diff --git a/service_vm/requests/Android.bp b/service_vm/requests/Android.bp
index 57da012..52b54b4 100644
--- a/service_vm/requests/Android.bp
+++ b/service_vm/requests/Android.bp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         "libder_nostd",
         "libdiced_open_dice_nostd",
         "liblog_rust_nostd",
-        "libmicrodroid_kernel_hashes",
         "libserde_nostd",
         "libservice_vm_comm_nostd",
         "libspki_nostd",
diff --git a/service_vm/requests/src/client_vm.rs b/service_vm/requests/src/client_vm.rs
index 5b4735d..cfdac2d 100644
--- a/service_vm/requests/src/client_vm.rs
+++ b/service_vm/requests/src/client_vm.rs
@@ -16,20 +16,15 @@
 //! client VM.
 
 use crate::cert;
-use crate::dice::{
-    validate_client_vm_dice_chain_prefix_match, ClientVmDiceChain, DiceChainEntryPayload,
-};
+use crate::dice::{validate_client_vm_dice_chain_prefix_match, ClientVmDiceChain};
 use crate::keyblob::decrypt_private_key;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
-use bssl_avf::{rand_bytes, sha256, Digester, EcKey, PKey};
-use cbor_util::value_to_array;
-use ciborium::value::Value;
+use bssl_avf::{rand_bytes, sha256, EcKey, PKey};
 use core::result;
-use coset::{AsCborValue, CborSerializable, CoseSign, CoseSign1};
+use coset::{CborSerializable, CoseSign};
 use der::{Decode, Encode};
-use diced_open_dice::{DiceArtifacts, HASH_SIZE};
+use diced_open_dice::DiceArtifacts;
 use log::error;
-use microdroid_kernel_hashes::{INITRD_DEBUG_HASH, INITRD_NORMAL_HASH, KERNEL_HASH};
 use service_vm_comm::{ClientVmAttestationParams, Csr, CsrPayload, RequestProcessingError};
 use x509_cert::{certificate::Certificate, name::Name};
 
@@ -52,22 +47,13 @@
     // Validates the prefix of the Client VM DICE chain in the CSR.
     let service_vm_dice_chain =
         dice_artifacts.bcc().ok_or(RequestProcessingError::MissingDiceChain)?;
-    let service_vm_dice_chain =
-        value_to_array(Value::from_slice(service_vm_dice_chain)?, "service_vm_dice_chain")?;
     let client_vm_dice_chain =
-        value_to_array(Value::from_slice(&csr.dice_cert_chain)?, "client_vm_dice_chain")?;
-    validate_client_vm_dice_chain_prefix_match(&client_vm_dice_chain, &service_vm_dice_chain)?;
+        validate_client_vm_dice_chain_prefix_match(&csr.dice_cert_chain, service_vm_dice_chain)?;
     // Validates the signatures in the Client VM DICE chain and extracts the partially decoded
     // DiceChainEntryPayloads.
     let client_vm_dice_chain =
         ClientVmDiceChain::validate_signatures_and_parse_dice_chain(client_vm_dice_chain)?;
 
-    // The last entry in the service VM DICE chain describes the service VM, which should
-    // be signed with the same key as the kernel image.
-    let service_vm_entry = service_vm_dice_chain.last().unwrap();
-    validate_kernel_authority_hash(client_vm_dice_chain.microdroid_kernel(), service_vm_entry)?;
-    validate_kernel_code_hash(&client_vm_dice_chain)?;
-
     // AAD is empty as defined in service_vm/comm/client_vm_csr.cddl.
     let aad = &[];
 
