diff --git a/build/Android.mk b/build/Android.mk
index 97278c28d..256c42f00 100644
--- a/build/Android.mk
+++ b/build/Android.mk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ android_stubs: $(full_target)
 # The package installation stuff doesn't know about this file, so nobody will
 # ever be able to write a rule that installs it to a device.
 $(dir $(full_target))javalib.jar: $(full_target)
-	$(hide)$(ACP) $< $@
+	$(copy-file-to-target)
 
 # android.jar is what we put in the SDK package.
 android_jar_intermediates := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/android_jar_intermediates
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ android_jar_full_target := $(android_jar_intermediates)/android.jar
 
 $(android_jar_full_target): $(full_target)
 	@echo Package SDK Stubs: $@
-	$(hide)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(hide)$(ACP) $< $@
+	$(copy-file-to-target)
 
 ALL_SDK_FILES += $(android_jar_full_target)
 
@@ -97,10 +96,9 @@ ALL_SDK_FILES += $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/JAVA_LIBRARIES/org.apache.ht
 define _package_sdk_library
 $(eval _psm_build_module := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/JAVA_LIBRARIES/$(1)_intermediates/javalib.jar)
 $(eval _psm_packaging_target := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/$(1)_intermediates/$(1).jar)
-$(_psm_packaging_target) : $(_psm_build_module) | $(ACP)
+$(_psm_packaging_target) : $(_psm_build_module)
 	@echo "Package $(1).jar: $$@"
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
-	$(hide) $(ACP) $$< $$@
+	$$(copy-file-to-target)
 
 ALL_SDK_FILES += $(_psm_packaging_target)
 $(eval _psm_build_module :=)
diff --git a/cmds/monkey/Android.mk b/cmds/monkey/Android.mk
index ba9cf0410..90dd3cd2a 100644
--- a/cmds/monkey/Android.mk
+++ b/cmds/monkey/Android.mk
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 # Copyright 2008 The Android Open Source Project
 #
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-subdir-java-files)
-LOCAL_MODULE := monkey
+LOCAL_MODULE := monkeylib
+LOCAL_MODULE_STEM := monkey
 include $(BUILD_JAVA_LIBRARY)
 
 ################################################################
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-ALL_PREBUILT += $(TARGET_OUT)/bin/monkey
-$(TARGET_OUT)/bin/monkey : $(LOCAL_PATH)/monkey | $(ACP)
-	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)
+LOCAL_MODULE := monkey
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := monkey
+LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := monkeylib
+include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/tools/apkcheck/Android.mk b/tools/apkcheck/Android.mk
index c388939db..1d7ab4eaf 100644
--- a/tools/apkcheck/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/apkcheck/Android.mk
@@ -14,24 +14,15 @@
 
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 
-# We use copy-file-to-new-target so that the installed
-# script file's timestamp is at least as new as the
-# .jar file it wraps.
-
 # the execution script
 # ============================================================
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
 LOCAL_MODULE := apkcheck
-
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
-
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/apkcheck$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_PATH)/etc/apkcheck | $(ACP)
-	@echo "Copy: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-	$(copy-file-to-new-target)
-	$(hide) chmod 755 $@
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := etc/apkcheck
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/apkcheck$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
+include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
 
 # the other stuff
 # ============================================================
diff --git a/tools/rmtypedefs/Android.mk b/tools/rmtypedefs/Android.mk
index aebe72598..d3caaa1ab 100644
--- a/tools/rmtypedefs/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/rmtypedefs/Android.mk
@@ -14,24 +14,15 @@
 
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 
-# We use copy-file-to-new-target so that the installed
-# script file's timestamp is at least as new as the
-# .jar file it wraps.
-
 # the execution script
 # ============================================================
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
 LOCAL_MODULE := rmtypedefs
-
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
-
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/rmtypedefs$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_PATH)/etc/rmtypedefs | $(ACP)
-	@echo "Copy: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-	$(copy-file-to-new-target)
-	$(hide) chmod 755 $@
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := etc/rmtypedefs
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/rmtypedefs$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
+include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
 
 # the other stuff
 # ============================================================