diff --git a/adb/Android.mk b/adb/Android.mk
index bbdc2ea5b..c633cee97 100644
--- a/adb/Android.mk
+++ b/adb/Android.mk
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ endif
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := adbd
 
-LOCAL_INIT_RC := adbd.rc
-
 LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN)
 LOCAL_UNSTRIPPED_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN_UNSTRIPPED)
diff --git a/adb/adbd.rc b/adb/adbd.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index b91d8b5c5..000000000
--- a/adb/adbd.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-on post-fs-data
-    mkdir /data/misc/adb 02750 system shell
-    mkdir /data/adb 0700 root root
-
-# adbd is controlled via property triggers in init.<platform>.usb.rc
-service adbd /sbin/adbd --root_seclabel=u:r:su:s0
-    class core
-    socket adbd stream 660 system system
-    disabled
-    seclabel u:r:adbd:s0
-
-# adbd on at boot in emulator
-on property:ro.kernel.qemu=1
-    start adbd
diff --git a/rootdir/init.usb.rc b/rootdir/init.usb.rc
index e290ca47f..4e6f2a8c9 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.usb.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.usb.rc
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ on post-fs-data
     chmod 0660 /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun/file
     chown system system /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_rndis/ethaddr
     chmod 0660 /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_rndis/ethaddr
+    mkdir /data/misc/adb 02750 system shell
+    mkdir /data/adb 0700 root root
+
+# adbd is controlled via property triggers in init.<platform>.usb.rc
+service adbd /sbin/adbd --root_seclabel=u:r:su:s0
+    class core
+    socket adbd stream 660 system system
+    disabled
+    seclabel u:r:adbd:s0
+
+# adbd on at boot in emulator
+on property:ro.kernel.qemu=1
+    start adbd
 
 # Used to disable USB when switching states
 on property:sys.usb.config=none