diff --git a/android/image.go b/android/image.go
index 8424cf8..5291ce3 100644
--- a/android/image.go
+++ b/android/image.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	// CoreVariation is the variant used for framework-private libraries, or
 	// SDK libraries. (which framework-private libraries can use), which
 	// will be installed to the system image.
-	CoreVariation string = "core"
+	CoreVariation string = ""
 
 	// RecoveryVariation means a module to be installed to recovery image.
 	RecoveryVariation string = "recovery"
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_etc_test.go b/android/prebuilt_etc_test.go
index 6bb3ccf..3c466a1 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt_etc_test.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt_etc_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
+	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
 	if p.outputFilePath.Base() != "foo.installed.conf" {
 		t.Errorf("expected foo.installed.conf, got %q", p.outputFilePath.Base())
 	}
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("my_foo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
+	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("my_foo", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
 	if p.outputFilePath.Base() != "my_foo" {
 		t.Errorf("expected my_foo, got %q", p.outputFilePath.Base())
 	}
 
-	p = ctx.ModuleForTests("my_bar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
+	p = ctx.ModuleForTests("my_bar", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
 	if p.outputFilePath.Base() != "bar.conf" {
 		t.Errorf("expected bar.conf, got %q", p.outputFilePath.Base())
 	}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 		"LOCAL_TARGET_REQUIRED_MODULES": {"targetModA"},
 	}
 
-	mod := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
+	mod := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
 	entries := AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, config, "", mod)[0]
 	for k, expectedValue := range expected {
 		if value, ok := entries.EntryMap[k]; ok {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
+	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
 	expected := buildDir + "/target/product/test_device/system/usr/share/bar"
 	if p.installDirPath.String() != expected {
 		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, p.installDirPath.String())
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
+	p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
 	expected := buildDir + "/target/product/test_device/system/fonts"
 	if p.installDirPath.String() != expected {
 		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, p.installDirPath.String())
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.description, func(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, _ := testPrebuiltEtc(t, tt.config)
-			p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
+			p := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.conf", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*PrebuiltEtc)
 			if p.installDirPath.String() != tt.expectedPath {
 				t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", tt.expectedPath, p.installDirPath)
 			}
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 3aa72e3..6cf4337 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@
 	ensureContains(t, apexRule.Output.String(), "myapex.apex.unsigned")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the direct dep
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar"), "android_common_myapex")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myprebuiltjar"), "android_common_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the indirect dep
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myotherjar"), "android_common_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that both direct and indirect deps are copied into apex
@@ -499,9 +499,9 @@
 	// .. but not for java libs
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myotherjar.jar")
 
-	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _core_shared or _common
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
+	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _shared or _common
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar"), "android_common")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myotherjar"), "android_common")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myprebuiltjar"), "android_common")
@@ -591,10 +591,10 @@
 	ensureContains(t, zipApexRule.Output.String(), "myapex.zipapex.unsigned")
 
 	// Ensure that APEX variant is created for the direct dep
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that APEX variant is created for the indirect dep
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that both direct and indirect deps are copied into apex
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.zipapex/lib64/mylib.so")
@@ -665,24 +665,24 @@
 	// Ensure that direct stubs dep is included
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib3.so")
 
-	mylibLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
+	mylibLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
 
 	// Ensure that mylib is linking with the latest version of stubs for mylib2
-	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib2/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_3_myapex/mylib2.so")
+	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib2/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_3_myapex/mylib2.so")
 	// ... and not linking to the non-stub (impl) variant of mylib2
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib2/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/mylib2.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib2/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/mylib2.so")
 
 	// Ensure that mylib is linking with the non-stub (impl) of mylib3 (because mylib3 is in the same apex)
-	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib3/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/mylib3.so")
+	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib3/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/mylib3.so")
 	// .. and not linking to the stubs variant of mylib3
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib3/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_12_myapex/mylib3.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "mylib3/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_12_myapex/mylib3.so")
 
 	// Ensure that stubs libs are built without -include flags
-	mylib2Cflags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib2", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	mylib2Cflags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib2", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylib2Cflags, "-include ")
 
