diff --git a/adb/Android.mk b/adb/Android.mk
index 2ac9335..7744d2b 100644
--- a/adb/Android.mk
+++ b/adb/Android.mk
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@
 # adbd device daemon
 # =========================================================
 
-# build adbd in all non-simulator builds
-BUILD_ADBD := false
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-    BUILD_ADBD := true
-endif
+BUILD_ADBD := true
 
 # build adbd for the Linux simulator build
 # so we can use it to test the adb USB gadget driver on x86
@@ -143,21 +139,14 @@
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN)
 LOCAL_UNSTRIPPED_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN_UNSTRIPPED)
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
-  LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcutils
-  LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lpthread
-  include $(BUILD_HOST_EXECUTABLE)
-else
-  LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcutils libc
-  include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
-endif
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcutils libc
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 
 endif
 
 
 # adb host tool for device-as-host
 # =========================================================
-ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
 ifneq ($(SDK_ONLY),true)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
@@ -196,4 +185,3 @@
 
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 endif
-endif