diff --git a/cmds/installd/Android.bp b/cmds/installd/Android.bp
index ac101ec..334bae4 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/Android.bp
+++ b/cmds/installd/Android.bp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
         "unique_file.cpp",
         "utils.cpp",
         "utils_default.cpp",
-        "view_compiler.cpp",
         ":installd_aidl",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@
         "unique_file.cpp",
         "utils.cpp",
         "utils_default.cpp",
-        "view_compiler.cpp",
     ],
 
     static_libs: [
diff --git a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
index 073d0c4..d7c9b40 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 #include "installd_deps.h"
 #include "otapreopt_utils.h"
 #include "utils.h"
-#include "view_compiler.h"
 
 #include "CacheTracker.h"
 #include "CrateManager.h"
@@ -3258,17 +3257,6 @@
     return ok();
 }
 
-binder::Status InstalldNativeService::compileLayouts(const std::string& apkPath,
-                                                     const std::string& packageName,
-                                                     const std ::string& outDexFile, int uid,
-                                                     bool* _aidl_return) {
-    const char* apk_path = apkPath.c_str();
-    const char* package_name = packageName.c_str();
-    const char* out_dex_file = outDexFile.c_str();
-    *_aidl_return = android::installd::view_compiler(apk_path, package_name, out_dex_file, uid);
-    return *_aidl_return ? ok() : error("viewcompiler failed");
-}
-
 binder::Status InstalldNativeService::linkNativeLibraryDirectory(
         const std::optional<std::string>& uuid, const std::string& packageName,
         const std::string& nativeLibPath32, int32_t userId) {
diff --git a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
index 1ec092d..1b56144 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@
 
     binder::Status controlDexOptBlocking(bool block);
 
-    binder::Status compileLayouts(const std::string& apkPath, const std::string& packageName,
-                                  const std::string& outDexFile, int uid, bool* _aidl_return);
-
     binder::Status rmdex(const std::string& codePath, const std::string& instructionSet);
 
     binder::Status mergeProfiles(int32_t uid, const std::string& packageName,
diff --git a/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl b/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
index 8893e38..f5a7709 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
+++ b/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@
     // Blocks (when block is true) or unblock (when block is false) dexopt.
     // Blocking also invloves cancelling the currently running dexopt.
     void controlDexOptBlocking(boolean block);
-    boolean compileLayouts(@utf8InCpp String apkPath, @utf8InCpp String packageName,
-            @utf8InCpp String outDexFile, int uid);
 
     void rmdex(@utf8InCpp String codePath, @utf8InCpp String instructionSet);
 
diff --git a/cmds/installd/view_compiler.cpp b/cmds/installd/view_compiler.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c000a1..0000000
--- a/cmds/installd/view_compiler.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +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.
- */
-
-#include "view_compiler.h"
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "utils.h"
-
-#include "android-base/logging.h"
-#include "android-base/stringprintf.h"
-#include "android-base/unique_fd.h"
-
-namespace android {
-namespace installd {
-
-namespace {
-
-using ::android::base::unique_fd;
-
-constexpr int kTimeoutMs = 300000;
-
-} // namespace
-
-bool view_compiler(const char* apk_path, const char* package_name, const char* out_dex_file,
-                   int uid) {
-    CHECK(apk_path != nullptr);
-    CHECK(package_name != nullptr);
-    CHECK(out_dex_file != nullptr);
-
-    // viewcompiler won't have permission to open anything, so we have to open the files first
-    // and pass file descriptors.
-
-    // Open input file
-    unique_fd infd{open(apk_path, O_RDONLY)}; // NOLINT(android-cloexec-open)
-    if (infd.get() < 0) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Could not open input file: " << apk_path;
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // Set up output file. viewcompiler can't open outputs by fd, but it can write to stdout, so
-    // we close stdout and open it towards the right output.
-    unique_fd outfd{open(out_dex_file, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC, 0644)};
-    if (outfd.get() < 0) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Could not open output file: " << out_dex_file;
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (fchmod(outfd, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH) != 0) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Could not change output file permissions";
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (dup2(outfd, STDOUT_FILENO) < 0) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Could not duplicate output file descriptor";
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // Prepare command line arguments for viewcompiler
-    std::string args[] = {"/system/bin/viewcompiler",
-                          "--apk",
-                          "--infd",
-                          android::base::StringPrintf("%d", infd.get()),
-                          "--dex",
-                          "--package",
-                          package_name};
-    char* const argv[] = {const_cast<char*>(args[0].c_str()), const_cast<char*>(args[1].c_str()),
-                          const_cast<char*>(args[2].c_str()), const_cast<char*>(args[3].c_str()),
-                          const_cast<char*>(args[4].c_str()), const_cast<char*>(args[5].c_str()),
-                          const_cast<char*>(args[6].c_str()), nullptr};
-
-    pid_t pid = fork();
-    if (pid == 0) {
-        // Now that we've opened the files we need, drop privileges.
-        drop_capabilities(uid);
-        execv("/system/bin/viewcompiler", argv);
-        _exit(1);
-    }
-
-    int return_code = wait_child_with_timeout(pid, kTimeoutMs);
-    if (!WIFEXITED(return_code)) {
-        LOG(WARNING) << "viewcompiler failed for " << package_name << ":" << apk_path;
-        if (WTERMSIG(return_code) == SIGKILL) {
-            // If the subprocess is killed while it's writing to the file, the file is likely
-            // corrupted, so we should remove it.
-            remove_file_at_fd(outfd.get());
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-    return WEXITSTATUS(return_code) == 0;
-}
-
-} // namespace installd
-} // namespace android
diff --git a/cmds/installd/view_compiler.h b/cmds/installd/view_compiler.h
deleted file mode 100644
index aa141ca..0000000
--- a/cmds/installd/view_compiler.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +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.
- */
-
-#ifndef VIEW_COMPILER_H_
-#define VIEW_COMPILER_H_
-
-namespace android {
-namespace installd {
-
-bool view_compiler(const char* apk_path, const char* package_name, const char* out_dex_file,
-                   int uid);
-
-} // namespace installd
-} // namespace android
-
-#endif // VIEW_COMPILER_H_