diff --git a/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn b/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn
index 9f12bce5c1..c9e2eadafe 100644
--- a/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn
@@ -8,29 +8,6 @@ config("jni_include_dir") {
   include_dirs = [ jni_headers_dir ]
 }
 
-generate_jni("generate_jni") {
-  sources = [
-    "java/src/org/jni_zero/JniInit.java",
-    "java/src/org/jni_zero/JniUtil.java",
-  ]
-  visibility = [
-    ":*",
-    "//components/cronet/android/*",
-  ]
-}
-
-generate_jar_jni("system_jni") {
-  classes = [
-    "java/util/Arrays.class",
-    "java/util/Collection.class",
-    "java/util/List.class",
-    "java/util/Map.class",
-    "java/lang/Integer.class",
-    "java/lang/Long.class",
-    "java/lang/Boolean.class",
-  ]
-  visibility = [ ":*" ]
-}
 
 # This is the public target that we intend others to use.
 component("jni_zero") {
@@ -45,7 +22,6 @@ component("jni_zero") {
   ]
 
   sources = [
-    "common_apis.cc",
     "common_apis.h",
     "default_conversions.cc",
     "java_refs.cc",
@@ -75,8 +51,6 @@ component("jni_zero") {
   }
 
   deps = [
-    ":generate_jni($default_toolchain)",
-    ":system_jni($default_toolchain)",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc b/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc
index 513c5565cd..acd3c5ce82 100644
--- a/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc
+++ b/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 
-#include "third_party/jni_zero/generate_jni/JniInit_jni.h"
 #include "third_party/jni_zero/jni_methods.h"
 #include "third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero_internal.h"
 #include "third_party/jni_zero/logging.h"
@@ -127,22 +126,7 @@ void InitVM(JavaVM* vm) {
   JNIEnv* env = AttachCurrentThread();
   g_object_class = GetSystemClassGlobalRef(env, "java/lang/Object");
   g_string_class = GetSystemClassGlobalRef(env, "java/lang/String");
-  g_empty_string.Reset(
-      env, ScopedJavaLocalRef<jstring>(env, env->NewString(nullptr, 0)));
-#if defined(JNI_ZERO_MULTIPLEXING_ENABLED)
-  Java_JniInit_crashIfMultiplexingMisaligned(env, kJniZeroHashWhole,
-                                             kJniZeroHashPriority);
-#else
-  // Mark as used when multiplexing not enabled.
-  (void)&Java_JniInit_crashIfMultiplexingMisaligned;
-#endif
-  ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobjectArray> globals = Java_JniInit_init(env);
-  g_empty_list.Reset(env,
-                     ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject>(
-                         env, env->GetObjectArrayElement(globals.obj(), 0)));
-  g_empty_map.Reset(env,
-                    ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject>(
-                        env, env->GetObjectArrayElement(globals.obj(), 1)));
+  CheckException(env);
 }
 
 void DisableJvmForTesting() {