diff --git a/cmds/app_process/Android.mk b/cmds/app_process/Android.mk
index 3ae9e12046329..fae0400a12129 100644
--- a/cmds/app_process/Android.mk
+++ b/cmds/app_process/Android.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
     libutils \
     liblog \
     libbinder \
-    libnativeloader \
     libandroid_runtime \
     $(app_process_common_shared_libs) \
 
diff --git a/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp b/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp
index 7590325982f5e..2e023825a219a 100644
--- a/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp
+++ b/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <cutils/trace.h>
 #include <android_runtime/AndroidRuntime.h>
-#include <nativeloader/native_loader.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>  // for AID_SYSTEM
 
 namespace android {
@@ -305,7 +304,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* const argv[])
     }
 
     if (zygote) {
-        InitializeNativeLoader();
         runtime.start("com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit", args, zygote);
     } else if (className) {
         runtime.start("com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit", args, zygote);