diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 6e3aa2b85d..6b9abd8d9c 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1798,7 +1798,6 @@ endef
 # - below we write the list of java files to java-source-list to avoid argument
 #   list length problems with Cygwin
 # - we filter out duplicate java file names because Jack doesn't like them.
-# TODO (yroussel) PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS
 define jack-java-to-dex
 $(hide) rm -f $@
 $(hide) rm -f $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK)
@@ -1833,6 +1832,8 @@ $(call call-jack,$(PRIVATE_JACK_VM_ARGS),$(PRIVATE_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS)) \
     $(strip $(PRIVATE_JACK_DEBUG_FLAGS)) \
     $(if $(NO_OPTIMIZE_DX), \
         -D jack.dex.optimize="false") \
+    $(if $(PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS), \
+        -D jack.android.remove-typedef="true") \
     $(addprefix --classpath ,$(strip \
         $(call normalize-path-list,$(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES) $(PRIVATE_ALL_JACK_LIBRARIES)))) \
     $(addprefix --import ,$(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JACK_LIBRARIES))) \
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index ff5ee1ef38..4814d70875 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 	PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 	PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS :=
 
 $(cleantarget): PRIVATE_CLEAN_FILES += $(intermediates.COMMON)
 
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES :=
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES :=
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS :=
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
         $(java_sources) \
         $(java_resource_sources) \
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 513d18506f..47189d7d05 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 #######################################
 
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS :=
+
 ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT))
 $(full_classes_emma_jar): PRIVATE_EMMA_COVERAGE_FILE := $(intermediates.COMMON)/coverage.em
 $(full_classes_emma_jar): PRIVATE_EMMA_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(emma_intermediates_dir)
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES :=
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES :=
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS :=
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
         $(java_sources) \
         $(java_resource_sources) \
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 66993e7791..ae4a602877 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 	PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 	PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS := $(LOCAL_RMTYPEDEFS)
 
 # Since we're using intermediates.COMMON, make sure that it gets cleaned
 # properly.
@@ -369,7 +370,6 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES := $(LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES := $(LOCAL_JAR_PACKAGES)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES := $(LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES)
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS := $(LOCAL_RMTYPEDEFS)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
         $(java_sources) \