diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index bc91407..f24590f 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
 // image variation name.
 func (a *apexBundle) getImageVariationPair(deviceConfig android.DeviceConfig) (string, string) {
 	if a.vndkApex {
-		return cc.VendorVariationPrefix, a.vndkVersion(deviceConfig)
+		return cc.VendorVariationPrefix, a.vndkVersion()
 	}
 
 	prefix := android.CoreVariation
@@ -746,9 +746,6 @@
 		if a.SocSpecific() || a.DeviceSpecific() {
 			prefix = cc.VendorVariationPrefix
 			vndkVersion = deviceConfig.VndkVersion()
-		} else if a.ProductSpecific() {
-			prefix = cc.ProductVariationPrefix
-			vndkVersion = deviceConfig.PlatformVndkVersion()
 		}
 	} else {
 		if a.SocSpecific() || a.DeviceSpecific() {
@@ -757,9 +754,6 @@
 			prefix = cc.ProductVariation
 		}
 	}
-	if vndkVersion == "current" {
-		vndkVersion = deviceConfig.PlatformVndkVersion()
-	}
 
 	return prefix, vndkVersion
 }
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 50db631..9bd4b61 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 	// VNDK APEX name is determined at runtime, so update "name" in apex_manifest
 	optCommands := []string{}
 	if a.vndkApex {
-		apexName := vndkApexNamePrefix + a.vndkVersion(ctx.DeviceConfig())
+		apexName := vndkApexNamePrefix + a.vndkVersion()
 		optCommands = append(optCommands, "-v name "+apexName)
 	}
 
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@
 	if a.vndkApex {
 		overrideName, overridden := ctx.DeviceConfig().OverrideManifestPackageNameFor(vndkApexName)
 		if overridden {
-			return overrideName + ".v" + a.vndkVersion(ctx.DeviceConfig())
+			return overrideName + ".v" + a.vndkVersion()
 		}
 		return ""
 	}
diff --git a/apex/vndk.go b/apex/vndk.go
index 377c1c0..781aa3c 100644
--- a/apex/vndk.go
+++ b/apex/vndk.go
@@ -45,16 +45,12 @@
 	return bundle
 }
 
-func (a *apexBundle) vndkVersion(config android.DeviceConfig) string {
-	vndkVersion := proptools.StringDefault(a.vndkProperties.Vndk_version, "current")
-	if vndkVersion == "current" {
-		vndkVersion = config.PlatformVndkVersion()
-	}
-	return vndkVersion
+func (a *apexBundle) vndkVersion() string {
+	return proptools.StringDefault(a.vndkProperties.Vndk_version, "current")
 }
 
 type apexVndkProperties struct {
-	// Indicates VNDK version of which this VNDK APEX bundles VNDK libs. Default is Platform VNDK Version.
+	// Indicates VNDK version of which this VNDK APEX bundles VNDK libs.
 	Vndk_version *string
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@
 			mctx.PropertyErrorf("native_bridge_supported", "%q doesn't support native bridge binary.", mctx.ModuleType())
 		}
 
-		vndkVersion := ab.vndkVersion(mctx.DeviceConfig())
+		vndkVersion := ab.vndkVersion()
 		if vndkVersion != "" {
 			apiLevel, err := android.ApiLevelFromUser(mctx, vndkVersion)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -73,17 +69,9 @@
 			}
 
 			targets := mctx.MultiTargets()
-			if len(targets) > 0 && apiLevel.LessThan(cc.MinApiForArch(mctx, targets[0].Arch.ArchType)) &&
-				vndkVersion != mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion() {
+			if len(targets) > 0 && apiLevel.LessThan(cc.MinApiForArch(mctx, targets[0].Arch.ArchType)) {
 				// Disable VNDK APEXes for VNDK versions less than the minimum supported API
-				// level for the primary architecture. This validation is skipped if the VNDK
-				// version matches the platform VNDK version, which can occur when the device
-				// config targets the 'current' VNDK (see `vndkVersion`).
-				ab.Disable()
-			}
-			if proptools.String(ab.vndkProperties.Vndk_version) != "" &&
-				mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion() != "" &&
-				apiLevel.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(android.ApiLevelOrPanic(mctx, mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion())) {
+				// level for the primary architecture.
 				ab.Disable()
 			}
 		}
@@ -93,20 +81,11 @@
 func apexVndkDepsMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if m, ok := mctx.Module().(*cc.Module); ok && cc.IsForVndkApex(mctx, m) {
 		vndkVersion := m.VndkVersion()
-		// For VNDK-Lite device, we gather core-variants of VNDK-Sp libraries, which doesn't have VNDK version defined
-		if vndkVersion == "" {
-			vndkVersion = mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion()
-		}
 
 		if vndkVersion == "" {
 			return
 		}
-
-		if vndkVersion == mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion() {
-			vndkVersion = "current"
-		} else {
-			vndkVersion = "v" + vndkVersion
-		}
+		vndkVersion = "v" + vndkVersion
 
 		vndkApexName := "com.android.vndk." + vndkVersion