diff --git a/java/droidstubs.go b/java/droidstubs.go
index 566f7e30d..2154ec943 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ type Droidstubs struct {
 	lastReleasedApiXmlFile  android.WritablePath
 	privateApiFile          android.WritablePath
 	removedApiFile          android.WritablePath
-	removedDexApiFile       android.WritablePath
 	nullabilityWarningsFile android.WritablePath
 
 	checkCurrentApiTimestamp      android.WritablePath
@@ -79,9 +78,6 @@ type DroidstubsProperties struct {
 	// the generated removed API filename by Metalava, defaults to <module>_removed.txt
 	Removed_api_filename *string
 
-	// the generated removed Dex API filename by Metalava.
-	Removed_dex_api_filename *string
-
 	Check_api struct {
 		Last_released ApiToCheck
 
@@ -274,11 +270,6 @@ func (d *Droidstubs) stubsFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext, cmd *android.RuleBuil
 		d.removedApiFilePath = android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, sourceRemovedApiFile)
 	}
 
-	if String(d.properties.Removed_dex_api_filename) != "" {
-		d.removedDexApiFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "metalava", String(d.properties.Removed_dex_api_filename))
-		cmd.FlagWithOutput("--removed-dex-api ", d.removedDexApiFile)
-	}
-
 	if Bool(d.properties.Write_sdk_values) {
 		d.metadataDir = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "metalava", "metadata")
 		cmd.FlagWithArg("--sdk-values ", d.metadataDir.String())