 	// Ensure that genstub is invoked with --apex
-	ensureContains(t, "--apex", ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib2", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static_3_myapex").Rule("genStubSrc").Args["flags"])
+	ensureContains(t, "--apex", ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib2", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static_3_myapex").Rule("genStubSrc").Args["flags"])
 }
 
 func TestApexWithExplicitStubsDependency(t *testing.T) {
@@ -739,14 +739,14 @@
 	// Ensure that dependency of stubs is not included
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libbar.so")
 
-	mylibLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
+	mylibLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
 
 	// Ensure that mylib is linking with version 10 of libfoo
-	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libfoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_10_myapex/libfoo.so")
+	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libfoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_10_myapex/libfoo.so")
 	// ... and not linking to the non-stub (impl) variant of libfoo
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libfoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/libfoo.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libfoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/libfoo.so")
 
-	libFooStubsLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_10_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
+	libFooStubsLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_10_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
 
 	// Ensure that libfoo stubs is not linking to libbar (since it is a stubs)
 	ensureNotContains(t, libFooStubsLdFlags, "libbar.so")
@@ -952,45 +952,45 @@
 	// Ensure that libc is not included (since it has stubs and not listed in native_shared_libs)
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/bionic/libc.so")
 
-	mylibLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
-	mylibCFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
-	mylibSharedCFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib_shared", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	mylibLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
+	mylibCFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	mylibSharedCFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib_shared", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
 
 	// For dependency to libc
 	// Ensure that mylib is linking with the latest version of stubs
-	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libc/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_29_myapex/libc.so")
+	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libc/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_29_myapex/libc.so")
 	// ... and not linking to the non-stub (impl) variant
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libc/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/libc.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libc/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/libc.so")
 	// ... Cflags from stub is correctly exported to mylib
 	ensureContains(t, mylibCFlags, "__LIBC_API__=29")
 	ensureContains(t, mylibSharedCFlags, "__LIBC_API__=29")
 
 	// For dependency to libm
 	// Ensure that mylib is linking with the non-stub (impl) variant
-	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libm/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/libm.so")
+	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libm/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/libm.so")
 	// ... and not linking to the stub variant
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libm/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_29_myapex/libm.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libm/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_29_myapex/libm.so")
 	// ... and is not compiling with the stub
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylibCFlags, "__LIBM_API__=29")
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylibSharedCFlags, "__LIBM_API__=29")
 
 	// For dependency to libdl
 	// Ensure that mylib is linking with the specified version of stubs
-	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_27_myapex/libdl.so")
+	ensureContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_27_myapex/libdl.so")
 	// ... and not linking to the other versions of stubs
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_28_myapex/libdl.so")
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_29_myapex/libdl.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_28_myapex/libdl.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_29_myapex/libdl.so")
 	// ... and not linking to the non-stub (impl) variant
-	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/libdl.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, mylibLdFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/libdl.so")
 	// ... Cflags from stub is correctly exported to mylib
 	ensureContains(t, mylibCFlags, "__LIBDL_API__=27")
 	ensureContains(t, mylibSharedCFlags, "__LIBDL_API__=27")
 
 	// Ensure that libBootstrap is depending on the platform variant of bionic libs
-	libFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("libBootstrap", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
-	ensureContains(t, libFlags, "libc/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/libc.so")
-	ensureContains(t, libFlags, "libm/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/libm.so")
-	ensureContains(t, libFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/libdl.so")
+	libFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("libBootstrap", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
+	ensureContains(t, libFlags, "libc/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/libc.so")
+	ensureContains(t, libFlags, "libm/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/libm.so")
+	ensureContains(t, libFlags, "libdl/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/libdl.so")
 }
 
 func TestFilesInSubDir(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1101,8 +1101,8 @@
 	ensureContains(t, inputsString, "android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor.VER_shared_myapex/mylib2.so")
 
 	// ensure that the apex does not include core variants
-	ensureNotContains(t, inputsString, "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/mylib.so")
-	ensureNotContains(t, inputsString, "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex/mylib2.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, inputsString, "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/mylib.so")
+	ensureNotContains(t, inputsString, "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex/mylib2.so")
 }
 
 func TestUseVendorRestriction(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1195,10 +1195,10 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	ldFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("not_in_apex", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
+	ldFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("not_in_apex", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
 
