diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/Android.bp b/media/lib/tvremote/Android.bp
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index 0000000000000..5f101a3141c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/lib/tvremote/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+java_sdk_library {
+    name: "com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider",
+    srcs: ["java/**/*.java"],
+    api_packages: ["com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider"],
+    dex_preopt: {
+        enabled: false,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/Android.mk b/media/lib/tvremote/Android.mk
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index 1ffdd6241f6e0..0000000000000
--- a/media/lib/tvremote/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
-
-# the tvremoteprovider library
-# ============================================================
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_MODULE:= com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, java)
-
-LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT := false
-
-include $(BUILD_JAVA_LIBRARY)
-
-
-# ====  com.android.media.tvremote.xml lib def  ========================
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_MODULE := com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider.xml
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
-
-# This will install the file in /system/etc/permissions
-#
-LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_ETC)/permissions
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
-
-include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/api/current.txt b/media/lib/tvremote/api/current.txt
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index 0000000000000..eea9e9c9c19cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/lib/tvremote/api/current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider {
+
+  public abstract class TvRemoteProvider {
+    ctor public TvRemoteProvider(android.content.Context);
+    method public void clearInputBridge(android.os.IBinder) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public void closeInputBridge(android.os.IBinder) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public android.os.IBinder getBinder();
+    method public final android.content.Context getContext();
+    method public void onInputBridgeConnected(android.os.IBinder);
+    method public void openRemoteInputBridge(android.os.IBinder, java.lang.String, int, int, int) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public void sendKeyDown(android.os.IBinder, int) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public void sendKeyUp(android.os.IBinder, int) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public void sendPointerDown(android.os.IBinder, int, int, int) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public void sendPointerSync(android.os.IBinder) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public void sendPointerUp(android.os.IBinder, int) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    method public void sendTimestamp(android.os.IBinder, long) throws java.lang.RuntimeException;
+    field public static final java.lang.String SERVICE_INTERFACE = "com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider.TvRemoteProvider";
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/api/removed.txt b/media/lib/tvremote/api/removed.txt
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index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/api/system-current.txt b/media/lib/tvremote/api/system-current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/api/system-removed.txt b/media/lib/tvremote/api/system-removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/api/test-current.txt b/media/lib/tvremote/api/test-current.txt
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index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/api/test-removed.txt b/media/lib/tvremote/api/test-removed.txt
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index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/media/lib/tvremote/com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider.xml b/media/lib/tvremote/com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index dcf479ac78b34..0000000000000
--- a/media/lib/tvremote/com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
-
-     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-     You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-     limitations under the License.
--->
-
-<permissions>
-    <library name="com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider"
-        file="/system/framework/com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider.jar" />
-</permissions>
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