diff --git a/libs/binder/Android.bp b/libs/binder/Android.bp
index 6895d35..209b213 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/Android.bp
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@
     cflags: [
         "-DBINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED",
         "-DBINDER_ENABLE_LIBLOG_ASSERT",
+        "-DBINDER_DISABLE_NATIVE_HANDLE",
+        "-DBINDER_DISABLE_BLOB",
+        "-DBINDER_NO_LIBBASE",
         // Trusty libbinder uses vendor stability for its binders
         "-D__ANDROID_VNDK__",
         "-U__ANDROID__",
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestServiceTrusty.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestServiceTrusty.cpp
index aaca8d0..8346b36 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestServiceTrusty.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTestServiceTrusty.cpp
@@ -77,16 +77,14 @@
         // Message size needs to be large enough to cover all messages sent by the
         // tests: SendAndGetResultBackBig sends two large strings.
         constexpr size_t max_msg_size = 4096;
-        auto serverOrErr =
+        auto server =
                 RpcServerTrusty::make(hset, serverInfo.port->c_str(),
                                       std::shared_ptr<const RpcServerTrusty::PortAcl>(&port_acl),
                                       max_msg_size);
-        if (!serverOrErr.ok()) {
-            TLOGE("Failed to create RpcServer (%d)\n", serverOrErr.error());
+        if (server == nullptr) {
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
 
-        auto server = std::move(*serverOrErr);
         serverInfo.server = server;
         if (!serverInfo.server->setProtocolVersion(serverVersion)) {
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/libs/binder/trusty/RpcServerTrusty.cpp b/libs/binder/trusty/RpcServerTrusty.cpp
index 0872b90..1f857a0 100644
--- a/libs/binder/trusty/RpcServerTrusty.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/trusty/RpcServerTrusty.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@
 #include "../RpcState.h"
 #include "TrustyStatus.h"
 
-using android::base::unexpected;
 using android::binder::unique_fd;
 
 namespace android {
 
-android::base::expected<sp<RpcServerTrusty>, int> RpcServerTrusty::make(
+sp<RpcServerTrusty> RpcServerTrusty::make(
         tipc_hset* handleSet, std::string&& portName, std::shared_ptr<const PortAcl>&& portAcl,
         size_t msgMaxSize, std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> rpcTransportCtxFactory) {
     // Default is without TLS.
@@ -40,18 +39,21 @@
         rpcTransportCtxFactory = RpcTransportCtxFactoryTipcTrusty::make();
     auto ctx = rpcTransportCtxFactory->newServerCtx();
     if (ctx == nullptr) {
-        return unexpected(ERR_NO_MEMORY);
+        ALOGE("Failed to create RpcServerTrusty: can't create server context");
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     auto srv = sp<RpcServerTrusty>::make(std::move(ctx), std::move(portName), std::move(portAcl),
                                          msgMaxSize);
     if (srv == nullptr) {
-        return unexpected(ERR_NO_MEMORY);
+        ALOGE("Failed to create RpcServerTrusty: can't create server object");
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     int rc = tipc_add_service(handleSet, &srv->mTipcPort, 1, 0, &kTipcOps);
     if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
-        return unexpected(rc);
+        ALOGE("Failed to create RpcServerTrusty: can't add service: %d", rc);
+        return nullptr;
     }
     return srv;
 }
diff --git a/libs/binder/trusty/include/binder/RpcServerTrusty.h b/libs/binder/trusty/include/binder/RpcServerTrusty.h
index 7382a30..f35d6c2 100644
--- a/libs/binder/trusty/include/binder/RpcServerTrusty.h
+++ b/libs/binder/trusty/include/binder/RpcServerTrusty.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <android-base/expected.h>
 #include <binder/IBinder.h>
 #include <binder/RpcServer.h>
 #include <binder/RpcSession.h>
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
      * The caller is responsible for calling tipc_run_event_loop() to start
      * the TIPC event loop after creating one or more services here.
      */
-    static android::base::expected<sp<RpcServerTrusty>, int> make(
+    static sp<RpcServerTrusty> make(
             tipc_hset* handleSet, std::string&& portName, std::shared_ptr<const PortAcl>&& portAcl,
             size_t msgMaxSize,
             std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> rpcTransportCtxFactory = nullptr);
diff --git a/libs/binder/trusty/kernel/rules.mk b/libs/binder/trusty/kernel/rules.mk
index 65fe6f5..2a13ead 100644
--- a/libs/binder/trusty/kernel/rules.mk
+++ b/libs/binder/trusty/kernel/rules.mk
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 MODULE := $(LOCAL_DIR)
 
