diff --git a/apex/androidmk.go b/apex/androidmk.go
index 5cdbcd6..b5c5331 100644
--- a/apex/androidmk.go
+++ b/apex/androidmk.go
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@
 				if len(moduleNames) > 0 {
 					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(moduleNames, " "))
 				}
-				if len(a.requiredDeps) > 0 {
-					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(a.requiredDeps, " "))
+				if len(a.externalDeps) > 0 {
+					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(a.externalDeps, " "))
 				}
 				a.writeRequiredModules(w)
 				var postInstallCommands []string
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 7d6b7f0..3026b60 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -341,8 +341,6 @@
 	// Whether this APEX should support Android10. Default is false. If this is set true, then apex_manifest.json is bundled as well
 	// because Android10 requires legacy apex_manifest.json instead of apex_manifest.pb
 	Legacy_android10_support *bool
-
-	IsCoverageVariant bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 }
 
 type apexTargetBundleProperties struct {
@@ -522,13 +520,8 @@
 	// list of files to be included in this apex
 	filesInfo []apexFile
 
-	// list of module names that should be installed along with this APEX
-	requiredDeps []string
-
-	// list of module names that this APEX is depending on (to be shown via *-deps-info target)
+	// list of module names that this APEX is depending on
 	externalDeps []string
-	// list of module names that this APEX is including (to be shown via *-deps-info target)
-	internalDeps []string
 
 	testApex        bool
 	vndkApex        bool
@@ -824,10 +817,6 @@
 	a.properties.HideFromMake = true
 }
 
-func (a *apexBundle) MarkAsCoverageVariant(coverage bool) {
-	a.properties.IsCoverageVariant = coverage
-}
-
 // TODO(jiyong) move apexFileFor* close to the apexFile type definition
 func apexFileForNativeLibrary(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, ccMod *cc.Module, handleSpecialLibs bool) apexFile {
 	// Decide the APEX-local directory by the multilib of the library
@@ -956,7 +945,7 @@
 			a.primaryApexType = true
 
 			if ctx.Config().InstallExtraFlattenedApexes() {
-				a.requiredDeps = append(a.requiredDeps, a.Name()+flattenedSuffix)
+				a.externalDeps = append(a.externalDeps, a.Name()+flattenedSuffix)
 			}
 		}
 	case zipApex:
@@ -1015,9 +1004,6 @@
 		depTag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(child)
 		depName := ctx.OtherModuleName(child)
 		if _, isDirectDep := parent.(*apexBundle); isDirectDep {
-			if depTag != keyTag && depTag != certificateTag {
-				a.internalDeps = append(a.internalDeps, depName)
-			}
 			switch depTag {
 			case sharedLibTag:
 				if cc, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
@@ -1148,10 +1134,9 @@
 							//
 							// Always include if we are a host-apex however since those won't have any
 							// system libraries.
-							if !android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, cc.Name()) && !android.InList(cc.Name(), a.requiredDeps) {
-								a.requiredDeps = append(a.requiredDeps, cc.Name())
+							if !android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, cc.Name()) && !android.InList(cc.Name(), a.externalDeps) {
+								a.externalDeps = append(a.externalDeps, cc.Name())
 							}
-							a.externalDeps = append(a.externalDeps, depName)
 							requireNativeLibs = append(requireNativeLibs, cc.OutputFile().Path().Base())
 							// Don't track further
 							return false
@@ -1159,8 +1144,6 @@
 						af := apexFileForNativeLibrary(ctx, cc, handleSpecialLibs)
 						af.transitiveDep = true
 						filesInfo = append(filesInfo, af)
-						a.internalDeps = append(a.internalDeps, depName)
-						a.internalDeps = append(a.internalDeps, cc.AllStaticDeps()...)
 						return true // track transitive dependencies
 					}
 				} else if cc.IsTestPerSrcDepTag(depTag) {
@@ -1176,10 +1159,8 @@
 						return true // track transitive dependencies
 					}
 				} else if java.IsJniDepTag(depTag) {
-					a.externalDeps = append(a.externalDeps, depName)
+					// Do nothing for JNI dep. JNI libraries are always embedded in APK-in-APEX.
 					return true
-				} else if java.IsStaticLibDepTag(depTag) {
-					a.internalDeps = append(a.internalDeps, depName)
 				} else if am.CanHaveApexVariants() && am.IsInstallableToApex() {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("unexpected tag %q for indirect dependency %q", depTag, depName)
 				}
@@ -1276,8 +1257,6 @@
 	}
 
