diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 38ee46c..a5109f0 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@
             $(eval $(call copy-xml-file-checked,$(_src),$(_fulldest))),\
             $(if $(and $(filter %.jar,$(_dest)),$(filter $(basename $(notdir $(_dest))),$(PRODUCT_LOADED_BY_PRIVILEGED_MODULES))),\
                 $(eval $(call copy-and-uncompress-dexs,$(_src),$(_fulldest))), \
-                $(if $(filter init%rc,$(notdir $(_dest)))$(filter %/etc/init,$(dir $(_dest))),\
-                    $(eval $(call copy-init-script-file-checked,$(_src),$(_fulldest))),\
-                    $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(_src),$(_fulldest)))))) \
+                $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(_src),$(_fulldest))))) \
         $(eval ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(_fulldest)) \
         $(eval unique_product_copy_files_destinations += $(_dest))))
 
diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 4f157cb..4f0e39f 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 # Make sure we only set up the copy rules once, even if another arch variant
 # shares a common LOCAL_INIT_RC.
 my_init_rc_new_pairs := $(filter-out $(ALL_INIT_RC_INSTALLED_PAIRS),$(my_init_rc_pairs))
-my_init_rc_new_installed := $(call copy-many-init-script-files-checked,$(my_init_rc_new_pairs))
+my_init_rc_new_installed := $(call copy-many-files,$(my_init_rc_new_pairs))
 ALL_INIT_RC_INSTALLED_PAIRS += $(my_init_rc_new_pairs)
 
 $(my_all_targets) : $(my_init_rc_installed)
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 7bbb3e5..0920b56 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@
 CKATI := $(prebuilt_build_tools_bin)/ckati
 DEPMOD := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/depmod
 FILESLIST := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/fileslist
-HOST_INIT_VERIFIER := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/host_init_verifier
 MAKEPARALLEL := $(prebuilt_build_tools_bin)/makeparallel
 SOONG_JAVAC_WRAPPER := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soong_javac_wrapper
 SOONG_ZIP := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soong_zip
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 9d4c532..a8d7b2d 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2658,28 +2658,6 @@
     $(_cmf_dest)))
 endef
 
-# Copy the file only if it's a well-formed init script file. For use via $(eval).
-# $(1): source file
-# $(2): destination file
-define copy-init-script-file-checked
-$(2): $(1) $(HOST_INIT_VERIFIER) $(call intermediates-dir-for,ETC,passwd)/passwd
-	@echo "Copy init script: $$@"
-	$(hide) $(HOST_INIT_VERIFIER) $$< $(call intermediates-dir-for,ETC,passwd)/passwd
-	$$(copy-file-to-target)
-endef
-
-# Copies many init script files and check they are well-formed.
-# $(1): The init script files to copy.  Each entry is a ':' separated src:dst pair.
-# Evaluates to the list of the dst files. (ie suitable for a dependency list.)
-define copy-many-init-script-files-checked
-$(foreach f, $(1), $(strip \
-    $(eval _cmf_tuple := $(subst :, ,$(f))) \
-    $(eval _cmf_src := $(word 1,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-    $(eval _cmf_dest := $(word 2,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-    $(eval $(call copy-init-script-file-checked,$(_cmf_src),$(_cmf_dest))) \
-    $(_cmf_dest)))
-endef
-
 # Copy the file only if it's a well-formed xml file. For use via $(eval).
 # $(1): source file
 # $(2): destination file, must end with .xml.
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index 1a5b389..eab34cd 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -508,13 +508,10 @@
 endif # LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT
 
 else  # ! prebuilt_module_is_dex_javalib
-ifneq ($(filter init%rc,$(notdir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)))$(filter %/etc/init,$(dir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE))),)
-  $(eval $(call copy-init-script-file-checked,$(my_prebuilt_src_file),$(built_module)))
-else ifneq ($(LOCAL_PREBUILT_STRIP_COMMENTS),)
 $(built_module) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file)
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_PREBUILT_STRIP_COMMENTS),)
 	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target-strip-comments)
 else
-$(built_module) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file)
 	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)
 endif
 ifneq ($(filter EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
diff --git a/target/product/sdk_phone_x86.mk b/target/product/sdk_phone_x86.mk
index b34e5b6..abb46ac 100644
--- a/target/product/sdk_phone_x86.mk
+++ b/target/product/sdk_phone_x86.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 -include sdk/build/product_sdk.mk
 -include development/build/product_sdk.mk
 
+# keep this apk for sdk targets for now
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    EmulatorSmokeTests
+
 # Overrides
 PRODUCT_BRAND := Android
 PRODUCT_NAME := sdk_phone_x86
diff --git a/target/product/sdk_phone_x86_64.mk b/target/product/sdk_phone_x86_64.mk
index 37c078e..828b744 100644
--- a/target/product/sdk_phone_x86_64.mk
+++ b/target/product/sdk_phone_x86_64.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 -include sdk/build/product_sdk.mk
 -include development/build/product_sdk.mk
 
+# keep this apk for sdk targets for now
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    EmulatorSmokeTests
+
 # Overrides
 PRODUCT_BRAND := Android
 PRODUCT_NAME := sdk_phone_x86_64