diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index ebc0947c5..be7b10cc1 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include "linker_block_allocator.h"
 #include "linker_debug.h"
 #include "linker_environ.h"
-#include "linker_leb128.h"
+#include "linker_sleb128.h"
 #include "linker_phdr.h"
 #include "linker_relocs.h"
 #include "linker_reloc_iterators.h"
@@ -2875,7 +2875,7 @@ bool soinfo::link_image(const soinfo_list_t& global_group, const soinfo_list_t&
     if (android_relocs_size_ > 3 &&
         android_relocs_[0] == 'A' &&
         android_relocs_[1] == 'P' &&
-        (android_relocs_[2] == 'U' || android_relocs_[2] == 'S') &&
+        android_relocs_[2] == 'S' &&
         android_relocs_[3] == '2') {
       DEBUG("[ android relocating %s ]", get_soname());
 
@@ -2883,17 +2883,10 @@ bool soinfo::link_image(const soinfo_list_t& global_group, const soinfo_list_t&
       const uint8_t* packed_relocs = android_relocs_ + 4;
       const size_t packed_relocs_size = android_relocs_size_ - 4;
 
-      if (android_relocs_[2] == 'U') {
-        relocated = relocate(
-            packed_reloc_iterator<leb128_decoder>(
-              leb128_decoder(packed_relocs, packed_relocs_size)),
-            global_group, local_group);
-      } else { // android_relocs_[2] == 'S'
-        relocated = relocate(
-            packed_reloc_iterator<sleb128_decoder>(
-              sleb128_decoder(packed_relocs, packed_relocs_size)),
-            global_group, local_group);
-      }
+      relocated = relocate(
+          packed_reloc_iterator<sleb128_decoder>(
+            sleb128_decoder(packed_relocs, packed_relocs_size)),
+          global_group, local_group);
 
       if (!relocated) {
         return false;
diff --git a/linker/linker_mips.cpp b/linker/linker_mips.cpp
index c162111e9..0769f826e 100644
--- a/linker/linker_mips.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_mips.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "linker_debug.h"
 #include "linker_relocs.h"
 #include "linker_reloc_iterators.h"
-#include "linker_leb128.h"
+#include "linker_sleb128.h"
 
 template bool soinfo::relocate<plain_reloc_iterator>(plain_reloc_iterator&& rel_iterator,
                                                      const soinfo_list_t& global_group,
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ template bool soinfo::relocate<packed_reloc_iterator<sleb128_decoder>>(
     const soinfo_list_t& global_group,
     const soinfo_list_t& local_group);
 
-template bool soinfo::relocate<packed_reloc_iterator<leb128_decoder>>(
-    packed_reloc_iterator<leb128_decoder>&& rel_iterator,
-    const soinfo_list_t& global_group,
-    const soinfo_list_t& local_group);
-
 template <typename ElfRelIteratorT>
 bool soinfo::relocate(ElfRelIteratorT&& rel_iterator,
                       const soinfo_list_t& global_group,
diff --git a/linker/linker_leb128.h b/linker/linker_sleb128.h
similarity index 67%
rename from linker/linker_leb128.h
rename to linker/linker_sleb128.h
index d5c6488c0..a34916f87 100644
--- a/linker/linker_leb128.h
+++ b/linker/linker_sleb128.h
@@ -14,42 +14,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#ifndef _LINKER_LEB128_H
-#define _LINKER_LEB128_H
+#ifndef _LINKER_SLEB128_H
+#define _LINKER_SLEB128_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 // Helper classes for decoding LEB128, used in packed relocation data.
 // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEB128
 
-class leb128_decoder {
- public:
-  leb128_decoder(const uint8_t* buffer, size_t count)
-      : current_(buffer), end_(buffer + count) { }
-
-  size_t pop_front() {
-    size_t value = 0;
-
-    size_t shift = 0;
-    uint8_t byte;
-
-    do {
-      if (current_ >= end_) {
-        __libc_fatal("leb128_decoder ran out of bounds");
-      }
-      byte = *current_++;
-      value |= static_cast<size_t>(byte & 127) << shift;
-      shift += 7;
-    } while (byte & 128);
-
-    return value;
-  }
-
- private:
-  const uint8_t* current_;
-  const uint8_t* const end_;
-};
-
 class sleb128_decoder {
  public:
   sleb128_decoder(const uint8_t* buffer, size_t count)
@@ -64,7 +36,7 @@ class sleb128_decoder {
 
     do {
       if (current_ >= end_) {
-        __libc_fatal("leb128_decoder ran out of bounds");
+        __libc_fatal("sleb128_decoder ran out of bounds");
       }
       byte = *current_++;
       value |= (static_cast<size_t>(byte & 127) << shift);
@@ -83,5 +55,4 @@ class sleb128_decoder {
   const uint8_t* const end_;
 };
 
-#endif // __LINKER_LEB128_H
-
+#endif // __LINKER_SLEB128_H