diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index a30771921..7c5725869 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -15,17 +15,4 @@
 #
 LOCAL_PATH := $(my-dir)
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  include $(call first-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
-else
-  include $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/,$(addsuffix /Android.mk, \
-	      adb \
-	      libcutils \
-	      libsysutils \
-	      liblog \
-	      libnetutils \
-	      libpixelflinger \
-	      libusbhost \
-	      libzipfile \
-	   ))
-endif
+include $(call first-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
diff --git a/adb/Android.mk b/adb/Android.mk
index 2ac933536..7744d2b51 100644
--- a/adb/Android.mk
+++ b/adb/Android.mk
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@ endif
 # adbd device daemon
 # =========================================================
 
-# build adbd in all non-simulator builds
-BUILD_ADBD := false
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-    BUILD_ADBD := true
-endif
+BUILD_ADBD := true
 
 # build adbd for the Linux simulator build
 # so we can use it to test the adb USB gadget driver on x86
@@ -143,21 +139,14 @@ LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN)
 LOCAL_UNSTRIPPED_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN_UNSTRIPPED)
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcutils
-  LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lpthread
-  include $(BUILD_HOST_EXECUTABLE)
-else
-  LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcutils libc
-  include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
-endif
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcutils libc
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 
 endif
 
 
 # adb host tool for device-as-host
 # =========================================================
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
 ifneq ($(SDK_ONLY),true)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
@@ -196,4 +185,3 @@ LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libzipfile libunz libcutils
 
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/libcutils/Android.mk b/libcutils/Android.mk
index 260a0f3d0..0c4e235c1 100644
--- a/libcutils/Android.mk
+++ b/libcutils/Android.mk
@@ -93,20 +93,6 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(hostSmpFlag)
 include $(BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-
-# Shared library for simulator
-# ========================================================
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_MODULE := libcutils
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(commonSources) $(commonHostSources) memory.c dlmalloc_stubs.c
-LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(targetSmpFlag)
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
-
-else #!sim
-
 # Shared and static library for target
 # ========================================================
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
@@ -147,5 +133,3 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := str_parms.c hashmap.c memory.c
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
-
-endif #!sim
diff --git a/libdiskconfig/Android.mk b/libdiskconfig/Android.mk
index c887955ea..74be2d9bd 100644
--- a/libdiskconfig/Android.mk
+++ b/libdiskconfig/Android.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-
 commonSources := \
 	diskconfig.c \
 	diskutils.c \
@@ -23,5 +21,3 @@ LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -O2 -g -W -Wall -Werror -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 include $(BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 endif # HOST_OS == linux
-
-endif  # ! TARGET_SIMULATOR
diff --git a/liblog/Android.mk b/liblog/Android.mk
index 0eec87f04..bd4fed4a0 100644
--- a/liblog/Android.mk
+++ b/liblog/Android.mk
@@ -48,25 +48,14 @@ LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DFAKE_LOG_DEVICE=1
 include $(BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  # Shared library for simulator
-  # ========================================================
-  include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-  LOCAL_MODULE := liblog
-  LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(liblog_host_sources)
-  LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DFAKE_LOG_DEVICE=1
-  include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
-else # !sim
-  # Shared and static library for target
-  # ========================================================
-  include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-  LOCAL_MODULE := liblog
-  LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(liblog_sources)
-  include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+# Shared and static library for target
+# ========================================================
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE := liblog
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(liblog_sources)
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
-  include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-  LOCAL_MODULE := liblog
-  LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := liblog
-  include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
-endif # !sim
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE := liblog
+LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := liblog
+include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/libnetutils/Android.mk b/libnetutils/Android.mk
index 46102d55c..1ef7da9b1 100644
--- a/libnetutils/Android.mk
+++ b/libnetutils/Android.mk
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 	libcutils
 
-# need "-lrt" on Linux simulator to pick up clock_gettime
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-	ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
-		LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lrt -lpthread
-	endif
-endif
-
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libnetutils
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/libsysutils/Android.mk b/libsysutils/Android.mk
index 3b1f6183f..cccf484ce 100644
--- a/libsysutils/Android.mk
+++ b/libsysutils/Android.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 ifneq ($(BUILD_TINY_ANDROID),true)
-BUILD_LIBSYSUTILS := false
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-    BUILD_LIBSYSUTILS := true
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BUILD_LIBSYSUTILS),true)
 
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 
@@ -27,11 +21,6 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS :=
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lpthread
-endif
-
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 endif
-endif