAidlPermissionList = android.PathsForModuleSrcExcludes(ctx, exceptions, nil)
 	}
 
-	aidlMinSdkVersion := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel.String()
+	aidlMinSdkVersion := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx).String()
 	flags = append(flags, "--min_sdk_version="+aidlMinSdkVersion)
 
 	return strings.Join(flags, " "), deps
@@ -1542,9 +1542,9 @@
 	}
 
 	if ctx.Device() {
-		lintSDKVersion := func(sdkSpec android.SdkSpec) int {
-			if v := sdkSpec.ApiLevel; !v.IsPreview() {
-				return v.FinalInt()
+		lintSDKVersion := func(apiLevel android.ApiLevel) int {
+			if !apiLevel.IsPreview() {
+				return apiLevel.FinalInt()
 			} else {
 				// When running metalava, we pass --version-codename. When that value
 				// is not REL, metalava will add 1 to the --current-version argument.
@@ -1575,8 +1575,8 @@
 		j.linter.classpath = append(append(android.Paths(nil), flags.bootClasspath...), flags.classpath...)
 		j.linter.classes = j.implementationJarFile
 		j.linter.minSdkVersion = lintSDKVersion(j.MinSdkVersion(ctx))
-		j.linter.targetSdkVersion = lintSDKVersion(j.TargetSdkVersion(ctx))
-		j.linter.compileSdkVersion = lintSDKVersion(j.SdkVersion(ctx))
+		j.linter.targetSdkVersion = lintSDKVersion(j.TargetSdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel)
+		j.linter.compileSdkVersion = lintSDKVersion(j.SdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel)
 		j.linter.compileSdkKind = j.SdkVersion(ctx).Kind
 		j.linter.javaLanguageLevel = flags.javaVersion.String()
 		j.linter.kotlinLanguageLevel = "1.3"
@@ -1846,15 +1846,14 @@
 // Implements android.ApexModule
 func (j *Module) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion android.ApiLevel) error {
 	sdkVersionSpec := j.SdkVersion(ctx)
-	minSdkVersionSpec := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
-	if !minSdkVersionSpec.Specified() {
+	minSdkVersion := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
+	if !minSdkVersion.Specified() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("min_sdk_version is not specified")
 	}
 	// If the module is compiling against core (via sdk_version), skip comparison check.
 	if sdkVersionSpec.Kind == android.SdkCore {
 		return nil
 	}
-	minSdkVersion := minSdkVersionSpec.ApiLevel
 	if minSdkVersion.GreaterThan(sdkVersion) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("newer SDK(%v)", minSdkVersion)
 	}
diff --git a/java/classpath_fragment.go b/java/classpath_fragment.go
index cf81ddb..45e6175 100644
--- a/java/classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/classpath_fragment.go
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@
 				if s, ok := m.(*SdkLibrary); ok {
 					// TODO(208456999): instead of mapping "current" to latest, min_sdk_version should never be set to "current"
 					if s.minSdkVersion.Specified() {
-						if s.minSdkVersion.ApiLevel.IsCurrent() {
+						if s.minSdkVersion.IsCurrent() {
 							jar.minSdkVersion = ctx.Config().DefaultAppTargetSdk(ctx).String()
 						} else {
-							jar.minSdkVersion = s.minSdkVersion.ApiLevel.String()
+							jar.minSdkVersion = s.minSdkVersion.String()
 						}
 					}
-					if s.maxSdkVersion.Specified() {
+					if s.maxSdkVersion.ApiLevel.Specified() {
 						if s.maxSdkVersion.ApiLevel.IsCurrent() {
 							jar.maxSdkVersion = ctx.Config().DefaultAppTargetSdk(ctx).String()
 						} else {
diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index 7b6a99a..4d6aa34 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 type compileDexParams struct {
 	flags         javaBuilderFlags
 	sdkVersion    android.SdkSpec
-	minSdkVersion android.SdkSpec
+	minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel
 	classesJar    android.Path
 	jarName       string
 }
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index e98b9ea..3e21008 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@
 	return proptools.String(j.properties.System_modules)
 }
 
-func (j *Javadoc) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
-	return j.SdkVersion(ctx)
+func (j *Javadoc) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
+	return j.SdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel
 }
 
 func (j *Javadoc) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 		flags = append(flags, "-I"+src.String())
 	}
 
-	minSdkVersion := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel.FinalOrFutureInt()
+	minSdkVersion := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx).FinalOrFutureInt()
 	flags = append(flags, fmt.Sprintf("--min_sdk_version=%v", minSdkVersion))
 
 	return strings.Join(flags, " "), deps
diff --git a/java/hiddenapi.go b/java/hiddenapi.go
index c4fc65f..d25096b 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	android.Module
 	hiddenAPIIntf
 
-	MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec
+	MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel
 }
 
 type hiddenAPIIntf interface {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 	// Create a copy of the dex jar which has been encoded with hiddenapi flags.
 	flagsCSV := hiddenAPISingletonPaths(ctx).flags
 	outputDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "hiddenapi").OutputPath
-	encodedDex := hiddenAPIEncodeDex(ctx, dexJar, flagsCSV, uncompressDex, android.SdkSpecNone, outputDir)
+	encodedDex := hiddenAPIEncodeDex(ctx, dexJar, flagsCSV, uncompressDex, android.NoneApiLevel, outputDir)
 
