diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index 53287d5a07..9018f069f9 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ termux_step_setup_variables() {
 	# to avoid stuff like arm-linux-androideabi-ld there to conflict with ones from
 	# the standalone toolchain.
 	TERMUX_DX=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/$TERMUX_ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION/dx
-	TERMUX_JACK=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/$TERMUX_ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION/jack.jar
-	TERMUX_JILL=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/$TERMUX_ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION/jill.jar
 
 	TERMUX_COMMON_CACHEDIR="$TERMUX_TOPDIR/_cache"
 	TERMUX_DEBDIR="$TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR/debs"
diff --git a/packages/dx/build.sh b/packages/dx/build.sh
index 10771d9a66..d39d13ddd2 100755
--- a/packages/dx/build.sh
+++ b/packages/dx/build.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,10 @@ TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=$TERMUX_ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION
 TERMUX_PKG_PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT=true
 
 termux_step_make_install () {
-	# As of build tools 24 the dx tool is implemented using java 8, but
-	# as dx itself does not support java 8 (class file format 52)
-	# we use jack:
-	java -jar $TERMUX_JACK \
-		--output-dex $TERMUX_PKG_TMPDIR \
-		--import $ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/lib/dx.jar
-
 	mkdir -p $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/dex
-	mv $TERMUX_PKG_TMPDIR/classes.dex $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/dex/dx.dex
+	$TERMUX_DX --dex \
+		--output $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/dex/dx.dex \
+		$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/lib/dx.jar
 
 	install $TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/dx $TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/dx
 	perl -p -i -e "s%\@TERMUX_PREFIX\@%${TERMUX_PREFIX}%g" $TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/dx