diff --git a/init/builtins.cpp b/init/builtins.cpp
index e4f0bd0..2176233 100644
--- a/init/builtins.cpp
+++ b/init/builtins.cpp
@@ -1262,51 +1262,6 @@
 
     return {};
 }
-
-static Result<void> MountApexRootForDefaultNamespace() {
-    auto mount_namespace_id = GetCurrentMountNamespace();
-    if (!mount_namespace_id.ok()) {
-        return mount_namespace_id.error();
-    }
-    // There's nothing to do if it's still in the bootstrap mount namespace.
-    // This happens when we don't need to update APEXes (e.g. Microdroid)
-    // where bootstrap mount namespace == default mount namespace.
-    if (mount_namespace_id.value() == NS_BOOTSTRAP) {
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    // Now, we're in the "default" mount namespace and need a fresh /apex for
-    // the default mount namespace.
-    //
-    // At this point, there are two mounts at the same mount point: /apex
-    // - to tmpfs (private)
-    // - to /bootstrap-apex (shared)
-    //
-    // We need unmount the second mount so that /apex in the default mount
-    // namespace becomes RW/empty and "private" (we don't want mount events to
-    // propagate to the bootstrap mount namespace).
-    //
-    // Likewise, we don't want the unmount event itself to propagate to the
-    // bootstrap mount namespace. Otherwise, /apex in the bootstrap mount
-    // namespace would become empty due to the unmount.
-    //
-    // Hence, before unmounting, we make /apex (the second one) "private" first.
-    // so that the unmouting below doesn't affect to the bootstrap mount namespace.
-    if (mount(nullptr, "/apex", nullptr, MS_PRIVATE | MS_REC, nullptr) == -1) {
-        return ErrnoError() << "Failed to remount /apex as private";
-    }
-
-    // Now we can unmount /apex (bind-mount to /bootstrap-apex). This only affects
-    // in the default mount namespace and /apex is now seen as tmpfs mount.
-    // Note that /apex in the bootstrap mount namespace is still a bind-mount to
-    // /bootstrap-apex and holds the APEX mounts.
-    if (umount2("/apex", MNT_DETACH) == -1) {
-        return ErrnoError() << "Failed to umount /apex";
-    }
-
-    return {};
-}
-
 static Result<void> do_update_linker_config(const BuiltinArguments&) {
     return GenerateLinkerConfiguration();
 }
@@ -1359,11 +1314,6 @@
     if (auto result = SwitchToMountNamespaceIfNeeded(NS_DEFAULT); !result.ok()) {
         return result.error();
     }
-
-    if (auto result = MountApexRootForDefaultNamespace(); !result.ok()) {
-        return result.error();
-    }
-
     if (auto result = MountLinkerConfigForDefaultNamespace(); !result.ok()) {
         return result.error();
     }
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 4bb8eec..da63fdc 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -832,12 +832,6 @@
     CHECKCALL(mount("tmpfs", "/apex", "tmpfs", MS_NOEXEC | MS_NOSUID | MS_NODEV,
                     "mode=0755,uid=0,gid=0"));
 
-    if (NeedsTwoMountNamespaces()) {
-        // /bootstrap-apex is used to mount "bootstrap" APEXes.
-        CHECKCALL(mount("tmpfs", "/bootstrap-apex", "tmpfs", MS_NOEXEC | MS_NOSUID | MS_NODEV,
-                        "mode=0755,uid=0,gid=0"));
-    }
-
     // /linkerconfig is used to keep generated linker configuration
     CHECKCALL(mount("tmpfs", "/linkerconfig", "tmpfs", MS_NOEXEC | MS_NOSUID | MS_NODEV,
                     "mode=0755,uid=0,gid=0"));
diff --git a/init/mount_namespace.cpp b/init/mount_namespace.cpp
index e069a5d..5b53d50 100644
--- a/init/mount_namespace.cpp
+++ b/init/mount_namespace.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
+// In case we have two sets of APEXes (non-updatable, updatable), we need two separate mount
+// namespaces.
+static bool NeedsTwoMountNamespaces() {
+    if (IsRecoveryMode()) return false;
+    // In microdroid, there's only one set of APEXes in built-in directories include block devices.
+    if (IsMicrodroid()) return false;
+    return true;
+}
+
 static android::base::unique_fd bootstrap_ns_fd;
 static android::base::unique_fd default_ns_fd;
 
@@ -74,15 +83,6 @@
 
 }  // namespace
 
-// In case we have two sets of APEXes (non-updatable, updatable), we need two separate mount
-// namespaces.
-bool NeedsTwoMountNamespaces() {
-    if (IsRecoveryMode()) return false;
-    // In microdroid, there's only one set of APEXes in built-in directories include block devices.
-    if (IsMicrodroid()) return false;
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool SetupMountNamespaces() {
     // Set the propagation type of / as shared so that any mounting event (e.g.
     // /data) is by default visible to all processes. When private mounting is
@@ -96,27 +96,6 @@
     // the bootstrap namespace get APEXes from the read-only partition.
     if (!(ChangeMount("/apex", MS_PRIVATE))) return false;
 
-    // However, some components (e.g. servicemanager) need to access bootstrap
-    // APEXes from the default mount namespace. To achieve that, we bind-mount
-    // /apex with /bootstrap-apex (not private) in the bootstrap mount namespace.
-    // Bootstrap APEXes are mounted in /apex and also visible in /bootstrap-apex.
-    // In the default mount namespace, we detach /bootstrap-apex from /apex and
-    // bootstrap APEXes are still be visible in /bootstrap-apex.
-    //
-    // The end result will look like:
-    //   in the bootstrap mount namespace:
-    //     /apex  (== /bootstrap-apex)
-    //       {bootstrap APEXes from the read-only partition}
-    //
-    //   in the default mount namespace:
-    //     /bootstrap-apex
-    //       {bootstrap APEXes from the read-only partition}
-    //     /apex
-    //       {APEXes, can be from /data partition}
-    if (NeedsTwoMountNamespaces()) {
-        if (!(BindMount("/bootstrap-apex", "/apex"))) return false;
-    }
-
     // /linkerconfig is a private mountpoint to give a different linker configuration
     // based on the mount namespace. Subdirectory will be bind-mounted based on current mount
     // namespace
diff --git a/init/mount_namespace.h b/init/mount_namespace.h
index 43c5476..5e3dab2 100644
--- a/init/mount_namespace.h
+++ b/init/mount_namespace.h
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@
 enum MountNamespace { NS_BOOTSTRAP, NS_DEFAULT };
 
 bool SetupMountNamespaces();
-
 base::Result<void> SwitchToMountNamespaceIfNeeded(MountNamespace target_mount_namespace);
 
 base::Result<MountNamespace> GetCurrentMountNamespace();
 
-bool NeedsTwoMountNamespaces();
-
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/selinux.cpp b/init/selinux.cpp
index 8532c44..51093d8 100644
--- a/init/selinux.cpp
+++ b/init/selinux.cpp
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
     selinux_android_restorecon("/dev/device-mapper", 0);
 
     selinux_android_restorecon("/apex", 0);
-    selinux_android_restorecon("/bootstrap-apex", 0);
+
     selinux_android_restorecon("/linkerconfig", 0);
 
     // adb remount, snapshot-based updates, and DSUs all create files during