diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 2cf162d..d338623 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 			Command: `rm -rf "$outDir" "$annoDir" "$srcJarDir" && mkdir -p "$outDir" "$annoDir" "$srcJarDir" && ` +
 				`${config.ZipSyncCmd} -d $srcJarDir -l $srcJarDir/list -f "*.java" $srcJars && ` +
 				`${config.SoongJavacWrapper} ${config.JavacWrapper}${config.JavacCmd} ${config.JavacHeapFlags} ${config.CommonJdkFlags} ` +
-				`$processorpath $javacFlags $bootClasspath $classpath ` +
+				`$javacFlags $bootClasspath $classpath ` +
 				`-source $javaVersion -target $javaVersion ` +
 				`-d $outDir -s $annoDir @$out.rsp @$srcJarDir/list && ` +
 				`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar -o $out -C $outDir -D $outDir`,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 			Rspfile:          "$out.rsp",
 			RspfileContent:   "$in",
 		},
-		"javacFlags", "bootClasspath", "classpath", "processorpath", "srcJars", "srcJarDir",
+		"javacFlags", "bootClasspath", "classpath", "srcJars", "srcJarDir",
 		"outDir", "annoDir", "javaVersion")
 
 	kotlinc = pctx.AndroidGomaStaticRule("kotlinc",
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
 	javacFlags    string
 	bootClasspath classpath
 	classpath     classpath
-	processorPath classpath
 	systemModules classpath
 	aidlFlags     string
 	javaVersion   string
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@
 	}
 
 	deps = append(deps, flags.classpath...)
-	deps = append(deps, flags.processorPath...)
 
 	srcJarDir := "srcjars"
 	outDir := "classes"
@@ -317,7 +315,6 @@
 			"javacFlags":    flags.javacFlags,
 			"bootClasspath": bootClasspath,
 			"classpath":     flags.classpath.FormJavaClassPath("-classpath"),
-			"processorpath": flags.processorPath.FormJavaClassPath("-processorpath"),
 			"srcJars":       strings.Join(srcJars.Strings(), " "),
 			"srcJarDir":     android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, intermediatesDir, srcJarDir).String(),
 			"outDir":        android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, intermediatesDir, outDir).String(),
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 86c3c21..8179df8 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@
 var (
 	staticLibTag     = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib"}
 	libTag           = dependencyTag{name: "javalib"}
-	annoTag          = dependencyTag{name: "annotation processor"}
 	bootClasspathTag = dependencyTag{name: "bootclasspath"}
 	systemModulesTag = dependencyTag{name: "system modules"}
 	frameworkResTag  = dependencyTag{name: "framework-res"}
@@ -522,7 +521,7 @@
 
 	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, j.properties.Libs...)
 	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), staticLibTag, j.properties.Static_libs...)
-	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), annoTag, j.properties.Annotation_processors...)
+	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, j.properties.Annotation_processors...)
 
 	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Srcs)
 	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Exclude_srcs)
@@ -603,7 +602,6 @@
 type deps struct {
 	classpath          classpath
 	bootClasspath      classpath
-	processorPath      classpath
 	staticJars         android.Paths
 	staticHeaderJars   android.Paths
 	staticJarResources android.Paths
@@ -728,8 +726,6 @@
 				deps.staticHeaderJars = append(deps.staticHeaderJars, dep.HeaderJars()...)
 				// sdk lib names from dependencies are re-exported
 				j.exportedSdkLibs = append(j.exportedSdkLibs, dep.ExportedSdkLibs()...)
-			case annoTag:
-				deps.processorPath = append(deps.processorPath, dep.ImplementationJars()...)
 			case frameworkResTag:
 				if ctx.ModuleName() == "framework" {
 					// framework.jar has a one-off dependency on the R.java and Manifest.java files
@@ -854,7 +850,6 @@
 	// classpath
 	flags.bootClasspath = append(flags.bootClasspath, deps.bootClasspath...)
 	flags.classpath = append(flags.classpath, deps.classpath...)
-	flags.processorPath = append(flags.processorPath, deps.processorPath...)
 
 	if len(flags.bootClasspath) == 0 && ctx.Host() && !ctx.Config().TargetOpenJDK9() &&
 		!Bool(j.properties.No_standard_libs) &&