diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
index 041f6d890..d3e80c992 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ additional.namespaces = sphal,vndk,rs
 ###############################################################################
 namespace.default.isolated = true
 
-namespace.default.search.paths  = /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
-namespace.default.search.paths += /system/${LIB}
+namespace.default.search.paths  = /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
 
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ namespace.default.permitted.paths += /data
 namespace.default.permitted.paths += /mnt/expand
 
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths  = /data/asan/system/${LIB}
-namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/product/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
@@ -339,13 +337,11 @@ namespace.vndk.link.default.allow_all_shared_libs = true
 ###############################################################################
 namespace.system.isolated = false
 
-namespace.system.search.paths  = /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
-namespace.system.search.paths += /system/${LIB}
+namespace.system.search.paths  = /system/${LIB}
 namespace.system.search.paths += /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
 namespace.system.search.paths += /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
 
 namespace.system.asan.search.paths  = /data/asan/system/${LIB}
-namespace.system.asan.search.paths += /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
 namespace.system.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}
 namespace.system.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/product/${LIB}
 namespace.system.asan.search.paths +=           /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
@@ -362,7 +358,6 @@ namespace.system.asan.search.paths +=           /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
 ###############################################################################
 [postinstall]
 namespace.default.isolated = false
-namespace.default.search.paths  = /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
-namespace.default.search.paths += /system/${LIB}
+namespace.default.search.paths  = /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
index 6a53b0321..7e354aca6 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
@@ -38,15 +38,13 @@ additional.namespaces = sphal,vndk,rs
 ###############################################################################
 namespace.default.isolated = false
 
-namespace.default.search.paths  = /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
-namespace.default.search.paths += /system/${LIB}
+namespace.default.search.paths  = /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /odm/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
 
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths  = /data/asan/system/${LIB}
-namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/odm/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /odm/${LIB}
@@ -213,7 +211,6 @@ namespace.default.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}/vndk-sp
 # Access to system libraries are allowed
 namespace.default.search.paths += /system/${LIB}/vndk%VNDK_VER%
 namespace.default.search.paths += /system/${LIB}/vndk-sp%VNDK_VER%
-namespace.default.search.paths += /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
@@ -235,7 +232,6 @@ namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}/vndk%VNDK_VER%
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/system/${LIB}/vndk-sp%VNDK_VER%
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}/vndk-sp%VNDK_VER%
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/system/${LIB}
-namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/product/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
@@ -252,7 +248,6 @@ namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
 ###############################################################################
 [postinstall]
 namespace.default.isolated = false
-namespace.default.search.paths  = /apex/com.android.runtime/${LIB}
-namespace.default.search.paths += /system/${LIB}
+namespace.default.search.paths  = /system/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT%/${LIB}
 namespace.default.search.paths += /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}