@@ -135,60 +121,3 @@
     let digest = sha256(message)?;
     key.ecdsa_sign(&digest)
 }
-
-/// Validates that the authority hash of the Microdroid kernel in the Client VM DICE chain
-/// matches the authority hash of the service VM entry in the service VM DICE chain, because
-/// the Microdroid kernel is signed with the same key as the one used for the service VM.
-fn validate_kernel_authority_hash(
-    kernel: &DiceChainEntryPayload,
-    service_vm_entry: &Value,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    if expected_kernel_authority_hash(service_vm_entry)? == kernel.authority_hash {
-        Ok(())
-    } else {
-        error!("The authority hash of the Microdroid kernel does not match the expected value");
-        Err(RequestProcessingError::InvalidDiceChain)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Validates that the kernel code hash in the Client VM DICE chain matches the code hashes
-/// embedded during the build time.
-fn validate_kernel_code_hash(dice_chain: &ClientVmDiceChain) -> Result<()> {
-    let kernel = dice_chain.microdroid_kernel();
-    if expected_kernel_code_hash_normal()? == kernel.code_hash {
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-    if expected_kernel_code_hash_debug()? == kernel.code_hash {
-        if dice_chain.all_entries_are_secure() {
-            error!("The Microdroid kernel has debug initrd but the DICE chain is secure");
-            return Err(RequestProcessingError::InvalidDiceChain);
-        }
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-    error!("The kernel code hash in the Client VM DICE chain does not match any expected values");
-    Err(RequestProcessingError::InvalidDiceChain)
-}
-
-fn expected_kernel_code_hash_normal() -> bssl_avf::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-    let mut code_hash = [0u8; 64];
-    code_hash[0..32].copy_from_slice(KERNEL_HASH);
-    code_hash[32..].copy_from_slice(INITRD_NORMAL_HASH);
-    Digester::sha512().digest(&code_hash)
-}
-
-fn expected_kernel_code_hash_debug() -> bssl_avf::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-    let mut code_hash = [0u8; 64];
-    code_hash[0..32].copy_from_slice(KERNEL_HASH);
-    code_hash[32..].copy_from_slice(INITRD_DEBUG_HASH);
-    Digester::sha512().digest(&code_hash)
-}
-
-fn expected_kernel_authority_hash(service_vm_entry: &Value) -> Result<[u8; HASH_SIZE]> {
-    let cose_sign1 = CoseSign1::from_cbor_value(service_vm_entry.clone())?;
-    let payload = cose_sign1.payload.ok_or_else(|| {
-        error!("No payload found in the service VM DICE chain entry");
-        RequestProcessingError::InternalError
-    })?;
-    let service_vm = DiceChainEntryPayload::from_slice(&payload)?;
-    Ok(service_vm.authority_hash)
-}
diff --git a/service_vm/requests/src/dice.rs b/service_vm/requests/src/dice.rs
index 8c804da..557b678 100644
--- a/service_vm/requests/src/dice.rs
+++ b/service_vm/requests/src/dice.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn microdroid_kernel(&self) -> &DiceChainEntryPayload {
+    fn microdroid_kernel(&self) -> &DiceChainEntryPayload {
         &self.payloads[self.payloads.len() - 2]
     }
 
@@ -147,11 +147,15 @@
 /// Validates that the `client_vm_dice_chain` matches the `service_vm_dice_chain` up to the pvmfw
 /// entry.
 ///
-/// Returns `Ok(())` if the verification succeeds.
+/// Returns a CBOR value array of the client VM's DICE chain if the verification succeeds.
 pub(crate) fn validate_client_vm_dice_chain_prefix_match(
-    client_vm_dice_chain: &[Value],
-    service_vm_dice_chain: &[Value],
-) -> Result<()> {
+    client_vm_dice_chain: &[u8],
+    service_vm_dice_chain: &[u8],
+) -> Result<Vec<Value>> {
+    let client_vm_dice_chain =
+        value_to_array(Value::from_slice(client_vm_dice_chain)?, "client_vm_dice_chain")?;
+    let service_vm_dice_chain =
+        value_to_array(Value::from_slice(service_vm_dice_chain)?, "service_vm_dice_chain")?;
     if service_vm_dice_chain.len() < 3 {
         // The service VM's DICE chain must contain the root key and at least two other entries
         // that describe:
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@
         );
         return Err(RequestProcessingError::InvalidDiceChain);
     }
-    Ok(())
+    Ok(client_vm_dice_chain)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -204,8 +208,11 @@
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     subject_public_key: PublicKey,
     mode: DiceMode,
-    pub(crate) code_hash: [u8; HASH_SIZE],
-    pub(crate) authority_hash: [u8; HASH_SIZE],
+    /// TODO(b/271275206): Verify Microdroid kernel authority and code hashes.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    code_hash: [u8; HASH_SIZE],
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    authority_hash: [u8; HASH_SIZE],
     config_descriptor: ConfigDescriptor,
 }
 
