diff --git a/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go b/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
index 3c3619769..abdbf5373 100644
--- a/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
+++ b/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ include $(call all-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
 		expected: `
 			android_library {
 				srcs: ["test.java"],
-				resource_dirs: ["res"],
+
 				jacoco: {
 					include_filter: ["foo.*"],
 				},
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ include $(BUILD_RRO_PACKAGE)
 runtime_resource_overlay {
 	name: "foo",
 	product_specific: true,
-	resource_dirs: ["res"],
+
 	sdk_version: "current",
 	theme: "FooTheme",
 
@@ -1602,6 +1602,22 @@ cc_prebuilt_library_shared {
 
 	check_elf_files: false,
 }
+`,
+	},
+	{
+		desc: "Drop default resource and asset dirs from bp",
+		in: `
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE := foo
+LOCAL_ASSET_DIR := $(LOCAL_PATH)/assets
+LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR := $(LOCAL_PATH)/res
+include $(BUILD_PACKAGE)
+`,
+		expected: `
+android_app {
+		name: "foo",
+
+}
 `,
 	},
 }
diff --git a/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix.go b/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix.go
index a9a0b1f1e..4f7d88ce6 100644
--- a/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix.go
+++ b/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix.go
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ var fixSteps = []FixStep{
 		Name: "formatFlagProperties",
 		Fix:  runPatchListMod(formatFlagProperties),
 	},
+	{
+		Name: "removeResourcesAndAssetsIfDefault",
+		Fix:  removeResourceAndAssetsIfDefault,
+	},
 }
 
 // for fix that only need to run once
@@ -886,6 +890,24 @@ func removeSoongConfigBoolVariable(f *Fixer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func removeResourceAndAssetsIfDefault(f *Fixer) error {
+	for _, def := range f.tree.Defs {
+		mod, ok := def.(*parser.Module)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		resourceDirList, resourceDirFound := getLiteralListPropertyValue(mod, "resource_dirs")
+		if resourceDirFound && len(resourceDirList) == 1 && resourceDirList[0] == "res" {
+			removeProperty(mod, "resource_dirs")
+		}
+		assetDirList, assetDirFound := getLiteralListPropertyValue(mod, "asset_dirs")
+		if assetDirFound && len(assetDirList) == 1 && assetDirList[0] == "assets" {
+			removeProperty(mod, "asset_dirs")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Converts the default source list property, 'srcs', to a single source property with a given name.
 // "LOCAL_MODULE" reference is also resolved during the conversion process.
 func convertToSingleSource(mod *parser.Module, srcPropertyName string) {
diff --git a/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix_test.go b/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix_test.go
index 1941837bc..17b3c2444 100644
--- a/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix_test.go
+++ b/bpfix/bpfix/bpfix_test.go
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ package bpfix
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"reflect"
-
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/parser"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 )
@@ -2063,3 +2062,124 @@ func TestHaveSameLicense(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRemoveResourceAndAssetsIfDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   string
+		out  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "resource_dirs default",
+			in: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				resource_dirs: ["res"],
+			}
+			`,
+			out: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+
+			}
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "resource_dirs not default",
+			in: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				resource_dirs: ["reso"],
+			}
+			`,
+			out: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				resource_dirs: ["reso"],
+			}
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "resource_dirs includes not default",
+			in: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				resource_dirs: ["res", "reso"],
+			}
+			`,
+			out: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				resource_dirs: ["res", "reso"],
+			}
+			`,
+		}, {
+			name: "asset_dirs default",
+			in: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				asset_dirs: ["assets"],
+			}
+			`,
+			out: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+
+			}
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "asset_dirs not default",
+			in: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				asset_dirs: ["assety"],
+			}
+			`,
+			out: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				asset_dirs: ["assety"],
+			}
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "asset_dirs includes not default",
+			in: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				asset_dirs: ["assets", "assety"],
+			}
+			`,
+			out: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				asset_dirs: ["assets", "assety"],
+			}
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "resource_dirs and asset_dirs both default",
+			in: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+				asset_dirs: ["assets"],
+				resource_dirs: ["res"],
+			}
+			`,
+			out: `
+			android_app {
+				name: "foo",
+
+			}
+			`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			runPassOnce(t, test.in, test.out, func(fixer *Fixer) error {
+				return removeResourceAndAssetsIfDefault(fixer)
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}