diff --git a/zion/CMakeLists.txt b/zion/CMakeLists.txt
index 519dbe2..c6b6471 100644
--- a/zion/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/zion/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ add_executable(zion
   interrupt/interrupt.cpp
   interrupt/interrupt_enter.s
   interrupt/timer.cpp
-  loader/elf_loader.cpp
   loader/init_loader.cpp
   memory/kernel_heap.cpp
   memory/kernel_stack_manager.cpp
diff --git a/zion/loader/elf_loader.cpp b/zion/loader/elf_loader.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b6a925..0000000
--- a/zion/loader/elf_loader.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#include "loader/elf_loader.h"
-
-#include "debug/debug.h"
-#include "memory/paging_util.h"
-
-namespace {
-
-typedef struct {
-  char ident[16];
-  uint16_t type;
-  uint16_t machine;
-  uint32_t version;
-  uint64_t entry;
-  uint64_t phoff;
-  uint64_t shoff;
-  uint32_t flags;
-  uint16_t ehsize;
-  uint16_t phentsize;
-  uint16_t phnum;
-  uint16_t shentsize;
-  uint16_t shnum;
-  uint16_t shstrndx;
-} Elf64Header;
-
-typedef struct {
-  uint32_t name;
-  uint32_t type;
-  uint64_t flags;
-  uint64_t addr;
-  uint64_t offset;
-  uint64_t size;
-  uint32_t link;
-  uint32_t info;
-  uint64_t addralign;
-  uint64_t entsize;
-} Elf64SectionHeader;
-
-typedef struct {
-  uint32_t type;
-  uint32_t flags;
-  uint64_t offset;
-  uint64_t vaddr;
-  uint64_t paddr;
-  uint64_t filesz;
-  uint64_t memsz;
-  uint64_t align;
-} Elf64ProgramHeader;
-
-}  // namespace
-
-uint64_t LoadElfProgram(Process& dest_proc, uint64_t base, uint64_t offset) {
-  Elf64Header* header = reinterpret_cast<Elf64Header*>(base);
-  dbgln("phoff: %u phnum: %u", header->phoff, header->phnum);
-  Elf64ProgramHeader* programs =
-      reinterpret_cast<Elf64ProgramHeader*>(base + header->phoff);
-  for (uint64_t i = 0; i < header->phnum; i++) {
-    Elf64ProgramHeader& program = programs[i];
-    dbgln(
-        "prog: type: %u, flags: %u, offset: %u\n  vaddr: %m, paddr: %m\n  "
-        "filesz: %x, memsz: %x, align: %x",
-        program.type, program.flags, program.offset, program.vaddr,
-        program.paddr, program.filesz, program.memsz, program.align);
-    auto mem_obj = MakeRefCounted<MemoryObject>(program.filesz);
-    mem_obj->CopyBytesToObject(base + program.offset, program.filesz);
-    dest_proc.vmas()->MapInMemoryObject(program.vaddr, mem_obj);
-  }
-  return header->entry;
-}
diff --git a/zion/loader/elf_loader.h b/zion/loader/elf_loader.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b2072db..0000000
--- a/zion/loader/elf_loader.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#include "object/process.h"
-
-// Loads the elf program and returns its entry point.
-uint64_t LoadElfProgram(Process& dest_proc, uint64_t base, uint64_t length);
diff --git a/zion/loader/init_loader.cpp b/zion/loader/init_loader.cpp
index 0d370af..471e0ba 100644
--- a/zion/loader/init_loader.cpp
+++ b/zion/loader/init_loader.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "boot/boot_info.h"
 #include "debug/debug.h"
 #include "lib/ref_ptr.h"
-#include "loader/elf_loader.h"
 #include "memory/paging_util.h"
 #include "object/process.h"
 #include "object/thread.h"
@@ -11,6 +10,66 @@
 
 namespace {
 
+typedef struct {
+  char ident[16];
+  uint16_t type;
+  uint16_t machine;
+  uint32_t version;
+  uint64_t entry;
+  uint64_t phoff;
+  uint64_t shoff;
+  uint32_t flags;
+  uint16_t ehsize;
+  uint16_t phentsize;
+  uint16_t phnum;
+  uint16_t shentsize;
+  uint16_t shnum;
+  uint16_t shstrndx;
+} Elf64Header;
+
+typedef struct {
+  uint32_t name;
+  uint32_t type;
+  uint64_t flags;
+  uint64_t addr;
+  uint64_t offset;
+  uint64_t size;
+  uint32_t link;
+  uint32_t info;
+  uint64_t addralign;
+  uint64_t entsize;
+} Elf64SectionHeader;
+
+typedef struct {
+  uint32_t type;
+  uint32_t flags;
+  uint64_t offset;
+  uint64_t vaddr;
+  uint64_t paddr;
+  uint64_t filesz;
+  uint64_t memsz;
+  uint64_t align;
+} Elf64ProgramHeader;
+
+uint64_t LoadElfProgram(Process& dest_proc, uint64_t base, uint64_t offset) {
+  Elf64Header* header = reinterpret_cast<Elf64Header*>(base);
+  dbgln("phoff: %u phnum: %u", header->phoff, header->phnum);
+  Elf64ProgramHeader* programs =
+      reinterpret_cast<Elf64ProgramHeader*>(base + header->phoff);
+  for (uint64_t i = 0; i < header->phnum; i++) {
+    Elf64ProgramHeader& program = programs[i];
+    dbgln(
+        "prog: type: %u, flags: %u, offset: %u\n  vaddr: %m, paddr: %m\n  "
+        "filesz: %x, memsz: %x, align: %x",
+        program.type, program.flags, program.offset, program.vaddr,
+        program.paddr, program.filesz, program.memsz, program.align);
+    auto mem_obj = MakeRefCounted<MemoryObject>(program.filesz);
+    mem_obj->CopyBytesToObject(base + program.offset, program.filesz);
+    dest_proc.vmas()->MapInMemoryObject(program.vaddr, mem_obj);
+  }
+  return header->entry;
+}
+
 bool streq(const char* a, const char* b) {
   while (true) {
     if (*a == '\0' && *b == '\0') return true;
diff --git a/zion/object/thread.cpp b/zion/object/thread.cpp
index af29bd3..fb9d068 100644
--- a/zion/object/thread.cpp
+++ b/zion/object/thread.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "common/gdt.h"
 #include "debug/debug.h"
-#include "loader/elf_loader.h"
 #include "memory/paging_util.h"
 #include "object/process.h"
 #include "scheduler/scheduler.h"
diff --git a/zion/syscall/syscall.cpp b/zion/syscall/syscall.cpp
index b190297..ec933c3 100644
--- a/zion/syscall/syscall.cpp
+++ b/zion/syscall/syscall.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "debug/debug.h"
 #include "include/zcall.h"
 #include "include/zerrors.h"
-#include "loader/elf_loader.h"
 #include "object/process.h"
 #include "scheduler/process_manager.h"
 #include "scheduler/scheduler.h"