diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/Android.bp b/graphics/composer/2.1/default/Android.bp
index 533687b..a367457 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/Android.bp
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/default/Android.bp
@@ -1,31 +1,3 @@
-cc_library_shared {
-    name: "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-impl",
-    defaults: ["hidl_defaults"],
-    vendor: true,
-    relative_install_path: "hw",
-    srcs: ["passthrough.cpp"],
-    header_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-passthrough",
-    ],
-    shared_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1",
-        "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-resources",
-        "libbase",
-        "libcutils",
-        "libfmq",
-        "libhardware",
-        "libhidlbase",
-        "liblog",
-        "libsync",
-        "libutils",
-        "libhwc2on1adapter",
-        "libhwc2onfbadapter",
-    ],
-    cflags: [
-        "-DLOG_TAG=\"ComposerHal\""
-    ],
-}
-
 cc_binary {
     name: "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-service",
     defaults: ["hidl_defaults"],
@@ -33,10 +5,20 @@
     relative_install_path: "hw",
     srcs: ["service.cpp"],
     init_rc: ["android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-service.rc"],
+    header_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-passthrough",
+    ],
     shared_libs: [
         "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-resources",
+        "libbase",
         "libbinder",
+        "libcutils",
+        "libfmq",
+        "libhardware",
         "libhidlbase",
+        "libhwc2on1adapter",
+        "libhwc2onfbadapter",
         "liblog",
         "libsync",
         "libutils",
diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/passthrough.cpp b/graphics/composer/2.1/default/passthrough.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ef7ed7c..0000000
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/passthrough.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <android/hardware/graphics/composer/2.1/IComposer.h>
-#include <composer-passthrough/2.1/HwcLoader.h>
-
-using android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::IComposer;
-using android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::passthrough::HwcLoader;
-
-extern "C" IComposer* HIDL_FETCH_IComposer(const char* /* name */) {
-    return HwcLoader::load();
-}
diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/service.cpp b/graphics/composer/2.1/default/service.cpp
index 82a33f6..1276d2d 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/service.cpp
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/default/service.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 #include <android/hardware/graphics/composer/2.1/IComposer.h>
 
 #include <binder/ProcessState.h>
+#include <composer-passthrough/2.1/HwcLoader.h>
 #include <hidl/LegacySupport.h>
 
 using android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::IComposer;
-using android::hardware::defaultPassthroughServiceImplementation;
+using android::hardware::graphics::composer::V2_1::passthrough::HwcLoader;
 
 int main() {
     // the conventional HAL might start binder services
@@ -40,5 +41,19 @@
         ALOGE("Couldn't set SCHED_FIFO: %d", errno);
     }
 
-    return defaultPassthroughServiceImplementation<IComposer>(4);
+    android::hardware::configureRpcThreadpool(4, true /* will join */);
+
+    android::sp<IComposer> composer = HwcLoader::load();
+    if (composer == nullptr) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (composer->registerAsService() != android::NO_ERROR) {
+        ALOGE("failed to register service");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    android::hardware::joinRpcThreadpool();
+
+    ALOGE("service is terminating");
+    return 1;
 }