 	// Ensure that not_in_apex is linking with the static variant of mylib
-	ensureContains(t, ldFlags, "mylib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/mylib.a")
+	ensureContains(t, ldFlags, "mylib/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/mylib.a")
 }
 
 func TestKeys(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1285,19 +1285,19 @@
 	`)
 
 	// non-APEX variant does not have __ANDROID_APEX(_NAME)__ defined
-	mylibCFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	mylibCFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX__")
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_MYAPEX__")
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_OTHERAPEX__")
 
 	// APEX variant has __ANDROID_APEX(_NAME)__ defined
-	mylibCFlags = ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	mylibCFlags = ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static_myapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
 	ensureContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX__")
 	ensureContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_MYAPEX__")
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_OTHERAPEX__")
 
 	// APEX variant has __ANDROID_APEX(_NAME)__ defined
-	mylibCFlags = ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static_otherapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	mylibCFlags = ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static_otherapex").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
 	ensureContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX__")
 	ensureNotContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_MYAPEX__")
 	ensureContains(t, mylibCFlags, "-D__ANDROID_APEX_OTHERAPEX__")
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	cFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("otherlib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	cFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("otherlib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
 
 	// Ensure that the include path of the header lib is exported to 'otherlib'
 	ensureContains(t, cFlags, "-Imy_include")
@@ -1971,13 +1971,13 @@
 	ensureContains(t, apexRule.Output.String(), "myapex.apex.unsigned")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the direct dep
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that both direct and indirect deps are copied into apex
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib_common.so")
 
-	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _core_shared
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
+	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _shared
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 
 	if !android.InAnyApex("mylib_common") {
 		t.Log("Found mylib_common not in any apex!")
@@ -2022,13 +2022,13 @@
 	ensureContains(t, apexRule.Output.String(), "myapex.apex.unsigned")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the direct dep
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common_test"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common_test"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that both direct and indirect deps are copied into apex
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib_common_test.so")
 
-	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _core_shared
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common_test"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
+	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _shared
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common_test"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 
 	if android.InAnyApex("mylib_common_test") {
 		t.Log("Found mylib_common_test in some apex!")
@@ -2101,19 +2101,19 @@
 	ensureContains(t, apexRule.Output.String(), "myapex.apex.unsigned")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the direct dep
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that both direct and indirect deps are copied into apex
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib.so")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib_common.so")
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib2.so")
 
-	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _core_shared
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
+	// Ensure that the platform variant ends with _shared
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib_common"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 }
 
 func TestApexWithShBinary(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2527,8 +2527,8 @@
 	apexRule2 := module2.Rule("apexRule")
 	copyCmds2 := apexRule2.Args["copy_commands"]
 
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libcommon"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_commonapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libcommon"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_commonapex")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds1, "image.apex/lib64/mylib.so")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds2, "image.apex/lib64/libcommon.so")
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds1, "image.apex/lib64/libcommon.so")
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@
 
 	// JNI libraries are embedded inside APK
 	appZipRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("AppFoo", "android_common_myapex").Rule("zip")
-	libjniOutput := ctx.ModuleForTests("libjni", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex").Module().(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
+	libjniOutput := ctx.ModuleForTests("libjni", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex").Module().(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
 	ensureListContains(t, appZipRule.Implicits.Strings(), libjniOutput.String())
 	// ... uncompressed
 	if args := appZipRule.Args["jarArgs"]; !strings.Contains(args, "-L 0") {
@@ -2906,10 +2906,10 @@
 	}`)
 
 	// check that libfoo and libbar are created only for myapex, but not for the platform
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libbar"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libbar"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libbar"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libbar"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 
 	ctx, _ = testApex(t, `
 	apex {
@@ -2931,8 +2931,8 @@
 	}`)
 
 	// check that libfoo is created only for the platform
-	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
+	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 
 	ctx, _ = testApex(t, `
 	apex {
@@ -2958,11 +2958,11 @@
 	}`)
 
 	// shared variant of libfoo is only available to myapex
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared")
 	// but the static variant is available to both myapex and the platform
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static_myapex")
-	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_static_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_static")
 }
 
 func TestOverrideApex(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cc/cc_test.go b/cc/cc_test.go
index f378f71..92c1e3b 100644
--- a/cc/cc_test.go
+++ b/cc/cc_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 }
 
 const (
-	coreVariant     = "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+	coreVariant     = "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared"
 	vendorVariant   = "android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor.VER_shared"
 	recoveryVariant = "android_arm64_armv8-a_recovery_shared"
 )
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@
 
