diff --git a/android/gyp/finalize_apk.py b/android/gyp/finalize_apk.py
index bf3893203..d71cb8fc7 100755
--- a/android/gyp/finalize_apk.py
+++ b/android/gyp/finalize_apk.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import optparse
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
-import zipfile
 
 from util import build_utils
 
@@ -144,15 +143,6 @@ def FinalizeApk(options):
     JarSigner(options.key_path, options.key_name, options.key_passwd,
               apk_to_sign, signed_apk_path)
 
-    # Make the signing files hermetic.
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.zip') as hermetic_signed_apk:
-      with zipfile.ZipFile(signed_apk_path, 'r') as zi:
-        with zipfile.ZipFile(hermetic_signed_apk, 'w') as zo:
-          for info in zi.infolist():
-            info.date_time = build_utils.HERMETIC_TIMESTAMP
-            zo.writestr(info, zi.read(info.filename))
-      shutil.copy(hermetic_signed_apk.name, signed_apk_path)
-
     if options.load_library_from_zip:
       # Reorder the contents of the APK. This re-establishes the canonical
       # order which means the library will be back at its page aligned location.
diff --git a/android/gyp/util/build_utils.py b/android/gyp/util/build_utils.py
index 283934ccc..c7394e4e8 100644
--- a/android/gyp/util/build_utils.py
+++ b/android/gyp/util/build_utils.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ COLORAMA_ROOT = os.path.join(host_paths.DIR_SOURCE_ROOT,
 # aapt should ignore OWNERS files in addition the default ignore pattern.
 AAPT_IGNORE_PATTERN = ('!OWNERS:!.svn:!.git:!.ds_store:!*.scc:.*:<dir>_*:' +
                        '!CVS:!thumbs.db:!picasa.ini:!*~:!*.d.stamp')
-HERMETIC_TIMESTAMP = (2001, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+_HERMETIC_TIMESTAMP = (2001, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
 _HERMETIC_FILE_ATTR = (0644 << 16L)
 
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def AddToZipHermetic(zip_file, zip_path, src_path=None, data=None,
   assert (src_path is None) != (data is None), (
       '|src_path| and |data| are mutually exclusive.')
   CheckZipPath(zip_path)
-  zipinfo = zipfile.ZipInfo(filename=zip_path, date_time=HERMETIC_TIMESTAMP)
+  zipinfo = zipfile.ZipInfo(filename=zip_path, date_time=_HERMETIC_TIMESTAMP)
   zipinfo.external_attr = _HERMETIC_FILE_ATTR
 
   if src_path and os.path.islink(src_path):