diff --git a/device.mk b/device.mk
index 2eb18871..4f57262b 100644
--- a/device.mk
+++ b/device.mk
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ PRODUCT_SOONG_NAMESPACES += \
 	device/google/gs201 \
 	device/google/gs201/powerstats
 
-LOCAL_KERNEL := $(TARGET_KERNEL_DIR)/Image.lz4
-
 ifeq ($(RELEASE_AVF_ENABLE_LLPVM_CHANGES),true)
 	# Set the environment variable to enable the Secretkeeper HAL service.
 	SECRETKEEPER_ENABLED := true
@@ -302,7 +300,6 @@ PRODUCT_ENFORCE_PRODUCT_PARTITION_INTERFACE := true
 
 # Init files
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
-	$(LOCAL_KERNEL):kernel \
 	device/google/gs201/conf/init.gs201.usb.rc:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/init/hw/init.gs201.usb.rc \
 	device/google/gs201/conf/ueventd.gs201.rc:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/ueventd.rc