 	`)
 
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_static"
 	moduleA := ctx.ModuleForTests("a", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	actual := moduleA.depsInLinkOrder
 	expected := getOutputPaths(ctx, variant, []string{"c", "b", "d"})
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@
 
 	`)
 
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_static"
 	moduleA := ctx.ModuleForTests("a", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	actual := moduleA.depsInLinkOrder
 	expected := getOutputPaths(ctx, variant, []string{"c", "b"})
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@
 	ctx := testCc(t, runtimeLibAndroidBp)
 
 	// runtime_libs for core variants use the module names without suffixes.
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared"
 
 	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available2", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1"}, module)
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@
 func TestExcludeRuntimeLibs(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testCc(t, runtimeLibAndroidBp)
 
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared"
 	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available3", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1"}, module)
 
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@
 
 	// If DeviceVndkVersion is not defined, then runtime_libs are copied as-is.
 
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared"
 
 	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available2", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1"}, module)
@@ -2123,12 +2123,12 @@
 	ctx := testCc(t, staticLibAndroidBp)
 
 	// Check the shared version of lib2.
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared"
 	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("lib2", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	checkStaticLibs(t, []string{"lib1", "libc++demangle", "libclang_rt.builtins-aarch64-android", "libatomic", "libgcc_stripped"}, module)
 
 	// Check the static version of lib2.
-	variant = "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static"
+	variant = "android_arm64_armv8-a_static"
 	module = ctx.ModuleForTests("lib2", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	// libc++_static is linked additionally.
 	checkStaticLibs(t, []string{"lib1", "libc++_static", "libc++demangle", "libclang_rt.builtins-aarch64-android", "libatomic", "libgcc_stripped"}, module)
@@ -2256,28 +2256,29 @@
 	}
 	`)
 
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+	coreVariant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared"
+	vendorVariant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor.VER_shared"
 
 	// test if header search paths are correctly added
 	// _static variant is used since _shared reuses *.o from the static variant
-	cc := ctx.ModuleForTests("libsystem", strings.Replace(variant, "_shared", "_static", 1)).Rule("cc")
+	cc := ctx.ModuleForTests("libsystem", strings.Replace(coreVariant, "_shared", "_static", 1)).Rule("cc")
 	cflags := cc.Args["cFlags"]
 	if !strings.Contains(cflags, "-Imy_include") {
 		t.Errorf("cflags for libsystem must contain -Imy_include, but was %#v.", cflags)
 	}
 
 	// test if libsystem is linked to the stub
-	ld := ctx.ModuleForTests("libsystem", variant).Rule("ld")
+	ld := ctx.ModuleForTests("libsystem", coreVariant).Rule("ld")
 	libflags := ld.Args["libFlags"]
-	stubPaths := getOutputPaths(ctx, variant, []string{"libvendorpublic" + vendorPublicLibrarySuffix})
+	stubPaths := getOutputPaths(ctx, coreVariant, []string{"libvendorpublic" + vendorPublicLibrarySuffix})
 	if !strings.Contains(libflags, stubPaths[0].String()) {
 		t.Errorf("libflags for libsystem must contain %#v, but was %#v", stubPaths[0], libflags)
 	}
 
 	// test if libvendor is linked to the real shared lib
-	ld = ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor", strings.Replace(variant, "_core", "_vendor.VER", 1)).Rule("ld")
+	ld = ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor", vendorVariant).Rule("ld")
 	libflags = ld.Args["libFlags"]
-	stubPaths = getOutputPaths(ctx, strings.Replace(variant, "_core", "_vendor.VER", 1), []string{"libvendorpublic"})
+	stubPaths = getOutputPaths(ctx, vendorVariant, []string{"libvendorpublic"})
 	if !strings.Contains(libflags, stubPaths[0].String()) {
 		t.Errorf("libflags for libvendor must contain %#v, but was %#v", stubPaths[0], libflags)
 	}
@@ -2338,14 +2339,14 @@
 
