diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp
index 3bb3f3a944..a173a00d12 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ cc_binary {
     name: "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example",
     vendor: true,
     relative_install_path: "hw",
-    init_rc: [":fingerprint-example.rc"],
-    vintf_fragments: [":fingerprint-example.xml"],
     local_include_dirs: ["include"],
     srcs: [
         "FakeLockoutTracker.cpp",
@@ -24,15 +22,21 @@ cc_binary {
         "Session.cpp",
         "main.cpp",
     ],
+    stl: "c++_static",
     shared_libs: [
-        "libbase",
         "libbinder_ndk",
+        "liblog",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libandroid.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.VirtualProps",
+        "libbase",
         "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-V3-ndk",
         "android.hardware.biometrics.common-V3-ndk",
         "android.hardware.biometrics.common.thread",
         "android.hardware.biometrics.common.util",
+        "android.hardware.keymaster-V4-ndk",
     ],
-    static_libs: ["libandroid.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.VirtualProps"],
+    installable: false, // install APEX instead
 }
 
 cc_test {
@@ -143,12 +147,35 @@ sysprop_library {
     vendor: true,
 }
 
-filegroup {
+prebuilt_etc {
     name: "fingerprint-example.rc",
-    srcs: ["fingerprint-example.rc"],
+    src: "fingerprint-example.rc",
+    installable: false,
 }
 
-filegroup {
+prebuilt_etc {
     name: "fingerprint-example.xml",
-    srcs: ["fingerprint-example.xml"],
+    src: "fingerprint-example.xml",
+    sub_dir: "vintf",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+apex {
+    name: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual",
+    manifest: "apex_manifest.json",
+    file_contexts: "apex_file_contexts",
+    key: "com.android.hardware.key",
+    certificate: ":com.android.hardware.certificate",
+    updatable: false,
+    vendor: true,
+
+    binaries: [
+        "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example",
+    ],
+    prebuilts: [
+        // init_rc
+        "fingerprint-example.rc",
+        // vintf_fragment
+        "fingerprint-example.xml",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md
index 823cd18f43..4b4533ae67 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ emulators.
 This HAL can be used on emulators, like cuttlefish, or on real devices. Add the
 following to your device's `.mk` file to include it:
 
-```
-PRODUCT_PACKAGES_DEBUG += android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example
-```
-
-or add the following to include it as an apex:
-
 ```
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES_DEBUG += com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual
 ```
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/Android.bp b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/Android.bp
deleted file mode 100644
index 75d84a94da..0000000000
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/Android.bp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package {
-    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
-}
-
-apex {
-    name: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual",
-    manifest: "manifest.json",
-    file_contexts: "file_contexts",
-    key: "com.android.hardware.key",
-    certificate: ":com.android.hardware.certificate",
-    updatable: false,
-    vendor: true,
-
-    binaries: [
-        "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example",
-    ],
-    prebuilts: [
-        // init_rc
-        "fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
-        // vintf_fragment
-        "fingerprint-example-apex.xml",
-    ],
-
-    overrides: [
-        "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example",
-    ],
-}
-
-genrule {
-    name: "gen-fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
-    srcs: [":fingerprint-example.rc"],
-    out: ["fingerprint-example-apex.rc"],
-    cmd: "sed -e 's@/vendor/bin/@/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual/bin/@' $(in) > $(out)",
-}
-
-prebuilt_etc {
-    name: "fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
-    src: ":gen-fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
-    installable: false,
-}
-
-prebuilt_etc {
-    name: "fingerprint-example-apex.xml",
-    src: ":fingerprint-example.xml",
-    sub_dir: "vintf",
-    installable: false,
-}
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/file_contexts b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
similarity index 100%
rename from biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/file_contexts
rename to biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/manifest.json b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
similarity index 100%
rename from biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/manifest.json
rename to biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc
index ee4713c158..da4ea45696 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-service vendor.fingerprint-example /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example
+service vendor.fingerprint-example /apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual/bin/hw/android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example
     class hal
     user nobody
     group nobody