diff --git a/compiler/image_writer.cc b/compiler/image_writer.cc
index 13c73dc..83c7332 100644
--- a/compiler/image_writer.cc
+++ b/compiler/image_writer.cc
@@ -1492,10 +1492,15 @@
     // Calculate how big the intern table will be after being serialized.
     InternTable* const intern_table = image_info.intern_table_.get();
     CHECK_EQ(intern_table->WeakSize(), 0u) << " should have strong interned all the strings";
-    image_info.intern_table_bytes_ = intern_table->WriteToMemory(nullptr);
+    if (intern_table->StrongSize() != 0u) {
+      image_info.intern_table_bytes_ = intern_table->WriteToMemory(nullptr);
+    }
     // Calculate the size of the class table.
     ReaderMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
-    image_info.class_table_bytes_ += image_info.class_table_->WriteToMemory(nullptr);
+    DCHECK_EQ(image_info.class_table_->NumZygoteClasses(), 0u);
+    if (image_info.class_table_->NumNonZygoteClasses() != 0u) {
+      image_info.class_table_bytes_ += image_info.class_table_->WriteToMemory(nullptr);
+    }
   }
 
   // Calculate bin slot offsets.
diff --git a/runtime/base/hash_set.h b/runtime/base/hash_set.h
index 12d3be7..f24a862 100644
--- a/runtime/base/hash_set.h
+++ b/runtime/base/hash_set.h
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     return const_iterator(this, NumBuckets());
   }
 
