diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index 3199d4501..91b7dddf9 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
-#include <bootimg.h>
-#include <fs_mgr.h>
 #include <property_info_parser/property_info_parser.h>
 #include <property_info_serializer/property_info_serializer.h>
 #include <selinux/android.h>
@@ -79,8 +77,6 @@ using android::properties::ParsePropertyInfoFile;
 using android::properties::PropertyInfoAreaFile;
 using android::properties::PropertyInfoEntry;
 
-#define RECOVERY_MOUNT_POINT "/recovery"
-
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
@@ -732,37 +728,6 @@ void load_persist_props(void) {
     property_set("ro.persistent_properties.ready", "true");
 }
 
-void load_recovery_id_prop() {
-    std::unique_ptr<fstab, decltype(&fs_mgr_free_fstab)> fstab(fs_mgr_read_fstab_default(),
-                                                               fs_mgr_free_fstab);
-    if (!fstab) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "unable to read default fstab";
-        return;
-    }
-
-    fstab_rec* rec = fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point(fstab.get(), RECOVERY_MOUNT_POINT);
-    if (rec == NULL) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "/recovery not specified in fstab";
-        return;
-    }
-
-    int fd = open(rec->blk_device, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-    if (fd == -1) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "error opening block device " << rec->blk_device;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    boot_img_hdr hdr;
-    if (android::base::ReadFully(fd, &hdr, sizeof(hdr))) {
-        std::string hex = bytes_to_hex(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(hdr.id), sizeof(hdr.id));
-        property_set("ro.recovery_id", hex);
-    } else {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "error reading /recovery";
-    }
-
-    close(fd);
-}
-
 void property_load_boot_defaults() {
     // TODO(b/117892318): merge prop.default and build.prop files into one
     // TODO(b/122864654): read the prop files from all partitions and then
@@ -783,7 +748,6 @@ void property_load_boot_defaults() {
     load_properties_from_file("/odm/build.prop", NULL);
     load_properties_from_file("/vendor/build.prop", NULL);
     load_properties_from_file("/factory/factory.prop", "ro.*");
-    load_recovery_id_prop();
 
     update_sys_usb_config();
 }
diff --git a/init/util.cpp b/init/util.cpp
index 378114120..80fb03d6e 100644
--- a/init/util.cpp
+++ b/init/util.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
-#include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
@@ -268,16 +267,6 @@ bool make_dir(const std::string& path, mode_t mode) {
     return rc == 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Writes hex_len hex characters (1/2 byte) to hex from bytes.
- */
-std::string bytes_to_hex(const uint8_t* bytes, size_t bytes_len) {
-    std::string hex("0x");
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < bytes_len; i++)
-        android::base::StringAppendF(&hex, "%02x", bytes[i]);
-    return hex;
-}
-
 /*
  * Returns true is pathname is a directory
  */
diff --git a/init/util.h b/init/util.h
index 53f45473a..2b57910fc 100644
--- a/init/util.h
+++ b/init/util.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ int wait_for_file(const char *filename, std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout);
 void import_kernel_cmdline(bool in_qemu,
                            const std::function<void(const std::string&, const std::string&, bool)>&);
 bool make_dir(const std::string& path, mode_t mode);
-std::string bytes_to_hex(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t bytes_len);
 bool is_dir(const char* pathname);
 bool expand_props(const std::string& src, std::string* dst);