diff --git a/init/init_parser.cpp b/init/init_parser.cpp
index c8ef8d9..620367a 100644
--- a/init/init_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/init_parser.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     data_copy.push_back('\0');
 
     parse_state state;
-    state.filename = filename.c_str();
     state.line = 0;
     state.ptr = &data_copy[0];
     state.nexttoken = 0;
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@
 
                     std::string ret_err;
                     if (!callback(std::move(args), &ret_err)) {
-                        parse_error(&state, "%s\n", ret_err.c_str());
+                        LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << ret_err;
                     }
                     section_parser = nullptr;
                     break;
@@ -88,15 +87,14 @@
                 }
                 section_parser = section_parsers_[args[0]].get();
                 std::string ret_err;
-                if (!section_parser->ParseSection(std::move(args), state.filename, state.line,
-                                                  &ret_err)) {
-                    parse_error(&state, "%s\n", ret_err.c_str());
+                if (!section_parser->ParseSection(std::move(args), filename, state.line, &ret_err)) {
+                    LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << ret_err;
                     section_parser = nullptr;
                 }
             } else if (section_parser) {
                 std::string ret_err;
                 if (!section_parser->ParseLineSection(std::move(args), state.line, &ret_err)) {
-                    parse_error(&state, "%s\n", ret_err.c_str());
+                    LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << ret_err;
                 }
             }
             args.clear();
diff --git a/init/parser.cpp b/init/parser.cpp
index 5953a88..0d13cfe 100644
--- a/init/parser.cpp
+++ b/init/parser.cpp
@@ -1,28 +1,5 @@
 #include "parser.h"
 
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include <android-base/logging.h>
-
-void parse_error(struct parse_state *state, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-    char buf[128];
-    int off;
-
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s: %d: ", state->filename, state->line);
-    buf[127] = 0;
-    off = strlen(buf);
-
-    va_start(ap, fmt);
-    vsnprintf(buf + off, 128 - off, fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-    buf[127] = 0;
-    LOG(ERROR) << buf;
-}
-
 int next_token(struct parse_state *state)
 {
     char *x = state->ptr;
diff --git a/init/parser.h b/init/parser.h
index 95e1164..3dcc566 100644
--- a/init/parser.h
+++ b/init/parser.h
@@ -27,14 +27,8 @@
     char *text;
     int line;
     int nexttoken;
-    void *context;
-    void (*parse_line)(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args);
-    const char *filename;
-    void *priv;
 };
 
-void dump_parser_state(void);
 int next_token(struct parse_state *state);
-void parse_error(struct parse_state *state, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 #endif /* PARSER_H_ */