-  bool Empty() {
+  bool Empty() const {
     return Size() == 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/class_linker.cc b/runtime/class_linker.cc
index 48d31a4..0cf5231 100644
--- a/runtime/class_linker.cc
+++ b/runtime/class_linker.cc
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@
 ClassLinker::ClassLinker(InternTable* intern_table)
     // dex_lock_ is recursive as it may be used in stack dumping.
     : dex_lock_("ClassLinker dex lock", kDexLock),
-      dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_(false),
       failed_dex_cache_class_lookups_(0),
       class_roots_(nullptr),
       array_iftable_(nullptr),
@@ -969,7 +968,6 @@
       return false;
     }
   }
-  dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_ = true;
   std::vector<const OatFile*> oat_files =
       runtime->GetOatFileManager().RegisterImageOatFiles(spaces);
   DCHECK(!oat_files.empty());
@@ -1256,7 +1254,6 @@
     // Add image classes into the class table for the class loader, and fixup the dex caches and
     // class loader fields.
     WriterMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
-    ClassTable* table = InsertClassTableForClassLoader(class_loader.Get());
     // Dex cache array fixup is all or nothing, we must reject app images that have mixed since we
     // rely on clobering the dex cache arrays in the image to forward to bss.
     size_t num_dex_caches_with_bss_arrays = 0;
@@ -1392,103 +1389,42 @@
         StackHandleScope<1> hs3(self);
         RegisterDexFileLocked(*dex_file, hs3.NewHandle(dex_cache));
       }
-      GcRoot<mirror::Class>* const types = dex_cache->GetResolvedTypes();
-      const size_t num_types = dex_cache->NumResolvedTypes();
-      if (new_class_set == nullptr) {
-        for (int32_t j = 0; j < static_cast<int32_t>(num_types); j++) {
-          // The image space is not yet added to the heap, avoid read barriers.
-          mirror::Class* klass = types[j].Read();
-          // There may also be boot image classes,
-          if (space->HasAddress(klass)) {
-            DCHECK_NE(klass->GetStatus(), mirror::Class::kStatusError);
-            // Update the class loader from the one in the image class loader to the one that loaded
-            // the app image.
-            klass->SetClassLoader(class_loader.Get());
-            // The resolved type could be from another dex cache, go through the dex cache just in
-            // case. May be null for array classes.
-            if (klass->GetDexCacheStrings() != nullptr) {
-              DCHECK(!klass->IsArrayClass());
-              klass->SetDexCacheStrings(klass->GetDexCache()->GetStrings());
-            }
-            // If there are multiple dex caches, there may be the same class multiple times
-            // in different dex caches. Check for this since inserting will add duplicates
-            // otherwise.
-            if (num_dex_caches > 1) {
-              mirror::Class* existing = table->LookupByDescriptor(klass);
-              if (existing != nullptr) {
-                DCHECK_EQ(existing, klass) << PrettyClass(klass);
-              } else {
-                table->Insert(klass);
-              }
-            } else {
-              table->Insert(klass);
-            }
-            // Double checked VLOG to avoid overhead.
-            if (VLOG_IS_ON(image)) {
-              VLOG(image) << PrettyClass(klass) << " " << klass->GetStatus();
-              if (!klass->IsArrayClass()) {
-                VLOG(image) << "From " << klass->GetDexCache()->GetDexFile()->GetBaseLocation();
-              }
-              VLOG(image) << "Direct methods";
-              for (ArtMethod& m : klass->GetDirectMethods(kRuntimePointerSize)) {
-                VLOG(image) << PrettyMethod(&m);
-              }
-              VLOG(image) << "Virtual methods";
-              for (ArtMethod& m : klass->GetVirtualMethods(kRuntimePointerSize)) {
-                VLOG(image) << PrettyMethod(&m);
-              }
-            }
-          } else {
-            DCHECK(klass == nullptr || heap->ObjectIsInBootImageSpace(klass))
-                << klass << " " << PrettyClass(klass);
-          }
-        }
-      }
       if (kIsDebugBuild) {
+        CHECK(new_class_set != nullptr);
+        GcRoot<mirror::Class>* const types = dex_cache->GetResolvedTypes();
+        const size_t num_types = dex_cache->NumResolvedTypes();
         for (int32_t j = 0; j < static_cast<int32_t>(num_types); j++) {
           // The image space is not yet added to the heap, avoid read barriers.
           mirror::Class* klass = types[j].Read();
           if (space->HasAddress(klass)) {
             DCHECK_NE(klass->GetStatus(), mirror::Class::kStatusError);
-            if (kIsDebugBuild) {
-              if (new_class_set != nullptr) {
-                auto it = new_class_set->Find(GcRoot<mirror::Class>(klass));
-                DCHECK(it != new_class_set->end());
-                DCHECK_EQ(it->Read(), klass);
-                mirror::Class* super_class = klass->GetSuperClass();
-                if (super_class != nullptr && !heap->ObjectIsInBootImageSpace(super_class)) {
-                  auto it2 = new_class_set->Find(GcRoot<mirror::Class>(super_class));
-                  DCHECK(it2 != new_class_set->end());
-                  DCHECK_EQ(it2->Read(), super_class);
-                }
-              } else {
-                DCHECK_EQ(table->LookupByDescriptor(klass), klass);
-                mirror::Class* super_class = klass->GetSuperClass();
-                if (super_class != nullptr && !heap->ObjectIsInBootImageSpace(super_class)) {
-                  CHECK_EQ(table->LookupByDescriptor(super_class), super_class);
-                }
+            auto it = new_class_set->Find(GcRoot<mirror::Class>(klass));
+            DCHECK(it != new_class_set->end());
+            DCHECK_EQ(it->Read(), klass);
+            mirror::Class* super_class = klass->GetSuperClass();
+            if (super_class != nullptr && !heap->ObjectIsInBootImageSpace(super_class)) {
+              auto it2 = new_class_set->Find(GcRoot<mirror::Class>(super_class));
+              DCHECK(it2 != new_class_set->end());
+              DCHECK_EQ(it2->Read(), super_class);
+            }
+            for (ArtMethod& m : klass->GetDirectMethods(kRuntimePointerSize)) {
+              const void* code = m.GetEntryPointFromQuickCompiledCode();
+              const void* oat_code = m.IsInvokable() ? GetQuickOatCodeFor(&m) : code;
+              if (!IsQuickResolutionStub(code) &&
+                  !IsQuickGenericJniStub(code) &&
+                  !IsQuickToInterpreterBridge(code) &&
+                  !m.IsNative()) {
+                DCHECK_EQ(code, oat_code) << PrettyMethod(&m);
               }
             }
-            if (kIsDebugBuild) {
-              for (ArtMethod& m : klass->GetDirectMethods(kRuntimePointerSize)) {
-                const void* code = m.GetEntryPointFromQuickCompiledCode();
-                const void* oat_code = m.IsInvokable() ? GetQuickOatCodeFor(&m) : code;
-                if (!IsQuickResolutionStub(code) &&
-                    !IsQuickGenericJniStub(code) &&
-                    !IsQuickToInterpreterBridge(code) &&
-                    !m.IsNative()) {
-                  DCHECK_EQ(code, oat_code) << PrettyMethod(&m);
-                }
-              }
-              for (ArtMethod& m : klass->GetVirtualMethods(kRuntimePointerSize)) {
-                const void* code = m.GetEntryPointFromQuickCompiledCode();
-                const void* oat_code = m.IsInvokable() ? GetQuickOatCodeFor(&m) : code;
-                if (!IsQuickResolutionStub(code) &&
-                    !IsQuickGenericJniStub(code) &&
-                    !IsQuickToInterpreterBridge(code) &&
-                    !m.IsNative()) {
-                  DCHECK_EQ(code, oat_code) << PrettyMethod(&m);
-                }
+            for (ArtMethod& m : klass->GetVirtualMethods(kRuntimePointerSize)) {
+              const void* code = m.GetEntryPointFromQuickCompiledCode();
+              const void* oat_code = m.IsInvokable() ? GetQuickOatCodeFor(&m) : code;
+              if (!IsQuickResolutionStub(code) &&
+                  !IsQuickGenericJniStub(code) &&
+                  !IsQuickToInterpreterBridge(code) &&
+                  !m.IsNative()) {
+                DCHECK_EQ(code, oat_code) << PrettyMethod(&m);
               }
             }
           }
@@ -1805,9 +1741,6 @@
     temp_set = ClassTable::ClassSet(space->Begin() + class_table_section.Offset(),
                                     /*make copy*/false,
                                     &read_count);
-    if (!app_image) {
-      dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_ = false;
-    }
     VLOG(image) << "Adding class table classes took " << PrettyDuration(NanoTime() - start_time2);
   }
   if (app_image) {
@@ -1815,7 +1748,7 @@
     if (!UpdateAppImageClassLoadersAndDexCaches(space,
                                                 class_loader,
                                                 dex_caches,
-                                                added_class_table ? &temp_set : nullptr,
+                                                &temp_set,
                                                 /*out*/&forward_dex_cache_arrays,
                                                 /*out*/error_msg)) {
       return false;
@@ -1825,10 +1758,8 @@
     UpdateClassLoaderAndResolvedStringsVisitor visitor(space,
                                                        class_loader.Get(),
                                                        forward_dex_cache_arrays);
-    if (added_class_table) {
-      for (GcRoot<mirror::Class>& root : temp_set) {
-        visitor(root.Read());
-      }
+    for (GcRoot<mirror::Class>& root : temp_set) {
+      visitor(root.Read());
     }
     // forward_dex_cache_arrays is true iff we copied all of the dex cache arrays into the .bss.
     // In this case, madvise away the dex cache arrays section of the image to reduce RAM usage and
@@ -1962,9 +1893,6 @@
 }
 