 LIBBINDER_DIR := frameworks/native/libs/binder
+# TODO(b/302723053): remove libbase after aidl prebuilt gets updated to December release
 LIBBASE_DIR := system/libbase
-LIBCUTILS_DIR := system/core/libcutils
-LIBUTILS_DIR := system/core/libutils
+LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR := system/core/libutils/binder
 FMTLIB_DIR := external/fmtlib
 
 MODULE_SRCS := \
@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/Stability.cpp \
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/Status.cpp \
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/Utils.cpp \
-	$(LIBBASE_DIR)/hex.cpp \
-	$(LIBBASE_DIR)/stringprintf.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/Errors.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/RefBase.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/SharedBuffer.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/String16.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/String8.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/StrongPointer.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/Unicode.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/VectorImpl.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/misc.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/Errors.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/RefBase.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/SharedBuffer.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/String16.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/String8.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/StrongPointer.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/Unicode.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/VectorImpl.cpp \
 
 MODULE_DEFINES += \
 	LK_DEBUGLEVEL_NO_ALIASES=1 \
@@ -59,8 +56,7 @@
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/include \
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/ndk/include_cpp \
 	$(LIBBASE_DIR)/include \
-	$(LIBCUTILS_DIR)/include \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/include \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/include \
 	$(FMTLIB_DIR)/include \
 
 GLOBAL_COMPILEFLAGS += \
@@ -68,6 +64,9 @@
 	-DBINDER_NO_KERNEL_IPC \
 	-DBINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED \
 	-DBINDER_ENABLE_LIBLOG_ASSERT \
+	-DBINDER_DISABLE_NATIVE_HANDLE \
+	-DBINDER_DISABLE_BLOB \
+	-DBINDER_NO_LIBBASE \
 	-D__ANDROID_VNDK__ \
 
 MODULE_DEPS += \
diff --git a/libs/binder/trusty/rules.mk b/libs/binder/trusty/rules.mk
index b05464f..e2b386d 100644
--- a/libs/binder/trusty/rules.mk
+++ b/libs/binder/trusty/rules.mk
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 MODULE := $(LOCAL_DIR)
 
 LIBBINDER_DIR := frameworks/native/libs/binder
+# TODO(b/302723053): remove libbase after aidl prebuilt gets updated to December release
 LIBBASE_DIR := system/libbase
-LIBCUTILS_DIR := system/core/libcutils
-LIBUTILS_DIR := system/core/libutils
+LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR := system/core/libutils/binder
 FMTLIB_DIR := external/fmtlib
 
 MODULE_SRCS := \
@@ -43,24 +43,20 @@
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/Status.cpp \
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/Utils.cpp \
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/file.cpp \
-	$(LIBBASE_DIR)/hex.cpp \
-	$(LIBBASE_DIR)/stringprintf.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/Errors.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/RefBase.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/SharedBuffer.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/String16.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/String8.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/StrongPointer.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/Unicode.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/binder/VectorImpl.cpp \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/misc.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/Errors.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/RefBase.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/SharedBuffer.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/String16.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/String8.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/StrongPointer.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/Unicode.cpp \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/VectorImpl.cpp \
 
 MODULE_EXPORT_INCLUDES += \
 	$(LOCAL_DIR)/include \
 	$(LIBBINDER_DIR)/include \
 	$(LIBBASE_DIR)/include \
-	$(LIBCUTILS_DIR)/include \
-	$(LIBUTILS_DIR)/include \
+	$(LIBUTILS_BINDER_DIR)/include \
 	$(FMTLIB_DIR)/include \
 
 # The android/binder_to_string.h header is shared between libbinder and
@@ -71,6 +67,9 @@
 MODULE_EXPORT_COMPILEFLAGS += \
 	-DBINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED \
 	-DBINDER_ENABLE_LIBLOG_ASSERT \
+	-DBINDER_DISABLE_NATIVE_HANDLE \
+	-DBINDER_DISABLE_BLOB \
+	-DBINDER_NO_LIBBASE \
 	-D__ANDROID_VNDK__ \
 
 # libbinder has some deprecated declarations that we want to produce warnings