diff --git a/runtime/Android.mk b/runtime/Android.mk
index 84660a3..f70e696 100644
--- a/runtime/Android.mk
+++ b/runtime/Android.mk
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@
   native/java_lang_Class.cc \
   native/java_lang_DexCache.cc \
   native/java_lang_Object.cc \
-  native/java_lang_Runtime.cc \
   native/java_lang_String.cc \
   native/java_lang_StringFactory.cc \
   native/java_lang_System.cc \
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Runtime.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Runtime.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index df794e1..0000000
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Runtime.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008 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.
- */
-
-#include "java_lang_Runtime.h"
-
-#include <dlfcn.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "base/macros.h"
-#include "gc/heap.h"
-#include "handle_scope-inl.h"
-#include "jni_internal.h"
-#include "mirror/class_loader.h"
-#include "runtime.h"
-#include "scoped_thread_state_change.h"
-#include "ScopedUtfChars.h"
-#include "verify_object-inl.h"
-
-#include <sstream>
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-// This function is provided by android linker.
-extern "C" void android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH(const char* ld_library_path);
-#endif  // __ANDROID__
-
-namespace art {
-
-static void Runtime_gc(JNIEnv*, jclass) {
-  if (Runtime::Current()->IsExplicitGcDisabled()) {
-      LOG(INFO) << "Explicit GC skipped.";
-      return;
-  }
-  Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->CollectGarbage(false);
-}
-
-NO_RETURN static void Runtime_nativeExit(JNIEnv*, jclass, jint status) {
-  LOG(INFO) << "System.exit called, status: " << status;
-  Runtime::Current()->CallExitHook(status);
-  exit(status);
-}
-
-static void SetLdLibraryPath(JNIEnv* env, jstring javaLdLibraryPath) {
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-  if (javaLdLibraryPath != nullptr) {
-    ScopedUtfChars ldLibraryPath(env, javaLdLibraryPath);
-    if (ldLibraryPath.c_str() != nullptr) {
-      android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH(ldLibraryPath.c_str());
-    }
-  }
-
-#else
-  LOG(WARNING) << "android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH not found; .so dependencies will not work!";
-  UNUSED(javaLdLibraryPath, env);
-#endif
-}
-
-static jstring Runtime_nativeLoad(JNIEnv* env,
-                                  jclass,
-                                  jstring javaFilename,
-                                  jobject javaLoader,
-                                  jstring javaLibrarySearchPath) {
-  ScopedUtfChars filename(env, javaFilename);
-  if (filename.c_str() == nullptr) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
-  int32_t target_sdk_version = Runtime::Current()->GetTargetSdkVersion();
-
-  // Starting with N nativeLoad uses classloader local
-  // linker namespace instead of global LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-  // (23 is Marshmallow). This call is here to preserve
-  // backwards compatibility for the apps targeting sdk
-  // version <= 23
-  if (target_sdk_version == 0) {
-    SetLdLibraryPath(env, javaLibrarySearchPath);
-  }
-
-  std::string error_msg;
-  {
-    JavaVMExt* vm = Runtime::Current()->GetJavaVM();
-    bool success = vm->LoadNativeLibrary(env,
-                                         filename.c_str(),
-                                         javaLoader,
-                                         javaLibrarySearchPath,
-                                         &error_msg);
-    if (success) {
-      return nullptr;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Don't let a pending exception from JNI_OnLoad cause a CheckJNI issue with NewStringUTF.
-  env->ExceptionClear();
-  return env->NewStringUTF(error_msg.c_str());
-}
-
-static jlong Runtime_maxMemory(JNIEnv*, jclass) {
-  return Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->GetMaxMemory();
-}
-
-static jlong Runtime_totalMemory(JNIEnv*, jclass) {
-  return Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->GetTotalMemory();
-}
-
-static jlong Runtime_freeMemory(JNIEnv*, jclass) {
-  return Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->GetFreeMemory();
-}
-
-static JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
-  NATIVE_METHOD(Runtime, freeMemory, "!()J"),
-  NATIVE_METHOD(Runtime, gc, "()V"),
-  NATIVE_METHOD(Runtime, maxMemory, "!()J"),
-  NATIVE_METHOD(Runtime, nativeExit, "(I)V"),
-  NATIVE_METHOD(Runtime, nativeLoad, "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;"),
-  NATIVE_METHOD(Runtime, totalMemory, "!()J"),
-};
-
-void register_java_lang_Runtime(JNIEnv* env) {
-  REGISTER_NATIVE_METHODS("java/lang/Runtime");
-}
-
-}  // namespace art
diff --git a/runtime/openjdkjvm/OpenjdkJvm.cc b/runtime/openjdkjvm/OpenjdkJvm.cc
index d377457..aff9b61 100644
--- a/runtime/openjdkjvm/OpenjdkJvm.cc
+++ b/runtime/openjdkjvm/OpenjdkJvm.cc
@@ -342,15 +342,15 @@
 
   // Starting with N nativeLoad uses classloader local
   // linker namespace instead of global LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-  // (23 is Marshmallow)
-  if (target_sdk_version <= 23) {
+  // (23 is Marshmallow). This call is here to preserve
+  // backwards compatibility for the apps targeting sdk
+  // version <= 23
+  if (target_sdk_version == 0) {
     SetLdLibraryPath(env, javaLibrarySearchPath);
   }
 
   std::string error_msg;
   {
-    art::ScopedObjectAccess soa(env);
-    art::StackHandleScope<1> hs(soa.Self());
     art::JavaVMExt* vm = art::Runtime::Current()->GetJavaVM();
     bool success = vm->LoadNativeLibrary(env,
                                          filename.c_str(),
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.cc b/runtime/runtime.cc
index 0dfb0cf..7726a75 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.cc
+++ b/runtime/runtime.cc
@@ -1340,7 +1340,6 @@
   register_java_lang_reflect_Method(env);
   register_java_lang_reflect_Proxy(env);
   register_java_lang_ref_Reference(env);
-  register_java_lang_Runtime(env);
   register_java_lang_String(env);
   register_java_lang_StringFactory(env);
   register_java_lang_System(env);