 void ClassLinker::VisitClasses(ClassVisitor* visitor) {
-  if (dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-    AddBootImageClassesToClassTable();
-  }
   Thread* const self = Thread::Current();
   ReaderMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
   // Not safe to have thread suspension when we are holding a lock.
@@ -3608,17 +3536,6 @@
     if (existing != nullptr) {
       return existing;
     }
-    if (kIsDebugBuild &&
-        !klass->IsTemp() &&
-        class_loader == nullptr &&
-        dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-      // Check a class loaded with the system class loader matches one in the image if the class
-      // is in the image.
-      existing = LookupClassFromBootImage(descriptor);
-      if (existing != nullptr) {
-        CHECK_EQ(klass, existing);
-      }
-    }
     VerifyObject(klass);
     class_table->InsertWithHash(klass, hash);
     if (class_loader != nullptr) {
@@ -3658,90 +3575,15 @@
                                         const char* descriptor,
                                         size_t hash,
                                         mirror::ClassLoader* class_loader) {
-  {
-    ReaderMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
-    ClassTable* const class_table = ClassTableForClassLoader(class_loader);
-    if (class_table != nullptr) {
-      mirror::Class* result = class_table->Lookup(descriptor, hash);
-      if (result != nullptr) {
-        return result;
-      }
+  ReaderMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
+  ClassTable* const class_table = ClassTableForClassLoader(class_loader);
+  if (class_table != nullptr) {
+    mirror::Class* result = class_table->Lookup(descriptor, hash);
+    if (result != nullptr) {
+      return result;
     }
   }
-  if (class_loader != nullptr || !dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-  // Lookup failed but need to search dex_caches_.
-  mirror::Class* result = LookupClassFromBootImage(descriptor);
-  if (result != nullptr) {
-    result = InsertClass(descriptor, result, hash);
-  } else {
-    // Searching the image dex files/caches failed, we don't want to get into this situation
-    // often as map searches are faster, so after kMaxFailedDexCacheLookups move all image
-    // classes into the class table.
-    constexpr uint32_t kMaxFailedDexCacheLookups = 1000;
-    if (++failed_dex_cache_class_lookups_ > kMaxFailedDexCacheLookups) {
-      AddBootImageClassesToClassTable();
-    }
-  }
-  return result;
-}
-
-static std::vector<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>*> GetImageDexCaches(
-    std::vector<gc::space::ImageSpace*> image_spaces) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
-  CHECK(!image_spaces.empty());
-  std::vector<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>*> dex_caches_vector;
-  for (gc::space::ImageSpace* image_space : image_spaces) {
-    mirror::Object* root = image_space->GetImageHeader().GetImageRoot(ImageHeader::kDexCaches);
-    DCHECK(root != nullptr);
-    dex_caches_vector.push_back(root->AsObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>());
-  }
-  return dex_caches_vector;
-}
-
-void ClassLinker::AddBootImageClassesToClassTable() {
-  if (dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-    AddImageClassesToClassTable(Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->GetBootImageSpaces(),
-                                /*class_loader*/nullptr);
-    dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_ = false;
-  }
-}
-
-void ClassLinker::AddImageClassesToClassTable(std::vector<gc::space::ImageSpace*> image_spaces,
-                                              mirror::ClassLoader* class_loader) {
-  Thread* self = Thread::Current();
-  WriterMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
-  ScopedAssertNoThreadSuspension ants("Moving image classes to class table");
-
-  ClassTable* const class_table = InsertClassTableForClassLoader(class_loader);
-
-  std::string temp;
-  std::vector<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>*> dex_caches_vector =
-      GetImageDexCaches(image_spaces);
-  for (mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>* dex_caches : dex_caches_vector) {
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < dex_caches->GetLength(); i++) {
-      mirror::DexCache* dex_cache = dex_caches->Get(i);
-      GcRoot<mirror::Class>* types = dex_cache->GetResolvedTypes();
-      for (int32_t j = 0, num_types = dex_cache->NumResolvedTypes(); j < num_types; j++) {
-        mirror::Class* klass = types[j].Read();
-        if (klass != nullptr) {
-          DCHECK_EQ(klass->GetClassLoader(), class_loader);
-          const char* descriptor = klass->GetDescriptor(&temp);
-          size_t hash = ComputeModifiedUtf8Hash(descriptor);
-          mirror::Class* existing = class_table->Lookup(descriptor, hash);
-          if (existing != nullptr) {
-            CHECK_EQ(existing, klass) << PrettyClassAndClassLoader(existing) << " != "
-                << PrettyClassAndClassLoader(klass);
-          } else {
-            class_table->Insert(klass);
-            if (log_new_class_table_roots_) {
-              new_class_roots_.push_back(GcRoot<mirror::Class>(klass));
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  return nullptr;
 }
 
