diff --git a/init/action.cpp b/init/action.cpp
index f782b51..11335ca 100644
--- a/init/action.cpp
+++ b/init/action.cpp
@@ -18,16 +18,11 @@
 
 #include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
 
-#if defined(__ANDROID__)
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
-#else
-#include "host_init_stubs.h"
-#endif
-
 using android::base::Join;
 
 namespace android {
diff --git a/init/action_parser.cpp b/init/action_parser.cpp
index a2c9671..f9b96eb 100644
--- a/init/action_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/action_parser.cpp
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@
 
 #include "action_parser.h"
 
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 
 #include "stable_properties.h"
 
-#if defined(__ANDROID__)
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
-#else
+#if !defined(__ANDROID__)
 #include "host_init_stubs.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/init/host_init_stubs.cpp b/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
index 4451ac8..c40a254 100644
--- a/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
+++ b/init/host_init_stubs.cpp
@@ -22,20 +22,6 @@
 }
 
 namespace android {
-namespace base {
-
-std::string GetProperty(const std::string&, const std::string& default_value) {
-    return default_value;
-}
-
-bool GetBoolProperty(const std::string&, bool default_value) {
-    return default_value;
-}
-
-}  // namespace base
-}  // namespace android
-
-namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
 // init.h
diff --git a/init/host_init_stubs.h b/init/host_init_stubs.h
index bb241af..f0e1f07 100644
--- a/init/host_init_stubs.h
+++ b/init/host_init_stubs.h
@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@
 // unistd.h
 int setgroups(size_t __size, const gid_t* __list);
 
-// android-base/properties.h
-namespace android {
-namespace base {
-
-std::string GetProperty(const std::string& key, const std::string& default_value);
-bool GetBoolProperty(const std::string& key, bool default_value);
-
-}  // namespace base
-}  // namespace android
-
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index 0e08d9b..c9ed87f 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
@@ -46,8 +47,6 @@
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
 #include <sys/system_properties.h>
 
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
-
 #include "init.h"
 #include "property_service.h"
 #else
diff --git a/init/util.cpp b/init/util.cpp
index 4455b2e..5f2b87d 100644
--- a/init/util.cpp
+++ b/init/util.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
@@ -43,8 +44,6 @@
 #include "reboot.h"
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
-
 #include "selinux.h"
 #else
 #include "host_init_stubs.h"