diff --git a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
index d015ae9c8..db127d3f2 100644
--- a/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
+++ b/init/host_init_verifier.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <cstdlib>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iterator>
@@ -217,80 +216,6 @@ void HandlePropertyContexts(const std::string& filename,
     }
 }
 
-bool CheckServiceCapabilities(const ServiceList& service_list,
-                              const std::set<std::string>& system_services) {
-    static const std::set<std::string> kExemptList = {
-            "apexd",
-            "apexd-bootstrap",
-            "apexd-snapshotde",
-            "adbd",
-            "boottrace",
-            "boringssl_self_test32",
-            "boringssl_self_test64",
-            "boringssl_self_test_apex32",
-            "boringssl_self_test_apex64",
-            "bsplogstart",
-            "bugreportd",
-            "charger",
-            "clear-bcb",
-            "composd",
-            "dumpstate",
-            "dumpstatez",
-            "fastbootd",
-            "gsid",
-            "installd",
-            "mmedialogstart",
-            "mobile_log_d",
-            // Yes, it's contorl, not control :(
-            "mobile_log_d_contorl",
-            "mobile_log_d_sublog_config",
-            "odsign",
-            "profcollectd",
-            "recovery",
-            "recovery-console",
-            "servicemanager",
-            "setup-bcb",
-            "snapuserd",
-            "snapuserd_proxy",
-            "sysproxyd",
-            "trace_buf_off",
-            "ueventd",
-            "uncrypt",
-            "update_engine",
-            "update_verifier",
-            "update_verifier_nonencrypted",
-            "usbd",
-            "vold",
-            "zygote",
-            "zygote_secondary",
-    };
-    bool found_error = false;
-    for (const auto& service : service_list) {
-        if (service->uid() != 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        // TODO(b/249796710): enable this linter for other partitions as well
-        if (system_services.count(service->name()) == 0) {
-            LOG(DEBUG) << "Skipping capabilities check for '" << service->name()
-                       << "' because it doesn't belong to system partition";
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (!service->capabilities().has_value() && kExemptList.count(service->name()) == 0) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Service '" << service->name() << "' (defined in " << service->filename()
-                       << ") runs under 'root' user but does not "
-                       << "specify capabiltiies it needs. This will result in service inheriting "
-                          "all the "
-                       << "capabilities that 'init' has. Please explicitly specify the "
-                          "capabilities that '"
-                       << service->name()
-                       << "' need. If it doesn't need any capabilities then leave the "
-                          "'capabilities' field empty.";
-            found_error = true;
-        }
-    }
-    return !found_error;
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     android::base::InitLogging(argv, &android::base::StdioLogger);
     android::base::SetMinimumLogSeverity(android::base::ERROR);
@@ -394,17 +319,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     parser.AddSectionParser("on", std::make_unique<ActionParser>(&am, GetSubcontext()));
     parser.AddSectionParser("import", std::make_unique<HostImportParser>());
 
-    std::set<std::string> system_services;
     if (!partition_map.empty()) {
         for (const auto& p : partition_search_order) {
             if (partition_map.find(p) != partition_map.end()) {
                 parser.ParseConfig(partition_map.at(p) + "etc/init");
             }
-            if (p == "system") {
-                for (const auto& service : ServiceList::GetInstance()) {
-                    system_services.insert(service->name());
-                }
-            }
         }
     } else {
         if (!parser.ParseConfigFileInsecure(*argv)) {
@@ -417,9 +336,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to parse init scripts with " << failures << " error(s).";
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    if (!CheckServiceCapabilities(sl, system_services)) {
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/init/service.h b/init/service.h
index 9cc292093..f9749d207 100644
--- a/init/service.h
+++ b/init/service.h
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ class Service {
     const std::string& filename() const { return filename_; }
     void set_filename(const std::string& name) { filename_ = name; }
 
-    const std::optional<CapSet>& capabilities() const { return capabilities_; }
-
   private:
     void NotifyStateChange(const std::string& new_state) const;
     void StopOrReset(int how);