diff --git a/microdroid/init.rc b/microdroid/init.rc
index 8458291..50f7389 100644
--- a/microdroid/init.rc
+++ b/microdroid/init.rc
@@ -12,30 +12,19 @@
 
 # Cgroups are mounted right before early-init using list from /etc/cgroups.json
 on early-init
-
-    # TODO(b/185991357) eliminate bootstrap mount namespace
-    # Set up linker config subdirectories based on mount namespaces
-    mkdir /linkerconfig/bootstrap 0755
-    mkdir /linkerconfig/default 0755
-
-    # Generate ld.config.txt for early executed processes
-    exec -- /system/bin/bootstrap/linkerconfig --target /linkerconfig/bootstrap
-    chmod 644 /linkerconfig/bootstrap/ld.config.txt
-    copy /linkerconfig/bootstrap/ld.config.txt /linkerconfig/default/ld.config.txt
-    chmod 644 /linkerconfig/default/ld.config.txt
-
-    # Mount bootstrap linker configuration as current
-    mount none /linkerconfig/bootstrap /linkerconfig bind rec
+    # in microdroid, we don't use "bootstrap" mount namespace
+    # because APEXes are passed from host and are available
+    # from the start. We don't need to wait till /data is ready.
+    enter_default_mount_ns
 
     start ueventd
 
-    # Run apexd-bootstrap so that APEXes that provide critical libraries
-    # become available. Note that this is executed as exec_start to ensure that
-    # the libraries are available to the processes started after this statement.
-    exec_start apexd-bootstrap
+    # Exec apexd in the VM mode to avoid unnecessary overhead of normal mode.
+    # (e.g. session management)
+    exec - root system -- /system/bin/apexd --vm
 
-    # Generate linker config based on apex mounted in bootstrap namespace
-    update_linker_config
+    perform_apex_config
+    exec_start derive_sdk
 
     mkdir /mnt/apk 0755 system system
     start zipfuse
@@ -59,6 +48,12 @@
 
     start servicemanager
 
+    start adbd
+
+    # TODO(b/186396070) microdroid_manager starts zipfuse if necessary
+    # TODO(b/186396070) move this before apexd for DICE derivation
+    start microdroid_manager
+
 on load_persist_props_action
     start logd
     start logd-reinit
@@ -103,20 +98,6 @@
     # The bind+remount combination allows this to work in containers.
     mount rootfs rootfs / remount bind ro nodev
 
-    enter_default_mount_ns
-
-    # Start apexd in the VM mode to avoid unnecessary overhead of session management.
-    exec - root system -- /system/bin/apexd --vm
-
-    perform_apex_config
-
-    # TODO(b/185991357) start this earlier
-    start microdroid_manager
-
-    exec_start derive_sdk
-
-    start adbd
-
 on late-fs
     mount_all /vendor/etc/fstab.microdroid --late