diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 181de2e52..2d16f60c9 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ init_device_sources = [
 init_host_sources = [
     "check_builtins.cpp",
     "host_import_parser.cpp",
-    "host_init_verifier.cpp",
 ]
 
 soong_config_module_type {
@@ -321,7 +320,6 @@ cc_binary {
     visibility: ["//packages/modules/Virtualization/microdroid"],
 }
 
-
 soong_config_module_type {
     name: "init_first_stage_cc_defaults",
     module_type: "cc_defaults",
@@ -614,13 +612,13 @@ cc_defaults {
 cc_binary {
     name: "host_init_verifier",
     defaults: ["init_host_defaults"],
-    srcs: init_common_sources + init_host_sources,
+    srcs: ["host_init_verifier.cpp"] + init_common_sources + init_host_sources,
 }
 
 cc_library_host_static {
     name: "libinit_host",
     defaults: ["init_host_defaults"],
-    srcs: init_common_sources,
+    srcs: init_common_sources + init_host_sources,
     export_include_dirs: ["."],
     proto: {
         export_proto_headers: true,
diff --git a/init/check_builtins.cpp b/init/check_builtins.cpp
index 461ed2255..97254580c 100644
--- a/init/check_builtins.cpp
+++ b/init/check_builtins.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 #include <android-base/parsedouble.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
+#include <property_info_parser/property_info_parser.h>
 
 #include "builtin_arguments.h"
-#include "host_init_verifier.h"
 #include "interface_utils.h"
 #include "property_type.h"
 #include "rlimit_parser.h"
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 
 using android::base::ParseInt;
 using android::base::StartsWith;
+using android::properties::BuildTrie;
+using android::properties::PropertyInfoArea;
+using android::properties::PropertyInfoEntry;
 
 #define ReturnIfAnyArgsEmpty()     \
     for (const auto& arg : args) { \
@@ -50,6 +53,26 @@ using android::base::StartsWith;
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
+const PropertyInfoArea* property_info_area;
+
+Result<void> InitializeHostPropertyInfoArea(const std::vector<PropertyInfoEntry>& property_infos) {
+    static std::string serialized_contexts;
+    std::string trie_error;
+    if (!BuildTrie(property_infos, "u:object_r:default_prop:s0", "string", &serialized_contexts,
+                   &trie_error)) {
+        return Error() << "Unable to serialize property contexts: " << trie_error;
+    }
+
+    property_info_area = reinterpret_cast<const PropertyInfoArea*>(serialized_contexts.c_str());
+    return {};
+}
+
+static Result<void> check_stub(const BuiltinArguments& args) {
+    return {};
+}
+
+#include "generated_stub_builtin_function_map.h"
+
 Result<void> check_chown(const BuiltinArguments& args) {
     if (!args[1].empty()) {
         auto uid = DecodeUid(args[1]);
diff --git a/init/check_builtins.h b/init/check_builtins.h
index dc1b752e7..9b00a7c39 100644
--- a/init/check_builtins.h
+++ b/init/check_builtins.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include "builtin_arguments.h"
 #include "result.h"
 
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <property_info_serializer/property_info_serializer.h>
+
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
@@ -43,5 +47,8 @@ Result<void> check_umount_all(const BuiltinArguments& args);
 Result<void> check_wait(const BuiltinArguments& args);
 Result<void> check_wait_for_prop(const BuiltinArguments& args);
 
+Result<void> InitializeHostPropertyInfoArea(
+        const std::vector<properties::PropertyInfoEntry>& property_infos);
+
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
index 662185c44..f746ab954 100644
--- a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
+++ b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 //
 
-#include "host_init_verifier.h"
-
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -36,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <generated_android_ids.h>
 #include <hidl/metadata.h>
+#include <property_info_parser/property_info_parser.h>
 #include <property_info_serializer/property_info_serializer.h>
 
 #include "action.h"
@@ -57,9 +56,7 @@ using android::base::EndsWith;
 using android::base::ParseInt;
 using android::base::ReadFileToString;
 using android::base::Split;
-using android::properties::BuildTrie;
 using android::properties::ParsePropertyInfoFile;
-using android::properties::PropertyInfoArea;
 using android::properties::PropertyInfoEntry;
 
 static std::vector<std::string> passwd_files;
@@ -148,12 +145,6 @@ passwd* getpwnam(const char* login) {  // NOLINT: implementing bad function.
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
-static Result<void> check_stub(const BuiltinArguments& args) {
-    return {};
-}
-
-#include "generated_stub_builtin_function_map.h"
-
 void PrintUsage() {
     fprintf(stdout, R"(usage: host_init_verifier [options]
 
@@ -196,8 +187,6 @@ Result<InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap> ReadInterfaceInheritanceHierarchy() {
     return result;
 }
 
-const PropertyInfoArea* property_info_area;
-
 void HandlePropertyContexts(const std::string& filename,
                             std::vector<PropertyInfoEntry>* property_infos) {
     auto file_contents = std::string();
@@ -288,16 +277,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     }
     SetKnownInterfaces(*interface_inheritance_hierarchy_map);
 
-    std::string serialized_contexts;
-    std::string trie_error;
-    if (!BuildTrie(property_infos, "u:object_r:default_prop:s0", "string", &serialized_contexts,
-                   &trie_error)) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to serialize property contexts: " << trie_error;
+    if (auto result = InitializeHostPropertyInfoArea(property_infos); !result.ok()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << result.error();
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    property_info_area = reinterpret_cast<const PropertyInfoArea*>(serialized_contexts.c_str());
-
     if (!partition_map.empty()) {
         std::vector<std::string> vendor_prefixes;
         for (const auto& partition : {"vendor", "odm"}) {
diff --git a/init/host_init_verifier.h b/init/host_init_verifier.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d24f2a9b..000000000
--- a/init/host_init_verifier.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <property_info_parser/property_info_parser.h>
-
-namespace android {
-namespace init {
-
-extern const android::properties::PropertyInfoArea* property_info_area;
-
-}  // namespace init
-}  // namespace android