diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 6e860e7..8f36758 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -845,19 +845,7 @@
 // closest kind which is a subset of the requested kind. e.g. if requesting android.SdkModule then
 // it will return *scopePaths for android.SdkSystem if available or android.SdkPublic of not.
 func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) selectScopePaths(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, kind android.SdkKind) *scopePaths {
-	var apiScope *apiScope
-	switch kind {
-	case android.SdkSystem:
-		apiScope = apiScopeSystem
-	case android.SdkModule:
-		apiScope = apiScopeModuleLib
-	case android.SdkTest:
-		apiScope = apiScopeTest
-	case android.SdkSystemServer:
-		apiScope = apiScopeSystemServer
-	default:
-		apiScope = apiScopePublic
-	}
+	apiScope := sdkKindToApiScope(kind)
 
 	paths := c.findClosestScopePath(apiScope)
 	if paths == nil {
@@ -874,6 +862,24 @@
 	return paths
 }
 
+// sdkKindToApiScope maps from android.SdkKind to apiScope.
+func sdkKindToApiScope(kind android.SdkKind) *apiScope {
+	var apiScope *apiScope
+	switch kind {
+	case android.SdkSystem:
+		apiScope = apiScopeSystem
+	case android.SdkModule:
+		apiScope = apiScopeModuleLib
+	case android.SdkTest:
+		apiScope = apiScopeTest
+	case android.SdkSystemServer:
+		apiScope = apiScopeSystemServer
+	default:
+		apiScope = apiScopePublic
+	}
+	return apiScope
+}
+
 // to satisfy SdkLibraryDependency interface
 func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) SdkApiStubDexJar(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, kind android.SdkKind) android.Path {
 	paths := c.selectScopePaths(ctx, kind)
@@ -884,6 +890,17 @@
 	return paths.stubsDexJarPath
 }
 
+// to satisfy SdkLibraryDependency interface
+func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) SdkRemovedTxtFile(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, kind android.SdkKind) android.OptionalPath {
+	apiScope := sdkKindToApiScope(kind)
+	paths := c.findScopePaths(apiScope)
+	if paths == nil {
+		return android.OptionalPath{}
+	}
+
+	return paths.removedApiFilePath
+}
+
 func (c *commonToSdkLibraryAndImport) sdkComponentPropertiesForChildLibrary() interface{} {
 	componentProps := &struct {
 		SdkLibraryToImplicitlyTrack *string
@@ -964,7 +981,7 @@
 var _ SdkLibraryComponentDependency = (*SdkLibrary)(nil)
 var _ SdkLibraryComponentDependency = (*SdkLibraryImport)(nil)
 
-// Provides access to sdk_version related header and implentation jars.
+// Provides access to sdk_version related files, e.g. header and implementation jars.
 type SdkLibraryDependency interface {
 	SdkLibraryComponentDependency
 
@@ -985,6 +1002,9 @@
 	// tool which processes dex files.
 	SdkApiStubDexJar(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, kind android.SdkKind) android.Path
 
+	// SdkRemovedTxtFile returns the optional path to the removed.txt file for the specified sdk kind.
+	SdkRemovedTxtFile(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, kind android.SdkKind) android.OptionalPath
+
 	// sharedLibrary returns true if this can be used as a shared library.
 	sharedLibrary() bool
 }