diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 5b2f4e8..6ced027 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3434,8 +3434,7 @@
 # (1): list of items like "system", "vendor", "product", "system_ext"
 # return: map each item into a command ( wrapped in $$() ) that reads the size
 define read-size-of-partitions
-$(foreach image,$(call images-for-partitions,$(1)),$$( \
-    build/make/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py --get_partition_size $(image)))
+$(foreach image,$(call images-for-partitions,$(1)),$$($(SPARSE_IMG) --get_partition_size $(image)))
 endef
 
 # round result to BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_ALIGNMENT
@@ -3472,7 +3471,7 @@
 
 # Add image dependencies so that generated_*_image_info.txt are written before checking.
 $(check_all_partition_sizes_file): \
-    build/make/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py \
+    $(SPARSE_IMG) \
     $(call images-for-partitions,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST))
 
 ifeq ($(PRODUCT_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS),true)
@@ -4018,9 +4017,8 @@
 	    $(SOONG_APEX_KEYS_FILE) \
 	    $(SOONG_ZIP) \
 	    $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/fs_config \
-	    $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/imgdiff \
-	    $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/bsdiff \
 	    $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/care_map_generator \
+	    $(MAKE_RECOVERY_PATCH) \
 	    $(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS) \
 	    $(BUILT_ASSEMBLED_FRAMEWORK_MANIFEST) \
 	    $(BUILT_ASSEMBLED_VENDOR_MANIFEST) \
@@ -4179,7 +4177,7 @@
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET),)
 ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_IMAGE
 	$(hide) PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH MKBOOTIMG=$(MKBOOTIMG) \
-	    build/make/tools/releasetools/make_recovery_patch $(zip_root) $(zip_root)
+	    $(MAKE_RECOVERY_PATCH) $(zip_root) $(zip_root)
 endif # BUILDING_SYSTEM_IMAGE
 endif
 ifeq ($(AB_OTA_UPDATER),true)
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index db4edcb..0f9f112 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@
 VTSC := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/vtsc$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 MKBOOTFS := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/mkbootfs$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 MINIGZIP := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/minigzip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-BROTLI := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/brotli$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 ifeq (,$(strip $(BOARD_CUSTOM_MKBOOTIMG)))
 MKBOOTIMG := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/mkbootimg$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 else
@@ -608,7 +607,9 @@
 LPMAKE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 BUILD_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_super_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+MAKE_RECOVERY_PATCH := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/make_recovery_patch$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 OTA_FROM_TARGET_FILES := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/ota_from_target_files$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+SPARSE_IMG := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/sparse_img$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 
 PROGUARD_HOME := external/proguard
 PROGUARD := $(PROGUARD_HOME)/bin/proguard.sh
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
index 0e2f3de..80c233b 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@
 }
 
 python_binary_host {
+    name: "make_recovery_patch",
+    defaults: ["releasetools_binary_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "make_recovery_patch.py",
+    ],
+    libs: [
+        "releasetools_common",
+    ],
+}
+
+python_binary_host {
     name: "merge_builds",
     defaults: ["releasetools_binary_defaults"],
     srcs: [
@@ -143,6 +154,16 @@
     ],
 }
 
+python_binary_host {
+    name: "sparse_img",
+    defaults: ["releasetools_binary_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "rangelib.py",
+        "sparse_img.py",
+    ],
+    main: "sparse_img.py",
+}
+
 python_defaults {
     name: "releasetools_test_defaults",
     srcs: [
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/make_recovery_patch b/tools/releasetools/make_recovery_patch
deleted file mode 120000
index 45cec08..0000000
--- a/tools/releasetools/make_recovery_patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-make_recovery_patch.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/make_recovery_patch.py b/tools/releasetools/make_recovery_patch.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py b/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644