diff --git a/pvmfw/src/entry.rs b/pvmfw/src/entry.rs
index 56f9462..10a3e5a 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/entry.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/entry.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 use log::LevelFilter;
 use vmbase::util::RangeExt as _;
 use vmbase::{
-    configure_global_allocator_size, console, heap,
+    configure_global_allocator_size, console,
     layout::{self, crosvm},
     logger, main,
     memory::{min_dcache_line_size, MemoryTracker, MEMORY, SIZE_128KB, SIZE_4KB},
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
     // - can't access non-pvmfw memory (only statically-mapped memory)
     // - can't access MMIO (therefore, no logging)
 
-    // SAFETY - This function should and will only be called once, here.
-    unsafe { heap::init() };
-
     match main_wrapper(fdt_address as usize, payload_start as usize, payload_size as usize) {
         Ok((entry, bcc)) => jump_to_payload(fdt_address, entry.try_into().unwrap(), bcc),
         Err(_) => reboot(), // TODO(b/220071963) propagate the reason back to the host.