 	a.compatSymlinks = makeCompatSymlinks(a.BaseModuleName(), ctx)
-
-	a.buildApexDependencyInfo(ctx)
 }
 
 func newApexBundle() *apexBundle {
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index b37674f..cc346e9 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@
 		"apex_manifest.json":                                  nil,
 		"AndroidManifest.xml":                                 nil,
 		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex-file_contexts":           nil,
-		"system/sepolicy/apex/myapex2-file_contexts":          nil,
 		"system/sepolicy/apex/otherapex-file_contexts":        nil,
 		"system/sepolicy/apex/commonapex-file_contexts":       nil,
 		"system/sepolicy/apex/com.android.vndk-file_contexts": nil,
@@ -521,12 +520,6 @@
 	}
 	ensureListContains(t, noticeInputs, "NOTICE")
 	ensureListContains(t, noticeInputs, "custom_notice")
-
-	depsInfo := strings.Split(ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Output("myapex-deps-info.txt").Args["content"], "\\n")
-	ensureListContains(t, depsInfo, "internal myjar")
-	ensureListContains(t, depsInfo, "internal mylib")
-	ensureListContains(t, depsInfo, "internal mylib2")
-	ensureListContains(t, depsInfo, "internal myotherjar")
 }
 
 func TestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
@@ -747,13 +740,13 @@
 func TestApexWithExplicitStubsDependency(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex {
-			name: "myapex2",
-			key: "myapex2.key",
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
 			native_shared_libs: ["mylib"],
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
-			name: "myapex2.key",
+			name: "myapex.key",
 			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
 			private_key: "testkey.pem",
 		}
@@ -786,7 +779,7 @@
 
 	`)
 
-	apexRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex2", "android_common_myapex2_image").Rule("apexRule")
+	apexRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Rule("apexRule")
 	copyCmds := apexRule.Args["copy_commands"]
 
 	// Ensure that direct non-stubs dep is always included
@@ -798,7 +791,7 @@
 	// Ensure that dependency of stubs is not included
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libbar.so")
 
-	mylibLdFlags := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex2").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_shared_10/libfoo.so")
@@ -809,12 +802,6 @@
 
 	// Ensure that libfoo stubs is not linking to libbar (since it is a stubs)
 	ensureNotContains(t, libFooStubsLdFlags, "libbar.so")
-
-	depsInfo := strings.Split(ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex2", "android_common_myapex2_image").Output("myapex2-deps-info.txt").Args["content"], "\\n")
-	ensureListContains(t, depsInfo, "internal mylib")
-	ensureListContains(t, depsInfo, "external libfoo")
-	ensureListNotContains(t, depsInfo, "internal libfoo")
-	ensureListNotContains(t, depsInfo, "external mylib")
 }
 
 func TestApexWithRuntimeLibsDependency(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2665,7 +2652,7 @@
 		config.TestProductVariables.InstallExtraFlattenedApexes = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 	})
 	ab := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Module().(*apexBundle)
-	ensureListContains(t, ab.requiredDeps, "myapex.flattened")
+	ensureListContains(t, ab.externalDeps, "myapex.flattened")
 	mk := android.AndroidMkDataForTest(t, config, "", ab)
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	mk.Custom(&builder, ab.Name(), "TARGET_", "", mk)
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 237b7a8..4a760b9 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -554,46 +554,3 @@
 	}
 	return ""
 }
-
-func (a *apexBundle) buildApexDependencyInfo(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
-	if !a.primaryApexType {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if a.properties.IsCoverageVariant {
-		// Otherwise, we will have duplicated rules for coverage and
-		// non-coverage variants of the same APEX
-		return
-	}
-
-	internalDeps := a.internalDeps
-	externalDeps := a.externalDeps
-
-	internalDeps = android.SortedUniqueStrings(internalDeps)
-	externalDeps = android.SortedUniqueStrings(externalDeps)
-	externalDeps = android.RemoveListFromList(externalDeps, internalDeps)
-
-	var content strings.Builder
-	for _, name := range internalDeps {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&content, "internal %s\\n", name)
-	}
-	for _, name := range externalDeps {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&content, "external %s\\n", name)
-	}
-
-	depsInfoFile := android.PathForOutput(ctx, a.Name()+"-deps-info.txt")
-	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:        android.WriteFile,
-		Description: "Dependency Info",
-		Output:      depsInfoFile,
-		Args: map[string]string{
-			"content": content.String(),
-		},
-	})
-
-	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:   android.Phony,
-		Output: android.PathForPhony(ctx, a.Name()+"-deps-info"),
-		Inputs: []android.Path{depsInfoFile},
-	})
-}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 0bab41f..0c32225 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -398,13 +398,6 @@
 	return ok && ccDepTag.Shared
 }
 
