diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index ce11b1d558..0db2d7ff53 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -1248,14 +1248,12 @@ DEFAULT_DATA_OUT_MODULES := ltp $(ltp_packages)
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dumpvar.mk
 
-ifneq ($(KEEP_VNDK),true)
 ifdef BOARD_VNDK_VERSION
 BOARD_VNDK_VERSION=
 endif
 ifdef PLATFORM_VNDK_VERSION
 PLATFORM_VNDK_VERSION=
 endif
-endif
 
 ifeq (true,$(FULL_SYSTEM_OPTIMIZE_JAVA))
 ifeq (false,$(SYSTEM_OPTIMIZE_JAVA))
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 3271079abc..c258dad09c 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@ endef
 # Release config
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/release_config.mk
 
-# Set default value of KEEP_VNDK.
-ifeq ($(RELEASE_DEPRECATE_VNDK),true)
-  KEEP_VNDK ?= false
-else
-  KEEP_VNDK ?= true
-endif
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set up version information
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/version_util.mk
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index 7402d2b0ed..475fe98b91 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ $(call add_json_str, ReleaseAconfigFlagDefaultPermission,    $(RELEASE_ACONFIG_F
 
 $(call add_json_bool, ReleaseDefaultModuleBuildFromSource,   $(RELEASE_DEFAULT_MODULE_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE))
 
-$(call add_json_bool, KeepVndk, $(filter true,$(KEEP_VNDK)))
-
 $(call add_json_bool, CheckVendorSeappViolations, $(filter true,$(CHECK_VENDOR_SEAPP_VIOLATIONS)))
 
 $(call add_json_bool, BuildIgnoreApexContributionContents, $(PRODUCT_BUILD_IGNORE_APEX_CONTRIBUTION_CONTENTS))
diff --git a/target/product/gsi_release.mk b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
index 5044a39184..da1284e7b8 100644
--- a/target/product/gsi_release.mk
+++ b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ ifneq ($(PRODUCT_IS_AUTOMOTIVE),true)
         device/generic/common/overlays/overlay-config.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM_EXT)/overlay/config/config.xml
 endif
 
-# b/308878144 no more VNDK on 24Q1 and beyond
-KEEP_VNDK ?= false
-
 # Support additional VNDK snapshots
 PRODUCT_EXTRA_VNDK_VERSIONS := \
     30 \