diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index fa8cb0f..6129349 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 var (
 	pctx = android.NewPackageContext("android/soong/java/config")
 
-	DefaultBootclasspathLibraries = []string{"core-oj", "core-libart"}
+	DefaultBootclasspathLibraries = []string{"core-oj", "core-libart", "core-simple"}
 	DefaultSystemModules          = "core-system-modules"
 	DefaultLibraries              = []string{"ext", "framework", "okhttp"}
 	DefaultLambdaStubsLibrary     = "core-lambda-stubs"
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 		"android.car7",
 		"core-oj",
 		"core-libart",
+		"core-simple",
 	}
 
 	ManifestMergerClasspath = []string{
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index 72341ee..c9f3dbf 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 		"core-oj",
 		"core-libart",
 		"core-lambda-stubs",
+		"core-simple",
 		"framework",
 		"ext",
 		"okhttp",
@@ -353,14 +354,14 @@
 }{
 	{
 		name:          "default",
-		bootclasspath: []string{"core-oj", "core-libart"},
+		bootclasspath: []string{"core-oj", "core-libart", "core-simple"},
 		system:        "core-system-modules",
 		classpath:     []string{"ext", "framework", "okhttp"},
 	},
 	{
 		name:          "blank sdk version",
 		properties:    `sdk_version: "",`,
-		bootclasspath: []string{"core-oj", "core-libart"},
+		bootclasspath: []string{"core-oj", "core-libart", "core-simple"},
 		system:        "core-system-modules",
 		classpath:     []string{"ext", "framework", "okhttp"},
 	},