 	// Use the encoded dex jar from here onwards.
 	return encodedDex
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 // The encode dex rule requires unzipping, encoding and rezipping the classes.dex files along with
 // all the resources from the input jar. It also ensures that if it was uncompressed in the input
 // it stays uncompressed in the output.
-func hiddenAPIEncodeDex(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexInput, flagsCSV android.Path, uncompressDex bool, minSdkVersion android.SdkSpec, outputDir android.OutputPath) android.OutputPath {
+func hiddenAPIEncodeDex(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexInput, flagsCSV android.Path, uncompressDex bool, minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel, outputDir android.OutputPath) android.OutputPath {
 
 	// The output file has the same name as the input file and is in the output directory.
 	output := outputDir.Join(ctx, dexInput.Base())
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 
 	// If the library is targeted for Q and/or R then make sure that they do not
 	// have any S+ flags encoded as that will break the runtime.
-	minApiLevel := minSdkVersion.ApiLevel
+	minApiLevel := minSdkVersion
 	if !minApiLevel.IsNone() {
 		if minApiLevel.LessThanOrEqualTo(android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, "R")) {
 			hiddenapiFlags = hiddenapiFlags + " --max-hiddenapi-level=max-target-r"
diff --git a/java/hiddenapi_modular.go b/java/hiddenapi_modular.go
index be4a48e..445ca1e 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi_modular.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi_modular.go
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@
 	uncompressDex bool
 
 	// The minimum sdk version that the dex jar will be used on.
-	minSdkVersion android.SdkSpec
+	minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel
 }
 
 // bootDexInfoByModule is a map from module name (as returned by module.Name()) to the boot dex
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 0841dad..287bdac 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@
 	// If the min_sdk_version was set then add the canonical representation of the API level to the
 	// snapshot.
 	if j.deviceProperties.Min_sdk_version != nil {
-		canonical := android.ReplaceFinalizedCodenames(ctx.SdkModuleContext().Config(), j.minSdkVersion.ApiLevel.String())
+		canonical := android.ReplaceFinalizedCodenames(ctx.SdkModuleContext().Config(), j.minSdkVersion.String())
 		p.MinSdkVersion = proptools.StringPtr(canonical)
 	}
 
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@
 	hideApexVariantFromMake bool
 
 	sdkVersion    android.SdkSpec
-	minSdkVersion android.SdkSpec
+	minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel
 }
 
 var _ PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars = (*Import)(nil)
@@ -1891,11 +1891,11 @@
 	return "none"
 }
 
-func (j *Import) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
+func (j *Import) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
 	if j.properties.Min_sdk_version != nil {
-		return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, *j.properties.Min_sdk_version)
+		return android.ApiLevelFrom(ctx, *j.properties.Min_sdk_version)
 	}
-	return j.SdkVersion(ctx)
+	return j.SdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel
 }
 
 func (j *Import) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
@@ -2161,15 +2161,14 @@
 func (j *Import) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext,
 	sdkVersion android.ApiLevel) error {
 	sdkVersionSpec := j.SdkVersion(ctx)
-	minSdkVersionSpec := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
-	if !minSdkVersionSpec.Specified() {
+	minSdkVersion := j.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
+	if !minSdkVersion.Specified() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("min_sdk_version is not specified")
 	}
 	// If the module is compiling against core (via sdk_version), skip comparison check.
 	if sdkVersionSpec.Kind == android.SdkCore {
 		return nil
 	}
-	minSdkVersion := minSdkVersionSpec.ApiLevel
 	if minSdkVersion.GreaterThan(sdkVersion) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("newer SDK(%v)", minSdkVersion)
 	}
diff --git a/java/rro.go b/java/rro.go
index 9d0667c..49737b9 100644
--- a/java/rro.go
+++ b/java/rro.go
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
+func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
 	if r.properties.Min_sdk_version != nil {
-		return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, *r.properties.Min_sdk_version)
+		return android.ApiLevelFrom(ctx, *r.properties.Min_sdk_version)
 	}
-	return r.SdkVersion(ctx)
+	return r.SdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel
 }
 
 func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index d2fbfd9..5477ed6 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@
 var _ android.ModuleWithMinSdkVersionCheck = (*SdkLibrary)(nil)
 
 func (module *SdkLibrary) CheckMinSdkVersion(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
-	android.CheckMinSdkVersion(ctx, module.MinSdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel, func(c android.ModuleContext, do android.PayloadDepsCallback) {
+	android.CheckMinSdkVersion(ctx, module.MinSdkVersion(ctx), func(c android.ModuleContext, do android.PayloadDepsCallback) {
 		ctx.WalkDeps(func(child android.Module, parent android.Module) bool {
 			isExternal := !module.depIsInSameApex(ctx, child)
 			if am, ok := child.(android.ApexModule); ok {
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@
 
 // Creates the xml file that publicizes the runtime library
 func (module *SdkLibrary) createXmlFile(mctx android.DefaultableHookContext) {
-	moduleMinApiLevel := module.Library.MinSdkVersion(mctx).ApiLevel
+	moduleMinApiLevel := module.Library.MinSdkVersion(mctx)
 	var moduleMinApiLevelStr = moduleMinApiLevel.String()
 	if moduleMinApiLevel == android.NoneApiLevel {
 		moduleMinApiLevelStr = "current"
@@ -2414,8 +2414,8 @@
 }
 
 // MinSdkVersion - Implements hiddenAPIModule
-func (module *SdkLibraryImport) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
-	return android.SdkSpecNone
+func (module *SdkLibraryImport) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
+	return android.NoneApiLevel
 }
 
 var _ hiddenAPIModule = (*SdkLibraryImport)(nil)