diff --git a/tools/releasetools/blockimgdiff.py b/tools/releasetools/blockimgdiff.py
index 24c5b2d..e82e66a 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/blockimgdiff.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/blockimgdiff.py
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@
   USED_IMGDIFF_LARGE_APK = "Large APK files split and diff'd with imgdiff"
 
   # Reasons for not applying imgdiff on APKs.
-  SKIPPED_TRIMMED = "Not used imgdiff due to trimmed RangeSet"
   SKIPPED_NONMONOTONIC = "Not used imgdiff due to having non-monotonic ranges"
   SKIPPED_SHARED_BLOCKS = "Not used imgdiff due to using shared blocks"
   SKIPPED_INCOMPLETE = "Not used imgdiff due to incomplete RangeSet"
@@ -279,7 +278,6 @@
   REASONS = (
       USED_IMGDIFF,
       USED_IMGDIFF_LARGE_APK,
-      SKIPPED_TRIMMED,
       SKIPPED_NONMONOTONIC,
       SKIPPED_SHARED_BLOCKS,
       SKIPPED_INCOMPLETE,
@@ -449,10 +447,6 @@
       self.imgdiff_stats.Log(name, ImgdiffStats.SKIPPED_INCOMPLETE)
       return False
 
-    if tgt_ranges.extra.get('trimmed') or src_ranges.extra.get('trimmed'):
-      self.imgdiff_stats.Log(name, ImgdiffStats.SKIPPED_TRIMMED)
-      return False
-
     reason = (ImgdiffStats.USED_IMGDIFF_LARGE_APK if large_apk
               else ImgdiffStats.USED_IMGDIFF)
     self.imgdiff_stats.Log(name, reason)
@@ -836,14 +830,10 @@
                   str(xf.tgt_ranges), str(xf.src_ranges)))
           else:
             if xf.patch:
-              # We have already generated the patch with imgdiff. Check if the
-              # transfer is intact.
+              # We have already generated the patch with imgdiff, while
+              # splitting large APKs (i.e. in FindTransfers()).
               assert not self.disable_imgdiff
               imgdiff = True
-              if (xf.src_ranges.extra.get('trimmed') or
-                  xf.tgt_ranges.extra.get('trimmed')):
-                imgdiff = False
-                xf.patch = None
             else:
               imgdiff = self.CanUseImgdiff(
                   xf.tgt_name, xf.tgt_ranges, xf.src_ranges)
@@ -1045,42 +1035,6 @@
     for i, xf in enumerate(L):
       xf.order = i
 
-  def RemoveBackwardEdges(self):
-    print("Removing backward edges...")
-    in_order = 0
-    out_of_order = 0
-    lost_source = 0
-
-    for xf in self.transfers:
-      lost = 0
-      size = xf.src_ranges.size()
-      for u in xf.goes_before:
-        # xf should go before u
-        if xf.order < u.order:
-          # it does, hurray!
-          in_order += 1
-        else:
-          # it doesn't, boo.  trim the blocks that u writes from xf's
-          # source, so that xf can go after u.
-          out_of_order += 1
-          assert xf.src_ranges.overlaps(u.tgt_ranges)
-          xf.src_ranges = xf.src_ranges.subtract(u.tgt_ranges)
-          xf.src_ranges.extra['trimmed'] = True
-
-      if xf.style == "diff" and not xf.src_ranges:
-        # nothing left to diff from; treat as new data
-        xf.style = "new"
-
-      lost = size - xf.src_ranges.size()
-      lost_source += lost
-
-    print(("  %d/%d dependencies (%.2f%%) were violated; "
-           "%d source blocks removed.") %
-          (out_of_order, in_order + out_of_order,
-           (out_of_order * 100.0 / (in_order + out_of_order))
-           if (in_order + out_of_order) else 0.0,
-           lost_source))
-
   def ReverseBackwardEdges(self):
     """Reverse unsatisfying edges and compute pairs of stashed blocks.
 
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/test_blockimgdiff.py b/tools/releasetools/test_blockimgdiff.py
index ceada18..124b4d5 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/test_blockimgdiff.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/test_blockimgdiff.py
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@
 
     self.assertDictEqual(
         {
-            ImgdiffStats.USED_IMGDIFF : {"/system/app/app1.apk"},
-            ImgdiffStats.USED_IMGDIFF_LARGE_APK : {"/vendor/app/app2.apk"},
+            ImgdiffStats.USED_IMGDIFF: {"/system/app/app1.apk"},
+            ImgdiffStats.USED_IMGDIFF_LARGE_APK: {"/vendor/app/app2.apk"},
         },
         block_image_diff.imgdiff_stats.stats)
 
@@ -229,13 +229,6 @@
             "/system/app/app2.apk", RangeSet("10-15"),
             RangeSet("15-20 30 10-14")))
 
-    # At least one of the ranges has been modified.
-    src_ranges = RangeSet("0-5")
-    src_ranges.extra['trimmed'] = True
-    self.assertFalse(
-        block_image_diff.CanUseImgdiff(
-            "/vendor/app/app3.apk", RangeSet("10-15"), src_ranges))
-
     # At least one of the ranges is incomplete.
     src_ranges = RangeSet("0-5")
     src_ranges.extra['incomplete'] = True
@@ -246,8 +239,7 @@
     # The stats are correctly logged.
     self.assertDictEqual(
         {
-            ImgdiffStats.SKIPPED_NONMONOTONIC : {'/system/app/app2.apk'},
-            ImgdiffStats.SKIPPED_TRIMMED : {'/vendor/app/app3.apk'},
+            ImgdiffStats.SKIPPED_NONMONOTONIC: {'/system/app/app2.apk'},
             ImgdiffStats.SKIPPED_INCOMPLETE: {'/vendor/app/app4.apk'},
         },
         block_image_diff.imgdiff_stats.stats)