diff --git a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
index ad36208..474c2f2 100644
--- a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
+++ b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@
                 && Objects.equals(this.mPayloadConfigPath, other.mPayloadConfigPath)
                 && Objects.equals(this.mPayloadBinaryName, other.mPayloadBinaryName)
                 && Objects.equals(this.mPackageName, other.mPackageName)
-                && Objects.equals(this.mApkPath, other.mApkPath)
                 && Objects.equals(this.mOs, other.mOs);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
index 6471fed..33d41ab 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
@@ -616,9 +616,12 @@
                     .isFalse();
         }
 
+        // Changes that were incompatible but are currently compatible, but not guaranteed to be
+        // so in the API spec.
+        assertConfigCompatible(baseline, newBaselineBuilder().setApkPath("/different")).isTrue();
+
         // Changes that are currently incompatible for ease of implementation, but this might change
         // in the future.
-        assertConfigCompatible(baseline, newBaselineBuilder().setApkPath("/different")).isFalse();
         assertConfigCompatible(baseline, newBaselineBuilder().setEncryptedStorageBytes(100_000))
                 .isFalse();