diff --git a/metricsd/Android.mk b/metricsd/Android.mk
index 9fd8edaa2..89fa222d1 100644
--- a/metricsd/Android.mk
+++ b/metricsd/Android.mk
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(metrics_shared_libraries) \
   libprotobuf-cpp-lite \
   libchromeos-http \
   libchromeos-dbus \
+  libcutils \
   libdbus
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(metrics_daemon_sources)
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := metrics_daemon_protos
diff --git a/metricsd/constants.h b/metricsd/constants.h
index 56dac0db2..15c15d90d 100644
--- a/metricsd/constants.h
+++ b/metricsd/constants.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ static const char kMetricsGUIDFilePath[] = "/data/misc/metrics/Sysinfo.GUID";
 static const char kMetricsServer[] = "https://clients4.google.com/uma/v2";
 static const char kConsentFilePath[] = "/data/misc/metrics/enabled";
 static const char kDefaultVersion[] = "0.0.0.0";
+
+// System properties used.
+static const char kBuildTargetIdProperty[] = "ro.product.build_target_id";
+static const char kChannelProperty[] = "ro.product.channel";
+static const char kProductVersionProperty[] = "ro.product.version";
 }  // namespace metrics
 
 #endif  // METRICS_CONSTANTS_H_
diff --git a/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc b/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc
index 069f68e25..5855cee5d 100644
--- a/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc
+++ b/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <base/strings/string_split.h>
 #include <base/strings/string_util.h>
 #include <base/strings/stringprintf.h>
-#include <base/sys_info.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus.h>
 #include <dbus/message.h>
 
@@ -209,10 +209,13 @@ uint32_t MetricsDaemon::GetOsVersionHash() {
   if (version_hash_is_cached)
     return cached_version_hash;
   version_hash_is_cached = true;
-  std::string version = metrics::kDefaultVersion;
+
+  char version[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
   // The version might not be set for development devices. In this case, use the
   // zero version.
-  base::SysInfo::GetLsbReleaseValue("BRILLO_VERSION", &version);
+  property_get(metrics::kProductVersionProperty, version,
+               metrics::kDefaultVersion);
+
   cached_version_hash = base::Hash(version);
   if (testing_) {
     cached_version_hash = 42;  // return any plausible value for the hash
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/system_profile_cache.cc b/metricsd/uploader/system_profile_cache.cc
index 7dd0323a7..21ec22902 100644
--- a/metricsd/uploader/system_profile_cache.cc
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/system_profile_cache.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <base/logging.h>
 #include <base/strings/string_number_conversions.h>
 #include <base/strings/string_util.h>
-#include <base/sys_info.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -73,21 +73,28 @@ bool SystemProfileCache::Initialize() {
   CHECK(!initialized_)
       << "this should be called only once in the metrics_daemon lifetime.";
 
-  if (!base::SysInfo::GetLsbReleaseValue("BRILLO_BUILD_TARGET_ID",
-                                         &profile_.build_target_id)) {
-    LOG(ERROR) << "BRILLO_BUILD_TARGET_ID is not set in /etc/lsb-release.";
+  char property_value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+  property_get(metrics::kBuildTargetIdProperty, property_value, "");
+  profile_.build_target_id = std::string(property_value);
+
+  if (profile_.build_target_id.empty()) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "System property " << metrics::kBuildTargetIdProperty
+               << " is not set.";
     return false;
   }
 
-  std::string channel;
-  if (!base::SysInfo::GetLsbReleaseValue("BRILLO_CHANNEL", &channel) ||
-      !base::SysInfo::GetLsbReleaseValue("BRILLO_VERSION", &profile_.version)) {
+  property_get(metrics::kChannelProperty, property_value, "");
+  std::string channel(property_value);
+
+  property_get(metrics::kProductVersionProperty, property_value, "");
+  profile_.version = std::string(property_value);
+
+  if (channel.empty() || profile_.version.empty()) {
     // If the channel or version is missing, the image is not official.
     // In this case, set the channel to unknown and the version to 0.0.0.0 to
     // avoid polluting the production data.
     channel = "";
     profile_.version = metrics::kDefaultVersion;
-
   }
   profile_.client_id =
       testing_ ? "client_id_test" :