 class MoveClassTableToPreZygoteVisitor : public ClassLoaderVisitor {
@@ -3765,28 +3607,6 @@
   VisitClassLoaders(&visitor);
 }
 
-mirror::Class* ClassLinker::LookupClassFromBootImage(const char* descriptor) {
-  ScopedAssertNoThreadSuspension ants("Image class lookup");
-  std::vector<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>*> dex_caches_vector =
-      GetImageDexCaches(Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->GetBootImageSpaces());
-  for (mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>* dex_caches : dex_caches_vector) {
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < dex_caches->GetLength(); ++i) {
-      mirror::DexCache* dex_cache = dex_caches->Get(i);
-      const DexFile* dex_file = dex_cache->GetDexFile();
-      // Try binary searching the type index by descriptor.
-      const DexFile::TypeId* type_id = dex_file->FindTypeId(descriptor);
-      if (type_id != nullptr) {
-        uint16_t type_idx = dex_file->GetIndexForTypeId(*type_id);
-        mirror::Class* klass = dex_cache->GetResolvedType(type_idx);
-        if (klass != nullptr) {
-          return klass;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 // Look up classes by hash and descriptor and put all matching ones in the result array.
 class LookupClassesVisitor : public ClassLoaderVisitor {
  public:
@@ -3812,9 +3632,6 @@
 
