diff --git a/graphics/mapper/2.0/default/passthrough.cpp b/graphics/mapper/2.0/default/passthrough.cpp
index 93d6d99063..e18b88fb84 100644
--- a/graphics/mapper/2.0/default/passthrough.cpp
+++ b/graphics/mapper/2.0/default/passthrough.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
 using android::hardware::graphics::mapper::V2_0::IMapper;
 using android::hardware::graphics::mapper::V2_0::passthrough::GrallocLoader;
 
-// Preload the gralloc module such that GraphicBufferMapper::preloadHal is
-// meaningful
-class GrallocPreloader {
-public:
-    GrallocPreloader() { GrallocLoader::loadModule(); }
-};
-static GrallocPreloader sGrallocPreloader;
-
 extern "C" IMapper* HIDL_FETCH_IMapper(const char* /*name*/) {
     return GrallocLoader::load();
 }
diff --git a/graphics/mapper/2.1/default/passthrough.cpp b/graphics/mapper/2.1/default/passthrough.cpp
index c99c98460e..c7f0cf5632 100644
--- a/graphics/mapper/2.1/default/passthrough.cpp
+++ b/graphics/mapper/2.1/default/passthrough.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
 using android::hardware::graphics::mapper::V2_1::IMapper;
 using android::hardware::graphics::mapper::V2_1::passthrough::GrallocLoader;
 
-// Preload the gralloc module such that GraphicBufferMapper::preloadHal is
-// meaningful
-class GrallocPreloader {
-public:
-    GrallocPreloader() { GrallocLoader::loadModule(); }
-};
-static GrallocPreloader sGrallocPreloader;
-
 extern "C" IMapper* HIDL_FETCH_IMapper(const char* /*name*/) {
     return GrallocLoader::load();
 }