diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index f0e362c85..f6f1e8c8c 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ soong_config_module_type {
     name: "init_first_stage_cc_defaults",
     module_type: "cc_defaults",
     config_namespace: "ANDROID",
-    bool_variables: ["BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE", "BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT"],
+    bool_variables: ["BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT"],
     properties: ["installable"],
 }
 
@@ -317,9 +317,6 @@ soong_config_module_type {
 init_first_stage_cc_defaults {
     name: "init_first_stage_defaults",
     soong_config_variables: {
-        BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE: {
-            installable: false,
-        },
         BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT: {
             installable: false,
         },
diff --git a/init/Android.mk b/init/Android.mk
index c08fe0393..4b85c15ea 100644
--- a/init/Android.mk
+++ b/init/Android.mk
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ LOCAL_MODULE := init_vendor
 LOCAL_LICENSE_KINDS := SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
 LOCAL_LICENSE_CONDITIONS := notice
 LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE := $(LOCAL_PATH)/NOTICE
-ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
 ifneq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT),true)
 LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := \
    init_first_stage \
 
 endif  # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT
-endif  # BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE
 include $(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)