 void ClassLinker::LookupClasses(const char* descriptor, std::vector<mirror::Class*>& result) {
   result.clear();
-  if (dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-    AddBootImageClassesToClassTable();
-  }
   Thread* const self = Thread::Current();
   ReaderMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
   const size_t hash = ComputeModifiedUtf8Hash(descriptor);
@@ -5217,14 +5034,6 @@
         Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->WriteBarrierEveryFieldOf(class_loader);
       }
       CHECK_EQ(existing, klass.Get());
-      if (kIsDebugBuild && class_loader == nullptr && dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-        // Check a class loaded with the system class loader matches one in the image if the class
-        // is in the image.
-        mirror::Class* const image_class = LookupClassFromBootImage(descriptor);
-        if (image_class != nullptr) {
-          CHECK_EQ(klass.Get(), existing) << descriptor;
-        }
-      }
       if (log_new_class_table_roots_) {
         new_class_roots_.push_back(GcRoot<mirror::Class>(h_new_class.Get()));
       }
@@ -8093,9 +7902,6 @@
 
 void ClassLinker::DumpForSigQuit(std::ostream& os) {
   ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
-  if (dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-    AddBootImageClassesToClassTable();
-  }
   ReaderMutexLock mu(soa.Self(), *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
   os << "Zygote loaded classes=" << NumZygoteClasses() << " post zygote classes="
      << NumNonZygoteClasses() << "\n";
@@ -8131,9 +7937,6 @@
 }
 
 size_t ClassLinker::NumLoadedClasses() {
-  if (dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_) {
-    AddBootImageClassesToClassTable();
-  }
   ReaderMutexLock mu(Thread::Current(), *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
   // Only return non zygote classes since these are the ones which apps which care about.
   return NumNonZygoteClasses();
diff --git a/runtime/class_linker.h b/runtime/class_linker.h
index 43ffc8e..70cc768 100644
--- a/runtime/class_linker.h
+++ b/runtime/class_linker.h
@@ -561,17 +561,6 @@
     return class_roots;
   }
 
-  // Move all of the boot image classes into the class table for faster lookups.
-  void AddBootImageClassesToClassTable()
-      REQUIRES(!Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_)
-      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
-
-  // Add image classes to the class table.
-  void AddImageClassesToClassTable(std::vector<gc::space::ImageSpace*> image_spaces,
-                                   mirror::ClassLoader* class_loader)
-      REQUIRES(!Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_)
-      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
-
   // Move the class table to the pre-zygote table to reduce memory usage. This works by ensuring
   // that no more classes are ever added to the pre zygote table which makes it that the pages
   // always remain shared dirty instead of private dirty.
@@ -1050,9 +1039,6 @@
   void EnsureSkipAccessChecksMethods(Handle<mirror::Class> c)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
-  mirror::Class* LookupClassFromBootImage(const char* descriptor)
-      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
-
   // Register a class loader and create its class table and allocator. Should not be called if
   // these are already created.
   void RegisterClassLoader(mirror::ClassLoader* class_loader)
@@ -1157,8 +1143,6 @@
   // New class roots, only used by CMS since the GC needs to mark these in the pause.
   std::vector<GcRoot<mirror::Class>> new_class_roots_ GUARDED_BY(Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
 
-  // Do we need to search dex caches to find boot image classes?
-  bool dex_cache_boot_image_class_lookup_required_;
   // Number of times we've searched dex caches for a class. After a certain number of misses we move
   // the classes into the class_table_ to avoid dex cache based searches.
   Atomic<uint32_t> failed_dex_cache_class_lookups_;
diff --git a/runtime/intern_table.cc b/runtime/intern_table.cc
index be061be..a61a187 100644
--- a/runtime/intern_table.cc
+++ b/runtime/intern_table.cc
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
 namespace art {
 
