diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
index dc22e99..bc1761b 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 use crate::composite::make_composite_image;
 use crate::crosvm::{CrosvmConfig, DiskFile, VmInstance};
-use crate::payload::{make_payload_disk, ApexInfoList};
+use crate::payload::make_payload_disk;
 use crate::{Cid, FIRST_GUEST_CID};
 
 use android_system_virtualizationservice::aidl::android::system::virtualizationservice::IVirtualizationService::IVirtualizationService;
@@ -62,19 +62,9 @@
     ["com.android.adbd", "com.android.i18n", "com.android.os.statsd", "com.android.sdkext"];
 
 /// Implementation of `IVirtualizationService`, the entry point of the AIDL service.
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct VirtualizationService {
     state: Mutex<State>,
-    apex_info_list: ApexInfoList,
-}
-
-impl VirtualizationService {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<VirtualizationService> {
-        Ok(VirtualizationService {
-            state: Default::default(),
-            apex_info_list: ApexInfoList::load()?,
-        })
-    }
 }
 
 impl Interface for VirtualizationService {}
@@ -119,15 +109,13 @@
 
         let config = match config {
             VirtualMachineConfig::AppConfig(config) => BorrowedOrOwned::Owned(
-                load_app_config(&self.apex_info_list, config, &temporary_directory).map_err(
-                    |e| {
-                        error!("Failed to load app config from {}: {}", &config.configPath, e);
-                        new_binder_exception(
-                            ExceptionCode::SERVICE_SPECIFIC,
-                            format!("Failed to load app config from {}: {}", &config.configPath, e),
-                        )
-                    },
-                )?,
+                load_app_config(config, &temporary_directory).map_err(|e| {
+                    error!("Failed to load app config from {}: {}", &config.configPath, e);
+                    new_binder_exception(
+                        ExceptionCode::SERVICE_SPECIFIC,
+                        format!("Failed to load app config from {}: {}", &config.configPath, e),
+                    )
+                })?,
             ),
             VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(config) => BorrowedOrOwned::Borrowed(config),
         };
@@ -298,7 +286,6 @@
 }
 
 fn load_app_config(
-    apex_info_list: &ApexInfoList,
     config: &VirtualMachineAppConfig,
     temporary_directory: &Path,
 ) -> Result<VirtualMachineRawConfig> {
@@ -328,7 +315,6 @@
         apexes.dedup_by(|a, b| a.name == b.name);
 
         vm_config.disks.push(make_payload_disk(
-            apex_info_list,
             format!("/proc/self/fd/{}", apk_file.as_raw_fd()).into(),
             format!("/proc/self/fd/{}", idsig_file.as_raw_fd()).into(),
             config_path,