diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json
index 3e4393df2..d013ec858 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 {
   "Cgroups": [
-    {
-      "Controller": "blkio",
-      "Path": "/dev/blkio",
-      "Mode": "0775",
-      "UID": "system",
-      "GID": "system"
-    },
     {
       "Controller": "cpu",
       "Path": "/dev/cpuctl",
@@ -39,6 +32,12 @@
       {
         "Controller": "freezer",
         "Path": "."
+      },
+      {
+        "Controller": "io",
+        "Path": ".",
+        "NeedsActivation": true,
+        "Optional": true
       }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
index 1fc66ba10..2c08b0b31 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@
       "Name": "FreezerState",
       "Controller": "freezer",
       "File": "cgroup.freeze"
+    },
+    {
+      "Name": "BfqWeight",
+      "Controller": "io",
+      "File": "io.bfq.weight"
+    },
+    {
+      "Name": "CfqGroupIdle",
+      "Controller": "io",
+      "File": "io.group_idle"
+    },
+    {
+      "Name": "CfqWeight",
+      "Controller": "io",
+      "File": "io.weight"
     }
   ],
 
@@ -439,11 +454,30 @@
       "Name": "LowIoPriority",
       "Actions": [
         {
-          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
           "Params":
           {
-            "Controller": "blkio",
-            "Path": "background"
+            "Name": "BfqWeight",
+            "Value": "10",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqGroupIdle",
+            "Value": "0",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqWeight",
+            "Value": "200",
+            "Optional": "true"
           }
         }
       ]
@@ -452,11 +486,30 @@
       "Name": "NormalIoPriority",
       "Actions": [
         {
-          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
           "Params":
           {
-            "Controller": "blkio",
-            "Path": ""
+            "Name": "BfqWeight",
+            "Value": "100",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqGroupIdle",
+            "Value": "0",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqWeight",
+            "Value": "1000",
+            "Optional": "true"
           }
         }
       ]
@@ -465,11 +518,30 @@
       "Name": "HighIoPriority",
       "Actions": [
         {
-          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
           "Params":
           {
-            "Controller": "blkio",
-            "Path": ""
+            "Name": "BfqWeight",
+            "Value": "100",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqGroupIdle",
+            "Value": "0",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqWeight",
+            "Value": "1000",
+            "Optional": "true"
           }
         }
       ]
@@ -478,11 +550,30 @@
       "Name": "MaxIoPriority",
       "Actions": [
         {
-          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
           "Params":
           {
-            "Controller": "blkio",
-            "Path": ""
+            "Name": "BfqWeight",
+            "Value": "100",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqGroupIdle",
+            "Value": "0",
+            "Optional": "true"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "Name": "SetAttribute",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Name": "CfqWeight",
+            "Value": "1000",
+            "Optional": "true"
           }
         }
       ]
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 317f80908..fb6473666 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -219,26 +219,6 @@ on init
     write /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/schedtune.boost 1
     write /dev/stune/nnapi-hal/schedtune.prefer_idle 1
 
-    # Create blkio group and apply initial settings.
-    # This feature needs kernel to support it, and the
-    # device's init.rc must actually set the correct values.
-    mkdir /dev/blkio/background
-    chown system system /dev/blkio
-    chown system system /dev/blkio/background
-    chown system system /dev/blkio/tasks
-    chown system system /dev/blkio/background/tasks
-    chown system system /dev/blkio/cgroup.procs
-    chown system system /dev/blkio/background/cgroup.procs
-    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/tasks
-    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/background/tasks
-    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/cgroup.procs
-    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/background/cgroup.procs
-    write /dev/blkio/blkio.weight 1000
-    write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.weight 200
-    write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.bfq.weight 10
-    write /dev/blkio/blkio.group_idle 0
-    write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.group_idle 0
-
     restorecon_recursive /mnt
 
     mount configfs none /config nodev noexec nosuid