diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 09c815ed98..18f2c39a74 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1306,11 +1306,8 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(TARGET_NO_KERNEL)),true)
 INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS := \
 	$(addprefix --second ,$(INSTALLED_2NDBOOTLOADER_TARGET))
 
-# TODO(b/229701033): clean up BOARD_BUILD_GKI_BOOT_IMAGE_WITHOUT_RAMDISK.
-ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_GKI_BOOT_IMAGE_WITHOUT_RAMDISK),true)
-  ifneq ($(BUILDING_INIT_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
-    INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --ramdisk $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET)
-  endif
+ifneq ($(BUILDING_INIT_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
+  INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --ramdisk $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 endif
 
 ifndef BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE
@@ -2348,8 +2345,6 @@ $(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE), \
 )
 $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)),\
     $(hide) echo "recovery_as_boot=true" >> $(1))
-$(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_GKI_BOOT_IMAGE_WITHOUT_RAMDISK)),\
-    $(hide) echo "gki_boot_image_without_ramdisk=true" >> $(1))
 $(hide) echo "root_dir=$(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)" >> $(1)
 $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE)),\
     $(hide) echo "use_dynamic_partition_size=true" >> $(1))
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index 947f66f8c2..30acbbab4d 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ $(call add_json_map, PartitionVarsForBazelMigrationOnlyDoNotUse)
   $(call add_json_str, BoardFlashEraseBlockSize, $(BOARD_FLASH_ERASE_BLOCK_SIZE))
 
   $(call add_json_bool, BoardUsesRecoveryAsBoot, $(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)))
-  $(call add_json_bool, BoardBuildGkiBootImageWithoutRamdisk, $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_GKI_BOOT_IMAGE_WITHOUT_RAMDISK)))
   $(call add_json_bool, ProductUseDynamicPartitionSize, $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE)))
   $(call add_json_bool, CopyImagesForTargetFilesZip, $(filter true,$(COPY_IMAGES_FOR_TARGET_FILES_ZIP)))