-func IsStaticDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
-	ccDepTag, ok := depTag.(DependencyTag)
-	return ok && (ccDepTag == staticExportDepTag ||
-		ccDepTag == lateStaticDepTag ||
-		ccDepTag == wholeStaticDepTag)
-}
-
 func IsRuntimeDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
 	ccDepTag, ok := depTag.(DependencyTag)
 	return ok && ccDepTag == runtimeDepTag
@@ -470,9 +463,6 @@
 	makeLinkType string
 	// Kythe (source file indexer) paths for this compilation module
 	kytheFiles android.Paths
-
-	// name of the modules that are direct or indirect static deps of this module
-	allStaticDeps []string
 }
 
 func (c *Module) Toc() android.OptionalPath {
@@ -1268,15 +1258,6 @@
 	return results
 }
 
-func gatherTransitiveStaticDeps(staticDeps []LinkableInterface) []string {
-	var ret []string
-	for _, dep := range staticDeps {
-		ret = append(ret, dep.Module().Name())
-		ret = append(ret, dep.AllStaticDeps()...)
-	}
-	return android.FirstUniqueStrings(ret)
-}
-
 func (c *Module) IsTestPerSrcAllTestsVariation() bool {
 	test, ok := c.linker.(testPerSrc)
 	return ok && test.isAllTestsVariation()
@@ -2347,8 +2328,6 @@
 		c.sabi.Properties.ReexportedIncludes = android.FirstUniqueStrings(c.sabi.Properties.ReexportedIncludes)
 	}
 
-	c.allStaticDeps = gatherTransitiveStaticDeps(directStaticDeps)
-
 	return depPaths
 }
 
@@ -2484,10 +2463,6 @@
 	return c.installer != nil && !c.Properties.PreventInstall && c.IsForPlatform() && c.outputFile.Valid()
 }
 
-func (c *Module) AllStaticDeps() []string {
-	return c.allStaticDeps
-}
-
 func (c *Module) AndroidMkWriteAdditionalDependenciesForSourceAbiDiff(w io.Writer) {
 	if c.linker != nil {
 		if library, ok := c.linker.(*libraryDecorator); ok {
diff --git a/cc/coverage.go b/cc/coverage.go
index b6451ee..c03a568 100644
--- a/cc/coverage.go
+++ b/cc/coverage.go
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@
 	IsNativeCoverageNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool
 	PreventInstall()
 	HideFromMake()
-	MarkAsCoverageVariant(bool)
 }
 
 func coverageMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@
 		// module which are split into "" and "cov" variants. e.g. when cc_test refers
 		// to an APEX via 'data' property.
 		m := mctx.CreateVariations("", "cov")
-		m[0].(Coverage).MarkAsCoverageVariant(true)
 		m[0].(Coverage).PreventInstall()
 		m[0].(Coverage).HideFromMake()
 	}
diff --git a/cc/linkable.go b/cc/linkable.go
index 106092b..815d405 100644
--- a/cc/linkable.go
+++ b/cc/linkable.go
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
 	ToolchainLibrary() bool
 	NdkPrebuiltStl() bool
 	StubDecorator() bool
-
-	AllStaticDeps() []string
 }
 
 type DependencyTag struct {
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 50ffd65..bfdc7fc 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -500,14 +500,6 @@
 	usesLibTag            = dependencyTag{name: "uses-library"}
 )
 
-func IsLibDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
-	return depTag == libTag
-}
-
-func IsStaticLibDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
-	return depTag == staticLibTag
-}
-
 type sdkDep struct {
 	useModule, useFiles, useDefaultLibs, invalidVersion bool
 
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 14513fb..0eab8d2 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -346,11 +346,6 @@
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mod *Module) AllStaticDeps() []string {
-	// TODO(jiyong): do this for rust?
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (mod *Module) Module() android.Module {
 	return mod
 }