 	variants := ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libFoo")
 	expectedVariants := []string{
-		"android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared",
-		"android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_1",
-		"android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_2",
-		"android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_3",
-		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared",
-		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared_1",
-		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared_2",
-		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared_3",
+		"android_arm64_armv8-a_shared",
+		"android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_1",
+		"android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_2",
+		"android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_3",
+		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared",
+		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared_1",
+		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared_2",
+		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared_3",
 	}
 	variantsMismatch := false
 	if len(variants) != len(expectedVariants) {
@@ -2368,14 +2369,14 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	libBarLinkRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("libBar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Rule("ld")
+	libBarLinkRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("libBar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Rule("ld")
 	libFlags := libBarLinkRule.Args["libFlags"]
-	libFoo1StubPath := "libFoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_1/libFoo.so"
+	libFoo1StubPath := "libFoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_1/libFoo.so"
 	if !strings.Contains(libFlags, libFoo1StubPath) {
 		t.Errorf("%q is not found in %q", libFoo1StubPath, libFlags)
 	}
 
-	libBarCompileRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("libBar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Rule("cc")
+	libBarCompileRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("libBar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Rule("cc")
 	cFlags := libBarCompileRule.Args["cFlags"]
 	libFoo1VersioningMacro := "-D__LIBFOO_API__=1"
 	if !strings.Contains(cFlags, libFoo1VersioningMacro) {
@@ -2391,7 +2392,7 @@
 			static_executable: true,
 		}`)
 
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a"
 	binModuleRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("static_test", variant).Rule("ld")
 	libFlags := binModuleRule.Args["libFlags"]
 	systemStaticLibs := []string{"libc.a", "libm.a"}
@@ -2434,9 +2435,9 @@
 			},
 		}`)
 
-	mybin := ctx.ModuleForTests("mybin", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*Module)
+	mybin := ctx.ModuleForTests("mybin", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*Module)
 	actual := mybin.depsInLinkOrder
-	expected := getOutputPaths(ctx, "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static", []string{"libB", "libC"})
+	expected := getOutputPaths(ctx, "android_arm64_armv8-a_static", []string{"libB", "libC"})
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, expected) {
 		t.Errorf("staticDeps orderings were not propagated correctly"+
@@ -2475,7 +2476,7 @@
 			srcs: ["foo.c"],
 		}`)
 
-	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core"
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a"
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("fuzz_smoke_test", variant).Rule("cc")
 }
 
@@ -2550,24 +2551,24 @@
 		return ret
 	}
 
-	shared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libshared", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Rule("ld")
+	shared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libshared", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Rule("ld")
 	if g, w := pathsToBase(shared.Inputs), []string{"foo.o", "baz.o"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(w, g) {
 		t.Errorf("libshared ld rule wanted %q, got %q", w, g)
 	}
-	bothShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libboth", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Rule("ld")
+	bothShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libboth", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Rule("ld")
 	if g, w := pathsToBase(bothShared.Inputs), []string{"foo.o", "baz.o"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(w, g) {
 		t.Errorf("libboth ld rule wanted %q, got %q", w, g)
 	}
-	binary := ctx.ModuleForTests("binary", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Rule("ld")
+	binary := ctx.ModuleForTests("binary", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Rule("ld")
 	if g, w := pathsToBase(binary.Inputs), []string{"foo.o"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(w, g) {
 		t.Errorf("binary ld rule wanted %q, got %q", w, g)
 	}
 
-	static := ctx.ModuleForTests("libstatic", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Rule("ar")
+	static := ctx.ModuleForTests("libstatic", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Rule("ar")
 	if g, w := pathsToBase(static.Inputs), []string{"foo.o", "bar.o"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(w, g) {
 		t.Errorf("libstatic ar rule wanted %q, got %q", w, g)
 	}
-	bothStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libboth", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Rule("ar")
+	bothStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libboth", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Rule("ar")
 	if g, w := pathsToBase(bothStatic.Inputs), []string{"foo.o", "bar.o"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(w, g) {
 		t.Errorf("libboth ar rule wanted %q, got %q", w, g)
 	}
diff --git a/cc/gen_test.go b/cc/gen_test.go
index ceecf1c..4b9a36e 100644
--- a/cc/gen_test.go
+++ b/cc/gen_test.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 			],
 		}`)
 
