diff --git a/libshims/Android.mk b/libshims/Android.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 29ed69c..0000000
--- a/libshims/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ril_shim.c
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog libcutils libbinder libutils
-LOCAL_MODULE := libshim_ril
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := SHARED_LIBRARIES
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/libshims/ril_shim.c b/libshims/ril_shim.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d240fa6..0000000
--- a/libshims/ril_shim.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The CyanogenMod 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.
- */
-
-#define LOG_TAG "SEC_RIL_SHIM"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#include <utils/Log.h>
-
-//various funcs we'll need to call, in their mangled form
-
-//android::Parcel::writeString16(char16_t const*, unsigned int)
-extern void _ZN7android6Parcel13writeString16EPKDsj(void **str16P,
-        uint16_t const *str, unsigned int len);
-
-//code exports we provide
-
-void _ZN7android6Parcel13writeString16EPKtj(void **str16P,
-        unsigned short const *str, unsigned int len);
-
-//library on-load and on-unload handlers (to help us set things up and tear them down)
-void libEvtLoading(void) __attribute__((constructor));
-void libEvtUnloading(void) __attribute__((destructor));
-
-/*
- * FUNCTION: android::Parcel::writeString16(unsigned short const*, unsigned int)
- * USE:      INTERPOSE: write String16 to binder
- * NOTES:    This function no longer exists in M, instead now one must pass
- *           in a char16_t instead of a short. M So we'll craft the same call here.
- */
-void _ZN7android6Parcel13writeString16EPKtj(void **str16P,
-        unsigned short const *str, unsigned int len)
-{
-    _ZN7android6Parcel13writeString16EPKDsj(str16P, str, len);
-}
-
-/*
- * FUNCTION: libEvtLoading()
- * USE:      Handle library loading
- * NOTES:    This is a good time to log the fact that we were loaded and plan to
- *           do our thing.
- */
-void libEvtLoading(void)
-{
-    ALOGV("libbinder interposition library loaded");
-}
-
-/*
- * FUNCTION: libEvtUnloading()
- * USE:      Handle library unloading
- * NOTES:    This is a good time to free whatever is unfreed and say goodbye
- */
-void libEvtUnloading(void)
-{
-    ALOGV("libbinder interposition library unloading. Goodbye...");
-}
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
index 3799b54..0072769 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import init.qcom.usb.rc
 import init.target.rc
 
 on early-init
-    export LD_SHIM_LIBS /system/lib/libril.so|libshim_ril.so
-
     mount debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug
     chmod 0755 /sys/kernel/debug