@@ -223,42 +230,42 @@
             error!("No payload found in the DICE chain entry");
             RequestProcessingError::InvalidDiceChain
         })?;
-        Self::from_slice(&payload)
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn from_slice(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
-        let entries = value_to_map(Value::from_slice(data)?, "DiceChainEntryPayload")?;
-        let mut builder = PayloadBuilder::default();
-        for (key, value) in entries.into_iter() {
-            let key: i64 = value_to_num(key, "DiceChainEntryPayload key")?;
-            match key {
-                SUBJECT_PUBLIC_KEY => {
-                    let subject_public_key = value_to_bytes(value, "subject_public_key")?;
-                    let subject_public_key =
-                        CoseKey::from_slice(&subject_public_key)?.try_into()?;
-                    builder.subject_public_key(subject_public_key)?;
-                }
-                MODE => builder.mode(to_mode(value)?)?,
-                CODE_HASH => {
-                    let code_hash = value_to_byte_array(value, "DiceChainEntryPayload code_hash")?;
-                    builder.code_hash(code_hash)?;
-                }
-                AUTHORITY_HASH => {
-                    let authority_hash =
-                        value_to_byte_array(value, "DiceChainEntryPayload authority_hash")?;
-                    builder.authority_hash(authority_hash)?;
-                }
-                CONFIG_DESC => {
-                    let config_descriptor = value_to_bytes(value, "config_descriptor")?;
-                    let config_descriptor = ConfigDescriptor::from_slice(&config_descriptor)?;
-                    builder.config_descriptor(config_descriptor)?;
-                }
-                _ => {}
-            }
-        }
-        builder.build()
+        let entries = value_to_map(Value::from_slice(&payload)?, "DiceChainEntryPayload")?;
+        build_payload(entries)
     }
 }
+
+fn build_payload(entries: Vec<(Value, Value)>) -> Result<DiceChainEntryPayload> {
+    let mut builder = PayloadBuilder::default();
+    for (key, value) in entries.into_iter() {
+        let key: i64 = value_to_num(key, "DiceChainEntryPayload key")?;
+        match key {
+            SUBJECT_PUBLIC_KEY => {
+                let subject_public_key = value_to_bytes(value, "subject_public_key")?;
+                let subject_public_key = CoseKey::from_slice(&subject_public_key)?.try_into()?;
+                builder.subject_public_key(subject_public_key)?;
+            }
+            MODE => builder.mode(to_mode(value)?)?,
+            CODE_HASH => {
+                let code_hash = value_to_byte_array(value, "DiceChainEntryPayload code_hash")?;
+                builder.code_hash(code_hash)?;
+            }
+            AUTHORITY_HASH => {
+                let authority_hash =
+                    value_to_byte_array(value, "DiceChainEntryPayload authority_hash")?;
+                builder.authority_hash(authority_hash)?;
+            }
+            CONFIG_DESC => {
+                let config_descriptor = value_to_bytes(value, "config_descriptor")?;
+                let config_descriptor = ConfigDescriptor::from_slice(&config_descriptor)?;
+                builder.config_descriptor(config_descriptor)?;
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    builder.build()
+}
+
 /// Represents a partially decoded `ConfigurationDescriptor`.
 ///
 /// The whole `ConfigurationDescriptor` is defined in: