diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
index 22418b9..563fab0 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
         apexes: vec![],
         extra_apks: vec![],
         prefer_staged: false,
-        export_tombstones: payload_config.exportTombstones,
+        export_tombstones: false,
         enable_authfs: false,
     }
 }
diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
index 3efd7ac..82aa760 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
     let payload_metadata = match &app_config.payload {
         Payload::PayloadConfig(payload_config) => PayloadMetadata::config(PayloadConfig {
             payload_binary_path: payload_config.payloadPath.clone(),
-            export_tombstones: payload_config.exportTombstones,
             args: payload_config.args.clone().into(),
             ..Default::default()
         }),