diff --git a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
index df6abe8..0195727 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@
 
     // Iterate through all data, collecting all values (strings,
     // references, etc).
-    StringPool valueStrings = StringPool(false, useUTF8);
+    StringPool valueStrings(useUTF8);
     Vector<sp<Entry> > allEntries;
     for (pi=0; pi<N; pi++) {
         sp<Package> p = mOrderedPackages.itemAt(pi);
@@ -2607,8 +2607,8 @@
             continue;
         }
 
-        StringPool typeStrings = StringPool(false, useUTF8);
-        StringPool keyStrings = StringPool(false, useUTF8);
+        StringPool typeStrings(useUTF8);
+        StringPool keyStrings(useUTF8);
 
         const size_t N = p->getOrderedTypes().size();
         for (size_t ti=0; ti<N; ti++) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp b/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp
index 7f137ce..46a4c32 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp
@@ -98,39 +98,24 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-StringPool::StringPool(bool sorted, bool utf8)
-    : mSorted(sorted), mUTF8(utf8), mValues(-1), mIdents(-1)
+StringPool::StringPool(bool utf8) :
+        mUTF8(utf8), mValues(-1)
 {
 }
 
-ssize_t StringPool::add(const String16& value, bool mergeDuplicates,
-        const String8* configTypeName, const ResTable_config* config)
-{
-    return add(String16(), value, mergeDuplicates, configTypeName, config);
-}
-
 ssize_t StringPool::add(const String16& value, const Vector<entry_style_span>& spans,
         const String8* configTypeName, const ResTable_config* config)
 {
-    ssize_t res = add(String16(), value, false, configTypeName, config);
+    ssize_t res = add(value, false, configTypeName, config);
     if (res >= 0) {
         addStyleSpans(res, spans);
     }
     return res;
 }
 
-ssize_t StringPool::add(const String16& ident, const String16& value,
+ssize_t StringPool::add(const String16& value,
         bool mergeDuplicates, const String8* configTypeName, const ResTable_config* config)
 {
-    if (ident.size() > 0) {
-        ssize_t idx = mIdents.valueFor(ident);
-        if (idx >= 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Duplicate string identifier %s\n",
-                    String8(mEntries[idx].value).string());
-            return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-        }
-    }
-
     ssize_t vidx = mValues.indexOfKey(value);
     ssize_t pos = vidx >= 0 ? mValues.valueAt(vidx) : -1;
     ssize_t eidx = pos >= 0 ? mEntryArray.itemAt(pos) : -1;
@@ -181,14 +166,8 @@
         if (first) {
             vidx = mValues.add(value, pos);
         }
-        if (!mSorted) {
-            entry& ent = mEntries.editItemAt(eidx);
-            ent.indices.add(pos);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ident.size() > 0) {
-        mIdents.add(ident, vidx);
+        entry& ent = mEntries.editItemAt(eidx);
+        ent.indices.add(pos);
     }
 
     NOISY(printf("Adding string %s to pool: pos=%d eidx=%d vidx=%d\n",
@@ -221,8 +200,6 @@
 
 status_t StringPool::addStyleSpan(size_t idx, const entry_style_span& span)
 {
-    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mSorted, "Can't use styles with sorted string pools.");
-
     // Place blank entries in the span array up to this index.
     while (mEntryStyleArray.size() <= idx) {
         mEntryStyleArray.add();
@@ -234,25 +211,6 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-size_t StringPool::size() const
-{
-    return mSorted ? mValues.size() : mEntryArray.size();
-}
-
-const StringPool::entry& StringPool::entryAt(size_t idx) const
-{
-    if (!mSorted) {
-        return mEntries[mEntryArray[idx]];
-    } else {
-        return mEntries[mEntryArray[mValues.valueAt(idx)]];
-    }
-}
-
-size_t StringPool::countIdentifiers() const
-{
-    return mIdents.size();
-}
-
 int StringPool::config_sort(const size_t* lhs, const size_t* rhs, void* state)
 {
     StringPool* pool = (StringPool*)state;
@@ -263,8 +221,6 @@
 
 void StringPool::sortByConfig()
 {
-    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mSorted, "Can't sort string pool containing identifiers.");
-    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mIdents.size() > 0, "Can't sort string pool containing identifiers.");
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mOriginalPosToNewPos.size() > 0, "Can't sort string pool after already sorted.");
 
     const size_t N = mEntryArray.size();
@@ -432,7 +388,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    const size_t ENTRIES = size();
+    const size_t ENTRIES = mEntryArray.size();
 
     // Now build the pool of unique strings.
 
