diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
index 52e64e80e6d4a..44dc28d2b0faf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
@@ -2618,15 +2618,6 @@ public class PackageParser {
             return Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT;
         }
 
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                targetCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Package requires development platform " + targetCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.
         if (platformSdkCodenames.length > 0) {
             outError[0] = "Requires development platform " + targetCode
@@ -2698,15 +2689,6 @@ public class PackageParser {
             return Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT;
         }
 
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                minCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Package requires min development platform " + minCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.
         if (platformSdkCodenames.length > 0) {
             outError[0] = "Requires development platform " + minCode
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java
index 8cc4cdb955ca4..d2d00b237a0da 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/FrameworkParsingPackageUtils.java
@@ -316,15 +316,6 @@ public class FrameworkParsingPackageUtils {
             return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
         }
 
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                        minCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Parsed package requires min development platform " + minCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return input.success(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.
         if (platformSdkCodenames.length > 0) {
             return input.error(PackageManager.INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK,
@@ -377,29 +368,16 @@ public class FrameworkParsingPackageUtils {
             return input.success(targetVers);
         }
 
+        if (allowUnknownCodenames && UnboundedSdkLevel.isAtMost(targetCode)) {
+            return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
+        }
+
         // If it's a pre-release SDK and the codename matches this platform, it
         // definitely targets this SDK.
         if (matchTargetCode(platformSdkCodenames, targetCode)) {
             return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
         }
 
-        // STOPSHIP: hack for the pre-release SDK
-        if (platformSdkCodenames.length == 0
-                && Build.VERSION.KNOWN_CODENAMES.stream().max(String::compareTo).orElse("").equals(
-                        targetCode)) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Parsed package requires development platform " + targetCode
-                    + ", returning current version " + Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-            return input.success(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            if (allowUnknownCodenames && UnboundedSdkLevel.isAtMost(targetCode)) {
-                return input.success(Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
-            }
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            return input.error(PackageManager.INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK, "Bad package SDK");
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, we're looking at an incompatible pre-release SDK.
         if (platformSdkCodenames.length > 0) {
             return input.error(PackageManager.INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK,
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/systemconfig/SystemConfigTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/systemconfig/SystemConfigTest.java
index 758a56f3d2ad6..e9171c0c35144 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/systemconfig/SystemConfigTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/systemconfig/SystemConfigTest.java
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ public class SystemConfigTest {
                         + "    <library \n"
                         + "        name=\"foo\"\n"
                         + "        file=\"" + mFooJar + "\"\n"
-                        + "        on-bootclasspath-before=\"A\"\n"
+                        + "        on-bootclasspath-before=\"Q\"\n"
                         + "        on-bootclasspath-since=\"W\"\n"
                         + "     />\n\n"
                         + " </permissions>";
         parseSharedLibraries(contents);
         assertFooIsOnlySharedLibrary();
         SystemConfig.SharedLibraryEntry entry = mSysConfig.getSharedLibraries().get("foo");
-        assertThat(entry.onBootclasspathBefore).isEqualTo("A");
+        assertThat(entry.onBootclasspathBefore).isEqualTo("Q");
         assertThat(entry.onBootclasspathSince).isEqualTo("W");
     }