diff --git a/apex/deapexer.go b/apex/deapexer.go
index fed9cd1f0..3b7c77dc9 100644
--- a/apex/deapexer.go
+++ b/apex/deapexer.go
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ func (p *Deapexer) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 			Tool(android.PathForSource(ctx, "build/soong/scripts/unpack-prebuilt-apex.sh")).
 			BuiltTool("deapexer").
 			BuiltTool("debugfs").
-			BuiltTool("blkid").
 			BuiltTool("fsck.erofs").
 			Input(p.inputApex).
 			Text(deapexerOutput.String())
diff --git a/scripts/unpack-prebuilt-apex.sh b/scripts/unpack-prebuilt-apex.sh
index b244f7950..2a20e452a 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack-prebuilt-apex.sh
+++ b/scripts/unpack-prebuilt-apex.sh
@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@ set -eu
 
 # Tool to unpack an apex file and verify that the required files were extracted.
 if [ $# -lt 7 ]; then
-  echo "usage: $0 <deapaxer_path> <debugfs_path> <blkid_path> <fsck.erofs_path> <apex file> <output_dir> <required_files>+" >&2
+  echo "usage: $0 <deapaxer_path> <debugfs_path> <fsck.erofs_path> <apex file> <output_dir> <required_files>+" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
 DEAPEXER_PATH=$1
 DEBUGFS_PATH=$2
-BLKID_PATH=$3
-FSCK_EROFS_PATH=$4
-APEX_FILE=$5
-OUTPUT_DIR=$6
-shift 6
+FSCK_EROFS_PATH=$3
+APEX_FILE=$4
+OUTPUT_DIR=$5
+shift 5
 REQUIRED_PATHS=$@
 
 rm -fr $OUTPUT_DIR
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
 
 # Unpack the apex file contents.
 $DEAPEXER_PATH --debugfs_path $DEBUGFS_PATH \
-               --blkid_path $BLKID_PATH \
                --fsckerofs_path $FSCK_EROFS_PATH \
                extract $APEX_FILE $OUTPUT_DIR