diff --git a/bp2build/aar_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/aar_conversion_test.go
index 40356a196..0ca5c4e85 100644
--- a/bp2build/aar_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/aar_conversion_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/java"
 )
 
+func runAndroidLibraryImportTestWithRegistrationCtxFunc(t *testing.T, registrationCtxFunc func(ctx android.RegistrationContext), tc Bp2buildTestCase) {
+	t.Helper()
+	(&tc).ModuleTypeUnderTest = "android_library_import"
+	(&tc).ModuleTypeUnderTestFactory = java.AARImportFactory
+	RunBp2BuildTestCase(t, registrationCtxFunc, tc)
+}
+
+func runAndroidLibraryImportTest(t *testing.T, tc Bp2buildTestCase) {
+	runAndroidLibraryImportTestWithRegistrationCtxFunc(t, func(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {}, tc)
+}
+
 func TestConvertAndroidLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 	RunBp2BuildTestCase(t, func(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {}, Bp2buildTestCase{
@@ -96,20 +107,12 @@ android_library {
 }
 
 func TestConvertAndroidLibraryImport(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Helper()
-	RunBp2BuildTestCase(
-		t,
+	runAndroidLibraryImportTestWithRegistrationCtxFunc(t,
 		func(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 			ctx.RegisterModuleType("android_library", java.AndroidLibraryFactory)
 		},
 		Bp2buildTestCase{
-			Description:                "Android Library Import",
-			ModuleTypeUnderTest:        "android_library_import",
-			ModuleTypeUnderTestFactory: java.AARImportFactory,
-			Filesystem: map[string]string{
-				"import.aar": "",
-				"dep.aar":    "",
-			},
+			Description:             "Android Library Import",
 			StubbedBuildDefinitions: []string{"static_lib_dep", "static_import_dep", "static_import_dep-neverlink"},
 			// Bazel's aar_import can only export *_import targets, so we expect
 			// only "static_import_dep" in exports, but both "static_lib_dep" and
@@ -122,7 +125,6 @@ android_library_import {
     sdk_version: "current",
 }
 
-// TODO: b/301007952 - This dep is needed because android_library_import must have aars set.
 android_library_import {
         name: "static_import_dep",
         aars: ["import.aar"],
@@ -220,3 +222,16 @@ android_library {
 			MakeNeverlinkDuplicateTarget("android_library", "TestLib"),
 		}})
 }
+
+func TestAarImportFailsToConvertNoAars(t *testing.T) {
+	runAndroidLibraryImportTest(t,
+		Bp2buildTestCase{
+			Description: "Android Library Import with no aars does not convert.",
+			Blueprint: `
+android_library_import {
+        name: "no_aar_import",
+}
+`,
+			ExpectedBazelTargets: []string{},
+		})
+}
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 8f5deab39..6f3d91582 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -1276,6 +1276,10 @@ func (a *aapt) convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx android.Bp2buildMutatorContext)
 }
 
 func (a *AARImport) ConvertWithBp2build(ctx android.Bp2buildMutatorContext) {
+	if len(a.properties.Aars) == 0 {
+		ctx.MarkBp2buildUnconvertible(bp2build_metrics_proto.UnconvertedReasonType_PROPERTY_UNSUPPORTED, "aars can't be empty")
+		return
+	}
 	aars := android.BazelLabelForModuleSrcExcludes(ctx, a.properties.Aars, []string{})
 	exportableStaticLibs := []string{}
 	// TODO(b/240716882): investigate and handle static_libs deps that are not imports. They are not supported for export by Bazel.