diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 019b0551b5..c4dd84b041 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ javac-check-$(LOCAL_MODULE) : $(full_classes_compiled_jar)
 
 my_desugaring :=
 ifndef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION),1.8)
 ifndef LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
 my_desugaring := true
 $(full_classes_desugar_jar): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_DX_FLAGS)
@@ -463,7 +462,6 @@ $(full_classes_desugar_jar): $(full_classes_compiled_jar) $(DESUGAR)
 	$(desugar-classes-jar)
 endif
 endif
-endif
 
 ifndef my_desugaring
 full_classes_desugar_jar := $(full_classes_compiled_jar)