diff --git a/microdroid/init.rc b/microdroid/init.rc
index 42aa983..cd7332b 100644
--- a/microdroid/init.rc
+++ b/microdroid/init.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 
     start ueventd
 
+# If VM is debuggable, send logs to outside ot the VM via the serial console.
+# If non-debuggable, logs are internally consumed at /dev/null
+on early-init && property:ro.boot.microdroid.app_debuggable=1
+    setprop ro.log.file_logger.path /dev/hvc2
+
+on early-init && property:ro.boot.microdroid.app_debuggable=0
+    setprop ro.log.file_logger.path /dev/null
+
 on init
     # Mount binderfs
     mkdir /dev/binderfs
@@ -62,12 +70,6 @@
     start vendor.dice-microdroid
     start diced
 
-on init && property:ro.boot.logd.enabled=1
-    # Start logd before any other services run to ensure we capture all of their logs.
-    # TODO(b/217796229) set filterspec if debug_level is app_only
-    start logd
-    start seriallogging
-
 on init
     mkdir /mnt/apk 0755 system system
     mkdir /mnt/extra-apk 0755 root root
@@ -99,10 +101,6 @@
 on init && property:ro.boot.adb.enabled=1
     start adbd
 
-on load_persist_props_action && property:ro.boot.logd.enabled=1
-    start logd
-    start logd-reinit
-
 # Mount filesystems and start core system services.
 on late-init
     trigger early-fs
@@ -206,13 +204,3 @@
     seclabel u:r:shell:s0
     setenv HOSTNAME console
 
-service seriallogging /system/bin/logcat -b all -v threadtime -f /dev/hvc2 *:V
-    disabled
-    user logd
-    group root logd
-
-on fs
-    write /dev/event-log-tags "# content owned by logd
-"
-    chown logd logd /dev/event-log-tags
-    chmod 0644 /dev/event-log-tags