diff --git a/rootdir/Android.mk b/rootdir/create_root_structure.mk
similarity index 99%
rename from rootdir/Android.mk
rename to rootdir/create_root_structure.mk
index ac9ca857f..1daf239b4 100644
--- a/rootdir/Android.mk
+++ b/rootdir/create_root_structure.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 
-$(eval $(call declare-1p-copy-files,system/core/rootdir,))
-
 #######################################
 ifneq ($(filter address,$(SANITIZE_TARGET)),)
 ASAN_EXTRACT_FILES :=