@@ -566,9 +522,6 @@
     header->header.size = htodl(pool->getSize());
     header->stringCount = htodl(ENTRIES);
     header->styleCount = htodl(STYLES);
-    if (mSorted) {
-        header->flags |= htodl(ResStringPool_header::SORTED_FLAG);
-    }
     if (mUTF8) {
         header->flags |= htodl(ResStringPool_header::UTF8_FLAG);
     }
@@ -578,33 +531,18 @@
     // Write string index array.
 
     uint32_t* index = (uint32_t*)(header+1);
-    if (mSorted) {
-        for (i=0; i<ENTRIES; i++) {
-            entry& ent = const_cast<entry&>(entryAt(i));
-            ent.indices.clear();
-            ent.indices.add(i);
-            *index++ = htodl(ent.offset);
-        }
-    } else {
-        for (i=0; i<ENTRIES; i++) {
-            entry& ent = mEntries.editItemAt(mEntryArray[i]);
-            *index++ = htodl(ent.offset);
-            NOISY(printf("Writing entry #%d: \"%s\" ent=%d off=%d\n", i,
-                    String8(ent.value).string(),
-                    mEntryArray[i], ent.offset));
-        }
+    for (i=0; i<ENTRIES; i++) {
+        entry& ent = mEntries.editItemAt(mEntryArray[i]);
+        *index++ = htodl(ent.offset);
+        NOISY(printf("Writing entry #%d: \"%s\" ent=%d off=%d\n", i,
+                String8(ent.value).string(),
+                mEntryArray[i], ent.offset));
     }
 
     // Write style index array.
 
-    if (mSorted) {
-        for (i=0; i<STYLES; i++) {
-            LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("Shouldn't be here!");
-        }
-    } else {
-        for (i=0; i<STYLES; i++) {
-            *index++ = htodl(mEntryStyleArray[i].offset);
-        }
+    for (i=0; i<STYLES; i++) {
+        *index++ = htodl(mEntryStyleArray[i].offset);
     }
 
     return NO_ERROR;
diff --git a/tools/aapt/StringPool.h b/tools/aapt/StringPool.h
index ef86528..060dc68 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/StringPool.h
+++ b/tools/aapt/StringPool.h
@@ -80,16 +80,10 @@
     };
 
     /**
-     * If 'sorted' is true, then the final strings in the resource data
-     * structure will be generated in sorted order.  This allow for fast
-     * lookup with ResStringPool::indexOfString() (O(log n)), at the expense
-     * of support for styled string entries (which requires the same string
-     * be included multiple times in the pool).
-     *
      * If 'utf8' is true, strings will be encoded with UTF-8 instead of
      * left in Java's native UTF-16.
      */
-    explicit StringPool(bool sorted = false, bool utf8 = false);
+    explicit StringPool(bool utf8 = false);
 
     /**
      * Add a new string to the pool.  If mergeDuplicates is true, thenif
@@ -97,9 +91,7 @@
      * otherwise, or if the value doesn't already exist, a new entry is
      * created.
      *
-     * Returns the index in the entry array of the new string entry.  Note that
-     * if this string pool is sorted, the returned index will not be valid
-     * when the pool is finally written.
+     * Returns the index in the entry array of the new string entry.
      */
     ssize_t add(const String16& value, bool mergeDuplicates = false,
             const String8* configTypeName = NULL, const ResTable_config* config = NULL);
@@ -107,24 +99,14 @@
     ssize_t add(const String16& value, const Vector<entry_style_span>& spans,
             const String8* configTypeName = NULL, const ResTable_config* config = NULL);
 
-    ssize_t add(const String16& ident, const String16& value,
-                bool mergeDuplicates = false,
-                const String8* configTypeName = NULL, const ResTable_config* config = NULL);
-
     status_t addStyleSpan(size_t idx, const String16& name,
                           uint32_t start, uint32_t end);
     status_t addStyleSpans(size_t idx, const Vector<entry_style_span>& spans);
     status_t addStyleSpan(size_t idx, const entry_style_span& span);
 
-    size_t size() const;
-
-    const entry& entryAt(size_t idx) const;
-
-    size_t countIdentifiers() const;
-
     // Sort the contents of the string block by the configuration associated
     // with each item.  After doing this you can use mapOriginalPosToNewPos()
-    // to find out the new position given the position originall returned by
+    // to find out the new position given the position originally returned by
     // add().
     void sortByConfig();
 
@@ -159,7 +141,6 @@
 private:
     static int config_sort(const size_t* lhs, const size_t* rhs, void* state);
 
-    const bool                              mSorted;
     const bool                              mUTF8;
 
     // The following data structures represent the actual structures
@@ -186,9 +167,6 @@
     // Unique set of all the strings added to the pool, mapped to
     // the first index of mEntryArray where the value was added.
     DefaultKeyedVector<String16, ssize_t>   mValues;
-    // Unique set of all (optional) identifiers of strings in the
-    // pool, mapping to indices in mEntries.
-    DefaultKeyedVector<String16, ssize_t>   mIdents;
     // This array maps from the original position a string was placed at
     // in mEntryArray to its new position after being sorted with sortByConfig().
     Vector<size_t>                          mOriginalPosToNewPos;
diff --git a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
index 8d7acee..0dba950 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@
 status_t XMLNode::flatten(const sp<AaptFile>& dest,
         bool stripComments, bool stripRawValues) const
 {
-    StringPool strings = StringPool(false, mUTF8);
+    StringPool strings(mUTF8);
     Vector<uint32_t> resids;
     
     // First collect just the strings for attribute names that have a