diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index c2eb73c..17c36bb 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -1187,8 +1187,6 @@
         if (StartsWith(key, ANDROIDBOOT_PREFIX)) {
             InitPropertySet("ro.boot." + key.substr(ANDROIDBOOT_PREFIX.size()), value);
         } else if (StartsWith(key, qemu_prefix)) {
-            InitPropertySet("ro.kernel." + key, value);  // emulator specific, deprecated
-
             // emulator specific, should be retired once emulator migrates to
             // androidboot.
             const auto new_name =