diff --git a/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn b/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn
index 58e0233e52..b48cf2df07 100644
--- a/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/third_party/jni_zero/BUILD.gn
@@ -8,49 +8,6 @@ config("jni_include_dir") {
   include_dirs = [ jni_headers_dir ]
 }
 
-generate_jni("generate_jni") {
-  sources = [
-    "java/src/org/jni_zero/CommonApis.java",
-    "java/src/org/jni_zero/JniZero.java",
-  ]
-  visibility = [
-    ":*",
-    "//components/cronet/android/*",
-  ]
-}
-
-# Common classes to save projects from having to generate them.
-# Do not remove from this list without checking that no clients
-# use what you are removing.
-generate_jar_jni("system_jni") {
-  classes = [
-    "android/os/Process.class",
-    "java/lang/Boolean.class",
-    "java/lang/Integer.class",
-    "java/lang/Float.class",
-    "java/lang/Double.class",
-    "java/lang/Long.class",
-    "java/lang/Object.class",
-    "java/lang/Runnable.class",
-    "java/lang/Runtime.class",
-    "java/lang/Throwable.class",
-    "java/util/Arrays.class",
-    "java/util/Collection.class",
-    "java/util/List.class",
-    "java/util/Map.class",
-  ]
-  visibility = [ ":*" ]
-}
-
-generate_jar_jni("system_jni_unchecked_exceptions") {
-  classes = [
-    "java/lang/ClassLoader.class",
-    "java/nio/ByteBuffer.class",
-  ]
-  visibility = [ ":*" ]
-  unchecked_exceptions = true
-}
-
 # This is the public target that we intend others to use.
 component("jni_zero") {
   public = [
@@ -60,7 +17,7 @@ component("jni_zero") {
   ]
 
   sources = [
-    "common_apis.cc",
+    "common_apis.h",
     "default_conversions.cc",
     "java_refs.cc",
     "java_refs.h",
@@ -96,14 +53,9 @@ component("jni_zero") {
     public_configs = [ "//third_party/jdk:jdk" ]
   }
 
-  deps = [ ":generate_jni($default_toolchain)" ]
-  if (build_with_chromium) {
-    deps += [ "//base:base_static" ]
-  }
-  public_deps = [
-    ":system_jni($default_toolchain)",
-    ":system_jni_unchecked_exceptions($default_toolchain)",
+  deps = [
   ]
+  public_deps = []
 }
 
 if (enable_java_templates && is_android) {
diff --git a/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc b/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc
index 29b021b995..fc83e75c59 100644
--- a/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc
+++ b/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.cc
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <type_traits>
 
-#include "third_party/jni_zero/generate_jni/JniZero_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"
-#include "third_party/jni_zero/system_jni_unchecked_exceptions/ClassLoader_jni.h"
 
 #ifdef UNSAFE_BUFFERS_BUILD
 // TODO(crbug.com/393091624): Remove this and convert code to safer constructs.
@@ -52,16 +50,8 @@ JavaVM* g_jvm = nullptr;
 
 jclass (*g_class_resolver)(JNIEnv*, const char*) = nullptr;
 
-LeakedJavaGlobalRef<JClassLoader> g_class_loader = nullptr;
-
 void (*g_exception_handler_callback)(JNIEnv*) = nullptr;
 
-jclass DefaultClassResolver(JNIEnv* env, const char* class_name) {
-  JNI_ZERO_DCHECK(g_class_loader);
-  auto j_class_name = jni_zero::AdoptRef(env, env->NewStringUTF(class_name));
-  return g_class_loader->loadClass(env, j_class_name).Release();
-}
-
 jclass GetClassInternal(JNIEnv* env, const char* class_name) {
   if (g_class_resolver != nullptr) {
     return g_class_resolver(env, class_name);
@@ -84,10 +74,6 @@ jclass GetClassInternal(JNIEnv* env, const char* class_name) {
   return env->FindClass(slash_name);
 }
 
-jclass GetClassGlobalRef(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj) {
-  return static_cast<jclass>(env->NewGlobalRef(env->GetObjectClass(obj)));
-}
-
 }  // namespace
 
 void JNI_JniZero_SetJniClassLoader(
@@ -162,38 +148,6 @@ void InitVM(JavaVM* vm) {
     return;
   }
   g_jvm = vm;
-  JNIEnv* env = AttachCurrentThread();
-#if defined(JNI_ZERO_MULTIPLEXING_ENABLED)
-  JniZeroJni::crashIfMultiplexingMisaligned(env, kJniZeroHashWhole,
-                                            kJniZeroHashPriority);
-#else
-  // Mark as used when multiplexing not enabled.
-  (void)&Java_JniZero_crashIfMultiplexingMisaligned;
-#endif
-  ScopedJavaLocalRef<JArray<jobject>> globals = JniZeroJni::init(env);
-  jobject empty_list = env->GetObjectArrayElement(globals.obj(), 0);
-  jobject empty_map = env->GetObjectArrayElement(globals.obj(), 1);
-  jobject jni_class_loader = env->GetObjectArrayElement(globals.obj(), 2);
-
-  // Leak a few local refs since JNI will clean them up for us anyways.
-  g_empty_list.Reset(env, CreateLeaky(env, empty_list));
-  g_empty_map.Reset(env, CreateLeaky(env, empty_map));
-  g_empty_string.Reset(env, CreateLeaky(env, env->NewString(nullptr, 0)));
-
-  g_string_class = GetClassGlobalRef(env, g_empty_string.obj());
-  g_class_loader_class = GetClassGlobalRef(env, jni_class_loader);
-  g_object_class = static_cast<jclass>(
-      env->NewGlobalRef(env->GetSuperclass(g_string_class)));
-
-  if (!g_class_resolver) {
-    // Use ClassLoader.loadClass() rather than env->FindClass() because
-    // env->FindClass() uses the bootstrap classloader for threads created by
-    // native code (which leads to classes not being able to be found).
-    if (!g_class_loader) {
-      g_class_loader.Reset(env, CreateLeaky(env, jni_class_loader));
-    }
-    g_class_resolver = &DefaultClassResolver;
-  }
 }
 
 void DisableJvmForTesting() {
@@ -243,7 +197,6 @@ void SetClassResolver(jclass (*resolver)(JNIEnv*, const char*)) {
 
 void SetClassLoader(JNIEnv* env, const JavaRef<jobject>& class_loader) {
   JNI_ZERO_DCHECK(class_loader);
-  g_class_loader.Reset(env, class_loader);
 }
 
 ScopedJavaLocalRef<jclass> GetClass(JNIEnv* env, const char* class_name) {
diff --git a/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.h b/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.h
index dab860bb1c..cbe64286bc 100644
--- a/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.h
+++ b/src/third_party/jni_zero/jni_zero.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "third_party/jni_zero/type_conversions.h"
 // IWYU pragma: end_exports
 
-#define DEFINE_JNI(className) DEFINE_JNI_FOR_##className()
+#define DEFINE_JNI(className)
 
 namespace jni_zero {