diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 9b2ddc0f5..6b0557c7d 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ cc_defaults {
         "libfscrypt",
         "libgsi",
         "libhidl-gen-utils",
-        "libjsoncpp",
         "libkeyutils",
         "liblog",
         "liblogwrap",
@@ -286,13 +285,11 @@ cc_binary {
     shared_libs: [
         "libcutils",
         "libhidl-gen-utils",
+        "libhidlmetadata",
         "liblog",
         "libprocessgroup",
         "libprotobuf-cpp-lite",
     ],
-    header_libs: [
-        "libjsoncpp_headers",
-    ],
     srcs: [
         "action.cpp",
         "action_manager.cpp",
diff --git a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
index b2402b342..522709e17 100644
--- a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
+++ b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
+#include <hidl/metadata.h>
 
 #include "action.h"
 #include "action_manager.h"
@@ -142,28 +143,46 @@ static Result<void> check_stub(const BuiltinArguments& args) {
 #include "generated_stub_builtin_function_map.h"
 
 void PrintUsage() {
-    std::cout << "usage: host_init_verifier [-p FILE] -i FILE <init rc file>\n"
+    std::cout << "usage: host_init_verifier [-p FILE] <init rc file>\n"
                  "\n"
                  "Tests an init script for correctness\n"
                  "\n"
                  "-p FILE\tSearch this passwd file for users and groups\n"
-                 "-i FILE\tParse this JSON file for the HIDL interface inheritance hierarchy\n"
               << std::endl;
 }
 
+Result<InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap> ReadInterfaceInheritanceHierarchy() {
+    InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap result;
+    for (const HidlInterfaceMetadata& iface : HidlInterfaceMetadata::all()) {
+        std::set<FQName> inherited_interfaces;
+        for (const std::string& intf : iface.inherited) {
+            FQName fqname;
+            if (!fqname.setTo(intf)) {
+                return Error() << "Unable to parse interface '" << intf << "'";
+            }
+            inherited_interfaces.insert(fqname);
+        }
+        FQName fqname;
+        if (!fqname.setTo(iface.name)) {
+            return Error() << "Unable to parse interface '" << iface.name << "'";
+        }
+        result[fqname] = inherited_interfaces;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     android::base::InitLogging(argv, &android::base::StdioLogger);
     android::base::SetMinimumLogSeverity(android::base::ERROR);
 
-    std::string interface_inheritance_hierarchy_file;
-
     while (true) {
         static const struct option long_options[] = {
                 {"help", no_argument, nullptr, 'h'},
                 {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0},
         };
 
-        int arg = getopt_long(argc, argv, "p:i:", long_options, nullptr);
+        int arg = getopt_long(argc, argv, "p:", long_options, nullptr);
 
         if (arg == -1) {
             break;
@@ -176,9 +195,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             case 'p':
                 passwd_files.emplace_back(optarg);
                 break;
-            case 'i':
-                interface_inheritance_hierarchy_file = optarg;
-                break;
             default:
                 std::cerr << "getprop: getopt returned invalid result: " << arg << std::endl;
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
@@ -188,13 +204,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     argc -= optind;
     argv += optind;
 
-    if (argc != 1 || interface_inheritance_hierarchy_file.empty()) {
+    if (argc != 1) {
         PrintUsage();
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    auto interface_inheritance_hierarchy_map =
-            ReadInterfaceInheritanceHierarchy(interface_inheritance_hierarchy_file);
+    auto interface_inheritance_hierarchy_map = ReadInterfaceInheritanceHierarchy();
     if (!interface_inheritance_hierarchy_map) {
         LOG(ERROR) << interface_inheritance_hierarchy_map.error();
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/init/interface_utils.cpp b/init/interface_utils.cpp
index ddbacd763..1b76bba5f 100644
--- a/init/interface_utils.cpp
+++ b/init/interface_utils.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <hidl-util/FqInstance.h>
-#include <json/json.h>
 
 using android::FqInstance;
 using android::FQName;
@@ -42,37 +41,6 @@ std::string FQNamesToString(const std::set<FQName>& fqnames) {
 
 }  // namespace
 
-Result<InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap> ReadInterfaceInheritanceHierarchy(
-        const std::string& path) {
-    Json::Value root;
-    Json::Reader reader;
-    std::ifstream stream(path);
-    if (!reader.parse(stream, root)) {
-        return Error() << "Failed to read interface inheritance hierarchy file: " << path << "\n"
-                       << reader.getFormattedErrorMessages();
-    }
-
-    InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap result;
-    for (const Json::Value& entry : root) {
-        std::set<FQName> inherited_interfaces;
-        for (const Json::Value& intf : entry["inheritedInterfaces"]) {
-            FQName fqname;
-            if (!fqname.setTo(intf.asString())) {
-                return Error() << "Unable to parse interface '" << intf.asString() << "'";
-            }
-            inherited_interfaces.insert(fqname);
-        }
-        std::string intf_string = entry["interface"].asString();
-        FQName fqname;
-        if (!fqname.setTo(intf_string)) {
-            return Error() << "Unable to parse interface '" << intf_string << "'";
-        }
-        result[fqname] = inherited_interfaces;
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 Result<void> CheckInterfaceInheritanceHierarchy(const std::set<std::string>& instances,
                                                 const InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap& hierarchy) {
     std::set<FQName> interface_fqnames;
diff --git a/init/interface_utils.h b/init/interface_utils.h
index bd0c1044a..4ca377f64 100644
--- a/init/interface_utils.h
+++ b/init/interface_utils.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ namespace init {
 
 using InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap = std::map<android::FQName, std::set<android::FQName>>;
 
-// Reads the HIDL interface inheritance hierarchy JSON file at the given path.
-Result<InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap> ReadInterfaceInheritanceHierarchy(const std::string& path);
-
 // For the given set of interfaces / interface instances, checks that each
 // interface's hierarchy of inherited interfaces is also included in the given
 // interface set. Uses the provided hierarchy data.