-		aidl := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("aidl")
-		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Module().(*Module)
+		aidl := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("aidl")
+		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Module().(*Module)
 
 		if !inList("-I"+filepath.Dir(aidl.Output.String()), libfoo.flags.Local.CommonFlags) {
 			t.Errorf("missing aidl includes in global flags")
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 			],
 		}`)
 
-		aidl := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("aidl")
-		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Module().(*Module)
+		aidl := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("aidl")
+		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Module().(*Module)
 
 		if !inList("-I"+filepath.Dir(aidl.Output.String()), libfoo.flags.Local.CommonFlags) {
 			t.Errorf("missing aidl includes in global flags")
diff --git a/cc/genrule_test.go b/cc/genrule_test.go
index 9f159e5..785e3e1 100644
--- a/cc/genrule_test.go
+++ b/cc/genrule_test.go
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
 		t.Fatal(errs)
 	}
 
-	gen := ctx.ModuleForTests("gen", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core").Output("out_arm")
+	gen := ctx.ModuleForTests("gen", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon").Output("out_arm")
 	expected := []string{"foo"}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, gen.Inputs.Strings()) {
 		t.Errorf(`want arm inputs %v, got %v`, expected, gen.Inputs.Strings())
 	}
 
-	gen = ctx.ModuleForTests("gen", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Output("out_arm64")
+	gen = ctx.ModuleForTests("gen", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Output("out_arm64")
 	expected = []string{"bar"}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, gen.Inputs.Strings()) {
 		t.Errorf(`want arm64 inputs %v, got %v`, expected, gen.Inputs.Strings())
diff --git a/cc/library_test.go b/cc/library_test.go
index f8d8934..b8d8895 100644
--- a/cc/library_test.go
+++ b/cc/library_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 			srcs: ["foo.c", "baz.o"],
 		}`)
 
-		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("ld")
-		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static").Output("libfoo.a")
+		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("ld")
+		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static").Output("libfoo.a")
 
 		if len(libfooShared.Inputs) != 2 {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected inputs to libfoo shared: %#v", libfooShared.Inputs.Strings())
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 			},
 		}`)
 
-		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("ld")
-		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static").Output("libfoo.a")
+		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("ld")
+		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static").Output("libfoo.a")
 
 		if len(libfooShared.Inputs) != 1 {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected inputs to libfoo shared: %#v", libfooShared.Inputs.Strings())
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 			},
 		}`)
 
-		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("ld")
-		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static").Output("libfoo.a")
+		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("ld")
+		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static").Output("libfoo.a")
 
 		if len(libfooShared.Inputs) != 2 {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected inputs to libfoo shared: %#v", libfooShared.Inputs.Strings())
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@
 			},
 		}`)
 
-		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("ld")
-		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static").Output("libfoo.a")
+		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("ld")
+		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static").Output("libfoo.a")
 
 		if len(libfooShared.Inputs) != 1 {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected inputs to libfoo shared: %#v", libfooShared.Inputs.Strings())
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
 			},
 		}`)
 
-		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("ld")
-		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static").Output("libfoo.a")
+		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("ld")
+		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static").Output("libfoo.a")
 
 		if len(libfooShared.Inputs) != 1 {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected inputs to libfoo shared: %#v", libfooShared.Inputs.Strings())
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
 			},
 		}`)
 
-		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Rule("ld")
-		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static").Output("libfoo.a")
+		libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("ld")
+		libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static").Output("libfoo.a")
 
 		if len(libfooShared.Inputs) != 3 {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected inputs to libfoo shared: %#v", libfooShared.Inputs.Strings())
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 			t.Errorf("static objects not reused for shared library")
 		}
 
-		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Module().(*Module)
+		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Module().(*Module)
 		if !inList("-DGOOGLE_PROTOBUF_NO_RTTI", libfoo.flags.Local.CFlags) {
 			t.Errorf("missing protobuf cflags")
 		}
diff --git a/cc/prebuilt_test.go b/cc/prebuilt_test.go
index 72f9f4a..7ddf6eb 100644
--- a/cc/prebuilt_test.go
+++ b/cc/prebuilt_test.go
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@
 	android.FailIfErrored(t, errs)
 
