diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 6006eed..2d40846 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@
                  $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_RECOVERY_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) \
                  --output $(1).unsigned, \
     $(MKBOOTIMG) $(if $(strip $(2)),--kernel $(strip $(2))) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) \
-                 $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_GKI_SINGING_ARGS) \
+                 $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) \
                  $(BOARD_RECOVERY_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1))
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_BOOT_SIGNER)),\
     $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)),\
@@ -2338,9 +2338,6 @@
 ifeq (true,$(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE))
   recoveryimage-deps += $(AVBTOOL) $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH)
 endif
-ifdef BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH
-  recoveryimage-deps += $(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH) $(AVBTOOL)
-endif
 ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO
   ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_RECOVERY_DTBOIMAGE
     recoveryimage-deps += $(BOARD_PREBUILT_RECOVERY_DTBOIMAGE)
@@ -2504,17 +2501,17 @@
 define build-debug-bootimage-target
   $(MKBOOTIMG) --kernel $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(subst .img,,$(subst boot-debug,kernel,$(notdir $(1)))) \
     $(INTERNAL_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) \
-    $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_GKI_SINGING_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $1
+    $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $1
   $(if $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH),$(call test-key-sign-bootimage,$1,boot-debug))
 endef
 
 # Depends on original boot.img and ramdisk-debug.img, to build the new boot-debug.img
-$(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH) $(AVBTOOL)
+$(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(AVBTOOL)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot debug image: $@")
 	$(call build-debug-bootimage-target, $@)
 
 .PHONY: bootimage_debug-nodeps
-bootimage_debug-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH) $(AVBTOOL)
+bootimage_debug-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL)
 	echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
 	$(foreach b,$(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(call build-debug-bootimage-target,$b))
 
@@ -2681,17 +2678,17 @@
 define build-boot-test-harness-target
   $(MKBOOTIMG) --kernel $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(subst .img,,$(subst boot-test-harness,kernel,$(notdir $(1)))) \
     $(INTERNAL_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) \
-    $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_GKI_SINGING_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
+    $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
   $(if $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH),$(call test-key-sign-bootimage,$@,boot-test-harness))
 endef
 
 # Build the new boot-test-harness.img, based on boot-debug.img and ramdisk-test-harness.img.
-$(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH) $(AVBTOOL)
+$(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(AVBTOOL)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot test harness image: $@")
 	$(call build-boot-test-harness-target,$@)
 
 .PHONY: bootimage_test_harness-nodeps
-bootimage_test_harness-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH) $(AVBTOOL)
+bootimage_test_harness-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL)
 	echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
 	$(foreach b,$(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(call build-boot-test-harness-target,$b))
 
@@ -3546,7 +3543,10 @@
 # $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET)" for "system vendor".
 # (1): list of partitions like "system", "vendor" or "system product system_ext".
 define images-for-partitions
-$(strip $(foreach item,$(1),$(if $(filter $(item),system_other),$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET),$(INSTALLED_$(call to-upper,$(item))IMAGE_TARGET))))
+$(strip $(foreach item,$(1),\
+  $(if $(filter $(item),system_other),$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET),\
+    $(if $(filter $(item),init_boot),$(INSTALLED_INIT_BOOT_IMAGE_TARGET),\
+      $(INSTALLED_$(call to-upper,$(item))IMAGE_TARGET)))))
 endef
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4630,8 +4630,6 @@
 ifdef BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH
 	$(hide) echo 'gki_signing_key_path=$(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH)' >> $@
 	$(hide) echo 'gki_signing_algorithm=$(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_ALGORITHM)' >> $@
-endif
-ifdef BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_SIGNATURE_ARGS
 	$(hide) echo 'gki_signing_signature_args=$(BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_SIGNATURE_ARGS)' >> $@
 endif
 	$(hide) echo "multistage_support=1" >> $@
diff --git a/target/board/BoardConfigGkiCommon.mk b/target/board/BoardConfigGkiCommon.mk
index c0f5db9..63ef2b4 100644
--- a/target/board/BoardConfigGkiCommon.mk
+++ b/target/board/BoardConfigGkiCommon.mk
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@
 # Enable GKI 2.0 signing.
 BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_KEY_PATH := build/make/target/product/gsi/testkey_rsa2048.pem
 BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_ALGORITHM := SHA256_RSA2048
-
-# The following is needed to allow release signing process appends more extra
-# args, e.g., passing --signing_helper_with_files from mkbootimg to avbtool.
-# See b/178559811 for more details.
-BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_SIGNATURE_ARGS := --prop foo:bar
+BOARD_GKI_SIGNING_SIGNATURE_ARGS :=
 
 # Sets boot SPL.
 BOOT_SECURITY_PATCH = $(PLATFORM_SECURITY_PATCH)