 InternTable::InternTable()
-    : images_added_to_intern_table_(false),
-      log_new_roots_(false),
+    : log_new_roots_(false),
       weak_intern_condition_("New intern condition", *Locks::intern_table_lock_),
       weak_root_state_(gc::kWeakRootStateNormal) {
 }
@@ -181,57 +180,8 @@
     const ImageSection& section = header->GetImageSection(ImageHeader::kSectionInternedStrings);
     if (section.Size() > 0) {
       AddTableFromMemoryLocked(image_space->Begin() + section.Offset());
-    } else {
-      // TODO: Delete this logic?
-      mirror::Object* root = header->GetImageRoot(ImageHeader::kDexCaches);
-      mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>* dex_caches = root->AsObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>();
-      for (int32_t i = 0; i < dex_caches->GetLength(); ++i) {
-        mirror::DexCache* dex_cache = dex_caches->Get(i);
-        const size_t num_strings = dex_cache->NumStrings();
-        for (size_t j = 0; j < num_strings; ++j) {
-          mirror::String* image_string = dex_cache->GetResolvedString(j);
-          if (image_string != nullptr) {
-            mirror::String* found = LookupStrongLocked(image_string);
-            if (found == nullptr) {
-              InsertStrong(image_string);
-            } else {
-              DCHECK_EQ(found, image_string);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
     }
   }
-  images_added_to_intern_table_ = true;
-}
-
-mirror::String* InternTable::LookupStringFromImage(mirror::String* s) {
-  DCHECK(!images_added_to_intern_table_);
-  const std::vector<gc::space::ImageSpace*>& image_spaces =
-      Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->GetBootImageSpaces();
-  if (image_spaces.empty()) {
-    return nullptr;  // No image present.
-  }
-  const std::string utf8 = s->ToModifiedUtf8();
-  for (gc::space::ImageSpace* image_space : image_spaces) {
-    mirror::Object* root = image_space->GetImageHeader().GetImageRoot(ImageHeader::kDexCaches);
-    mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>* dex_caches = root->AsObjectArray<mirror::DexCache>();
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < dex_caches->GetLength(); ++i) {
-      mirror::DexCache* dex_cache = dex_caches->Get(i);
-      const DexFile* dex_file = dex_cache->GetDexFile();
-      // Binary search the dex file for the string index.
-      const DexFile::StringId* string_id = dex_file->FindStringId(utf8.c_str());
-      if (string_id != nullptr) {
-        uint32_t string_idx = dex_file->GetIndexForStringId(*string_id);
-        // GetResolvedString() contains a RB.
-        mirror::String* image_string = dex_cache->GetResolvedString(string_idx);
-        if (image_string != nullptr) {
-          return image_string;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return nullptr;
 }
 
 void InternTable::BroadcastForNewInterns() {
@@ -303,13 +253,6 @@
     }
     return weak;
   }
-  // Check the image for a match.
-  if (!images_added_to_intern_table_) {
-    mirror::String* const image_string = LookupStringFromImage(s);
-    if (image_string != nullptr) {
-      return is_strong ? InsertStrong(image_string) : InsertWeak(image_string);
-    }
-  }
   // No match in the strong table or the weak table. Insert into the strong / weak table.
   return is_strong ? InsertStrong(s) : InsertWeak(s);
 }
diff --git a/runtime/intern_table.h b/runtime/intern_table.h
index 184fbdc..30ff55d 100644
--- a/runtime/intern_table.h
+++ b/runtime/intern_table.h
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) REQUIRES(Locks::intern_table_lock_);
 
   // Transaction rollback access.
-  mirror::String* LookupStringFromImage(mirror::String* s)
-      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) REQUIRES(Locks::intern_table_lock_);
   mirror::String* InsertStrongFromTransaction(mirror::String* s)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) REQUIRES(Locks::intern_table_lock_);
   mirror::String* InsertWeakFromTransaction(mirror::String* s)
@@ -260,7 +258,6 @@
   void WaitUntilAccessible(Thread* self)
       REQUIRES(Locks::intern_table_lock_) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
-  bool images_added_to_intern_table_ GUARDED_BY(Locks::intern_table_lock_);
   bool log_new_roots_ GUARDED_BY(Locks::intern_table_lock_);
   ConditionVariable weak_intern_condition_ GUARDED_BY(Locks::intern_table_lock_);
   // Since this contains (strong) roots, they need a read barrier to
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.cc b/runtime/runtime.cc
index 9c0d2db..fdd8c4a 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.cc
+++ b/runtime/runtime.cc
@@ -1165,10 +1165,6 @@
       ScopedTrace trace2("AddImageStringsToTable");
       GetInternTable()->AddImagesStringsToTable(heap_->GetBootImageSpaces());
     }
-    {
-      ScopedTrace trace2("MoveImageClassesToClassTable");
-      GetClassLinker()->AddBootImageClassesToClassTable();
-    }
   } else {
     std::vector<std::string> dex_filenames;
     Split(boot_class_path_string_, ':', &dex_filenames);