 	// Verify that all the modules exist and that their dependencies were connected correctly
-	liba := ctx.ModuleForTests("liba", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Module()
-	libb := ctx.ModuleForTests("libb", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Module()
-	libd := ctx.ModuleForTests("libd", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Module()
-	libe := ctx.ModuleForTests("libe", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Module()
+	liba := ctx.ModuleForTests("liba", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Module()
+	libb := ctx.ModuleForTests("libb", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Module()
+	libd := ctx.ModuleForTests("libd", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Module()
+	libe := ctx.ModuleForTests("libe", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Module()
 
-	prebuiltLiba := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_liba", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Module()
-	prebuiltLibb := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_libb", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Module()
-	prebuiltLibd := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_libd", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").Module()
-	prebuiltLibe := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_libe", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static").Module()
+	prebuiltLiba := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_liba", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Module()
+	prebuiltLibb := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_libb", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Module()
+	prebuiltLibd := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_libd", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Module()
+	prebuiltLibe := ctx.ModuleForTests("prebuilt_libe", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Module()
 
 	hasDep := func(m android.Module, wantDep android.Module) bool {
 		t.Helper()
diff --git a/cc/proto_test.go b/cc/proto_test.go
index 4f0de78..f8bbd26 100644
--- a/cc/proto_test.go
+++ b/cc/proto_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 			srcs: ["a.proto"],
 		}`)
 
-		proto := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Output("proto/a.pb.cc")
+		proto := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Output("proto/a.pb.cc")
 
 		if cmd := proto.RuleParams.Command; !strings.Contains(cmd, "--cpp_out=") {
 			t.Errorf("expected '--cpp_out' in %q", cmd)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 		buildOS := android.BuildOs.String()
 
-		proto := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").Output("proto/a.pb.cc")
+		proto := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Output("proto/a.pb.cc")
 		foobar := ctx.ModuleForTests("protoc-gen-foobar", buildOS+"_x86_64")
 
 		cmd := proto.RuleParams.Command
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index f4b92e3..4a549e6 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkDocsSuffix, "android_common")
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkDocsSuffix+sdkSystemApiSuffix, "android_common")
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkDocsSuffix+sdkTestApiSuffix, "android_common")
-	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkXmlFileSuffix, "android_arm64_armv8-a_core")
+	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkXmlFileSuffix, "android_arm64_armv8-a")
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.api.public.28", "")
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.api.system.28", "")
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.api.test.28", "")
diff --git a/rust/rust_test.go b/rust/rust_test.go
index 91c2f09..01b89db 100644
--- a/rust/rust_test.go
+++ b/rust/rust_test.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
                         no_stdlibs: true,
 		}`)
-	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("fizz-buzz", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*Module)
+	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("fizz-buzz", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*Module)
 
 	if android.InList("libstd", module.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs) {
 		t.Errorf("no_stdlibs did not suppress dependency on libstd")
diff --git a/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go b/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
index 53109ec..08751e4 100644
--- a/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	armOutput := result.Module("sdkmember", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared").(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
-	arm64Output := result.Module("sdkmember", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared").(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
+	armOutput := result.Module("sdkmember", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
+	arm64Output := result.Module("sdkmember", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
 
 	var inputs []string
 	buildParams := result.Module("mysdk", "android_common").BuildParamsForTests()
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	sdkMemberV1 := result.ModuleForTests("sdkmember_mysdk_1", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex").Rule("toc").Output
-	sdkMemberV2 := result.ModuleForTests("sdkmember_mysdk_2", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex2").Rule("toc").Output
+	sdkMemberV1 := result.ModuleForTests("sdkmember_mysdk_1", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex").Rule("toc").Output
+	sdkMemberV2 := result.ModuleForTests("sdkmember_mysdk_2", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex2").Rule("toc").Output
 
-	cpplibForMyApex := result.ModuleForTests("mycpplib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex")
-	cpplibForMyApex2 := result.ModuleForTests("mycpplib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex2")
+	cpplibForMyApex := result.ModuleForTests("mycpplib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
+	cpplibForMyApex2 := result.ModuleForTests("mycpplib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex2")
 
