diff --git a/android/sdk.go b/android/sdk.go
index bab0ed8fd..f2cdc880b 100644
--- a/android/sdk.go
+++ b/android/sdk.go
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@ type SnapshotBuilder interface {
 	// to the zip
 	CopyToSnapshot(src Path, dest string)
 
-	// Return the path to an empty file.
-	//
-	// This can be used by sdk member types that need to create an empty file in the snapshot, simply
-	// pass the value returned from this to the CopyToSnapshot() method.
-	EmptyFile() Path
-
 	// Unzip the supplied zip into the snapshot relative directory destDir.
 	UnzipToSnapshot(zipPath Path, destDir string)
 
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 78d974b42..7d0b206ac 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -40,18 +40,21 @@ func init() {
 	// Register sdk member types.
 	android.RegisterSdkMemberType(javaHeaderLibsSdkMemberType)
 
+	// Export implementation classes jar as part of the sdk.
+	exportImplementationClassesJar := func(_ android.SdkMemberContext, j *Library) android.Path {
+		implementationJars := j.ImplementationAndResourcesJars()
+		if len(implementationJars) != 1 {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("there must be only one implementation jar from %q", j.Name()))
+		}
+		return implementationJars[0]
+	}
+
 	// Register java implementation libraries for use only in module_exports (not sdk).
 	android.RegisterSdkMemberType(&librarySdkMemberType{
 		android.SdkMemberTypeBase{
 			PropertyName: "java_libs",
 		},
-		func(_ android.SdkMemberContext, j *Library) android.Path {
-			implementationJars := j.ImplementationAndResourcesJars()
-			if len(implementationJars) != 1 {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("there must be only one implementation jar from %q", j.Name()))
-			}
-			return implementationJars[0]
-		},
+		exportImplementationClassesJar,
 		sdkSnapshotFilePathForJar,
 		copyEverythingToSnapshot,
 	})
@@ -72,19 +75,11 @@ func init() {
 			PropertyName: "java_boot_libs",
 			SupportsSdk:  true,
 		},
-		func(ctx android.SdkMemberContext, j *Library) android.Path {
-			// Java boot libs are only provided in the SDK to provide access to their dex implementation
-			// jar for use by dexpreopting and boot jars package check. They do not need to provide an
-			// actual implementation jar but the java_import will need a file that exists so just copy an
-			// empty file. Any attempt to use that file as a jar will cause a build error.
-			return ctx.SnapshotBuilder().EmptyFile()
-		},
-		func(osPrefix, name string) string {
-			// Create a special name for the implementation jar to try and provide some useful information
-			// to a developer that attempts to compile against this.
-			// TODO(b/175714559): Provide a proper error message in Soong not ninja.
-			return filepath.Join(osPrefix, "java_boot_libs", "snapshot", "jars", "are", "invalid", name+jarFileSuffix)
-		},
+		// Temporarily export implementation classes jar for java_boot_libs as it is required for the
+		// hiddenapi processing.
+		// TODO(b/179354495): Revert once hiddenapi processing has been modularized.
+		exportImplementationClassesJar,
+		sdkSnapshotFilePathForJar,
 		onlyCopyJarToSnapshot,
 	})
 
diff --git a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
index 488afd84e..17a6ca9b8 100644
--- a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ java_import {
     sdk_member_name: "myjavalib",
     visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
     apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
-    jars: ["java_boot_libs/snapshot/jars/are/invalid/myjavalib.jar"],
+    jars: ["java/myjavalib.jar"],
 }
 
 java_import {
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ java_import {
     prefer: false,
     visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
     apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
-    jars: ["java_boot_libs/snapshot/jars/are/invalid/myjavalib.jar"],
+    jars: ["java/myjavalib.jar"],
 }
 
 module_exports_snapshot {
@@ -519,10 +519,9 @@ module_exports_snapshot {
     visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
     java_boot_libs: ["myexports_myjavalib@current"],
 }
-
 `),
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
-.intermediates/myexports/common_os/empty -> java_boot_libs/snapshot/jars/are/invalid/myjavalib.jar
+.intermediates/myjavalib/android_common/withres/myjavalib.jar -> java/myjavalib.jar
 `),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/sdk/update.go b/sdk/update.go
index b5bc9f434..377aaae76 100644
--- a/sdk/update.go
+++ b/sdk/update.go
@@ -653,9 +653,6 @@ type snapshotBuilder struct {
 	filesToZip  android.Paths
 	zipsToMerge android.Paths
 
-	// The path to an empty file.
-	emptyFile android.WritablePath
-
 	prebuiltModules map[string]*bpModule
 	prebuiltOrder   []*bpModule
 
@@ -706,19 +703,6 @@ func (s *snapshotBuilder) UnzipToSnapshot(zipPath android.Path, destDir string)
 	s.zipsToMerge = append(s.zipsToMerge, tmpZipPath)
 }
 
-func (s *snapshotBuilder) EmptyFile() android.Path {
-	if s.emptyFile == nil {
-		ctx := s.ctx
-		s.emptyFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "empty")
-		s.ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-			Rule:   android.Touch,
-			Output: s.emptyFile,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return s.emptyFile
-}
-
 func (s *snapshotBuilder) AddPrebuiltModule(member android.SdkMember, moduleType string) android.BpModule {
 	name := member.Name()
 	if s.prebuiltModules[name] != nil {