diff --git a/CleanSpec.mk b/CleanSpec.mk
index 284ef394bd..1e0e97194c 100644
--- a/CleanSpec.mk
+++ b/CleanSpec.mk
@@ -662,10 +662,6 @@ $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(OUT_DIR)/target/product/generic*/*system_ext*)
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(OUT_DIR)/target/product/generic*/*/product)
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(OUT_DIR)/target/product/generic*/*/system_ext)
 
-# Move GSI-specific files from /system to /system/system_ext
-$(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/etc/init/init.gsi.rc)
-$(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/etc/init/config/)
-
 # ************************************************
 # NEWER CLEAN STEPS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE LIST
 # ************************************************
diff --git a/target/product/gsi/Android.mk b/target/product/gsi/Android.mk
index 57dee0a3da..018bbb07a1 100644
--- a/target/product/gsi/Android.mk
+++ b/target/product/gsi/Android.mk
@@ -169,36 +169,3 @@ _binder32 :=
 include $(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)
 
 endif # BOARD_VNDK_VERSION is set
-
-#####################################################################
-# skip_mount.cfg, read by init to skip mounting some partitions when GSI is used.
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_MODULE := gsi_skip_mount.cfg
-LOCAL_MODULE_STEM := skip_mount.cfg
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
-LOCAL_SYSTEM_EXT_MODULE := true
-LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH := init/config
-
-# Adds a symlink under /system/etc/init/config pointing to /system/system_ext/etc/init/config
-# because first-stage init in Android 10.0 will read the skip_mount.cfg from /system/etc/* after
-# chroot /system.
-# TODO: remove this symlink when no need to support new GSI on Android 10.
-# The actual file needs to be under /system/system_ext because it's GSI-specific and does not
-# belong to core CSI.
-LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD := ln -sf /system/system_ext/etc/init/config $(TARGET_OUT)/etc/init/config
-
-include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
-
-#####################################################################
-# init.gsi.rc, GSI-specific init script.
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_MODULE := init.gsi.rc
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
-LOCAL_SYSTEM_EXT_MODULE := true
-LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH := init
-
-include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/target/product/gsi/gsi_skip_mount.cfg b/target/product/gsi/skip_mount.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from target/product/gsi/gsi_skip_mount.cfg
rename to target/product/gsi/skip_mount.cfg
diff --git a/target/product/gsi_common.mk b/target/product/gsi_common.mk
index bfecc9563a..1b5cd55475 100644
--- a/target/product/gsi_common.mk
+++ b/target/product/gsi_common.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST += \
 # Some GSI builds enable dexpreopt, whitelist these preopt files
 PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST += %.odex %.vdex %.art
 
+# Exclude GSI specific files
+PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST += \
+    system/etc/init/config/skip_mount.cfg \
+    system/etc/init/init.gsi.rc \
+
 # Exclude all files under system/product and system/system_ext
 PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST += \
     system/product/% \
@@ -66,9 +71,9 @@ PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE := true
 PRODUCT_COMPATIBLE_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE := true
 
 # GSI specific tasks on boot
-PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
-    gsi_skip_mount.cfg \
-    init.gsi.rc
+PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
+    build/make/target/product/gsi/skip_mount.cfg:system/etc/init/config/skip_mount.cfg \
+    build/make/target/product/gsi/init.gsi.rc:system/etc/init/init.gsi.rc \
 
 # Support addtional P vendor interface
 PRODUCT_EXTRA_VNDK_VERSIONS := 28
diff --git a/target/product/gsi_release.mk b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
index cab3916382..0dd2598971 100644
--- a/target/product/gsi_release.mk
+++ b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 # - etc.
 #
 
+# Exclude GSI specific files
+PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST += \
+    system/etc/init/config/skip_mount.cfg \
+    system/etc/init/init.gsi.rc \
+
 # Exclude all files under system/product and system/system_ext
 PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST += \
     system/product/% \
@@ -45,9 +50,9 @@ PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE := true
 PRODUCT_COMPATIBLE_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE := true
 
 # GSI specific tasks on boot
-PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
-    gsi_skip_mount.cfg \
-    init.gsi.rc
+PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
+    build/make/target/product/gsi/skip_mount.cfg:system/etc/init/config/skip_mount.cfg \
+    build/make/target/product/gsi/init.gsi.rc:system/etc/init/init.gsi.rc \
 
 # Support addtional P and Q VNDK packages
 PRODUCT_EXTRA_VNDK_VERSIONS := 28 29