 	// Depending on the uses_sdks value, different libs are linked
 	ensureListContains(t, pathsToStrings(cpplibForMyApex.Rule("ld").Implicits), sdkMemberV1.String())
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@
 	result.CheckSnapshot("mysdk", "android_common", "",
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
 include/Test.h -> include/include/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib1/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/mynativelib1.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib1.so
-.intermediates/mynativelib1/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared/mynativelib1.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib1.so
-.intermediates/mynativelib2/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/mynativelib2.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib2.so
-.intermediates/mynativelib2/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared/mynativelib2.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib2.so
+.intermediates/mynativelib1/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/mynativelib1.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib1.so
+.intermediates/mynativelib1/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib1.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib1.so
+.intermediates/mynativelib2/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/mynativelib2.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib2.so
+.intermediates/mynativelib2/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib2.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib2.so
 `),
 	)
 }
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@
 `),
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
 include/Test.h -> include/include/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.so
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.so
 arm64/include/Arm64Test.h -> arm64/include/arm64/include/Arm64Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so`),
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so`),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@
 `),
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
 include/Test.h -> include/include/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.so
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.so
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
 `),
 	)
 }
@@ -503,14 +503,14 @@
 `),
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
 include/Test.h -> include/include/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/mynativelib.a -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.a
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static/mynativelib.a -> arm/lib/mynativelib.a
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/mynativelib.a -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.a
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm64/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static/mynativelib.a -> arm/lib/mynativelib.a
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/Test.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BnTest.h
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static/gen/aidl/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h -> arm/include_gen/mynativelib/aidl/foo/bar/BpTest.h
 `),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/sysprop/sysprop_test.go b/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
index 81f4c53..7b90673 100644
--- a/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
+++ b/sysprop/sysprop_test.go
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@
 	}
 
 	for _, variant := range []string{
-		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_shared",
-		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_core_static",
-		"android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared",
-		"android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static",
+		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared",
+		"android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static",
+		"android_arm64_armv8-a_shared",
+		"android_arm64_armv8-a_static",
 	} {
 		ctx.ModuleForTests("libsysprop-platform", variant)
 
@@ -310,17 +310,17 @@
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("sysprop-vendor", "android_common")
 
 	// Check for exported includes
-	coreVariant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static"
+	coreVariant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_static"
 	vendorVariant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor.VER_static"
 
-	platformInternalPath := "libsysprop-platform/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/gen/sysprop/include"
-	platformPublicCorePath := "libsysprop-platform/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/gen/sysprop/public/include"
+	platformInternalPath := "libsysprop-platform/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/gen/sysprop/include"
+	platformPublicCorePath := "libsysprop-platform/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/gen/sysprop/public/include"
 	platformPublicVendorPath := "libsysprop-platform/android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor.VER_static/gen/sysprop/public/include"
 
-	platformOnProductPath := "libsysprop-platform-on-product/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/gen/sysprop/public/include"
+	platformOnProductPath := "libsysprop-platform-on-product/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/gen/sysprop/public/include"
 
 	vendorInternalPath := "libsysprop-vendor/android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor.VER_static/gen/sysprop/include"
-	vendorPublicPath := "libsysprop-vendor/android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static/gen/sysprop/public/include"
+	vendorPublicPath := "libsysprop-vendor/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/gen/sysprop/public/include"
 
 	platformClient := ctx.ModuleForTests("cc-client-platform", coreVariant)
 	platformFlags := platformClient.Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
diff --git a/xml/xml_test.go b/xml/xml_test.go
index f42ba77..0a11566 100644
--- a/xml/xml_test.go
+++ b/xml/xml_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 		{rule: "xmllint-minimal", input: "baz.xml"},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.schemaType, func(t *testing.T) {
-			rule := ctx.ModuleForTests(tc.input, "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Rule(tc.rule)
+			rule := ctx.ModuleForTests(tc.input, "android_arm64_armv8-a").Rule(tc.rule)
 			assertEqual(t, "input", tc.input, rule.Input.String())
 			if tc.schemaType != "" {
 				assertEqual(t, "schema", tc.schema, rule.Args[tc.schemaType])
@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@
 		})
 	}
 
-	m := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.xml", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core").Module().(*prebuiltEtcXml)
+	m := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo.xml", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*prebuiltEtcXml)
 	assertEqual(t, "installDir", buildDir+"/target/product/test_device/system/etc", m.InstallDirPath().String())
 }