diff --git a/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2.py b/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2.py
index 3f334ce1bf1..f981909aef1 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2.py
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ from tensorflow.python.ops import array_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import check_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import control_flow_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import embedding_ops
-from tensorflow.python.ops import init_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import lookup_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import math_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import nn_ops
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ class _LinearModelLayer(Layer):
               name='weights',
               dtype=dtypes.float32,
               shape=(first_dim, self._units),
-              initializer=init_ops.zeros_initializer(),
+              initializer=initializers.zeros(),
               trainable=self.trainable)
 
       # Create a bias variable.
@@ -551,7 +550,7 @@ class _LinearModelLayer(Layer):
           name='bias_weights',
           dtype=dtypes.float32,
           shape=[self._units],
-          initializer=init_ops.zeros_initializer(),
+          initializer=initializers.zeros(),
           trainable=self.trainable,
           use_resource=True,
           # TODO(rohanj): Get rid of this hack once we have a mechanism for
@@ -962,7 +961,7 @@ def embedding_column(categorical_column,
                      'Embedding of column_name: {}'.format(
                          categorical_column.name))
   if initializer is None:
-    initializer = init_ops.truncated_normal_initializer(
+    initializer = initializers.truncated_normal(
         mean=0.0, stddev=1 / math.sqrt(dimension))
 
   return EmbeddingColumn(
@@ -1104,7 +1103,7 @@ def shared_embedding_columns(categorical_columns,
   if (initializer is not None) and (not callable(initializer)):
     raise ValueError('initializer must be callable if specified.')
   if initializer is None:
-    initializer = init_ops.truncated_normal_initializer(
+    initializer = initializers.truncated_normal(
         mean=0.0, stddev=1. / math.sqrt(dimension))
 
   # Sort the columns so the default collection name is deterministic even if the
@@ -1287,7 +1286,7 @@ def shared_embedding_columns_v2(categorical_columns,
   if (initializer is not None) and (not callable(initializer)):
     raise ValueError('initializer must be callable if specified.')
   if initializer is None:
-    initializer = init_ops.truncated_normal_initializer(
+    initializer = initializers.truncated_normal(
         mean=0.0, stddev=1. / math.sqrt(dimension))
 
   # Sort the columns so the default collection name is deterministic even if the
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2_test.py b/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2_test.py
index 8c9aee722a6..fe769850fb0 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column_v2_test.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ from tensorflow.python.framework import errors
 from tensorflow.python.framework import ops
 from tensorflow.python.framework import sparse_tensor
 from tensorflow.python.framework import test_util
+from tensorflow.python.keras import initializers
 from tensorflow.python.ops import array_ops
-from tensorflow.python.ops import init_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import lookup_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import parsing_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import partitioned_variables
@@ -6662,6 +6662,9 @@ class EmbeddingColumnTest(test.TestCase, parameterized.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual([categorical_column], embedding_column.parents)
 
     config = embedding_column.get_config()
+    # initializer config contains `dtype` in v1.
+    initializer_config = initializers.serialize(initializers.truncated_normal(
+        mean=0.0, stddev=1 / np.sqrt(2)))
     self.assertEqual(
         {
             'categorical_column': {
@@ -6675,24 +6678,15 @@ class EmbeddingColumnTest(test.TestCase, parameterized.TestCase):
             'ckpt_to_load_from': None,
             'combiner': 'mean',
             'dimension': 2,
-            'initializer': {
-                'class_name': 'TruncatedNormal',
-                'config': {
-                    'dtype': 'float32',
-                    'stddev': 0.7071067811865475,
-                    'seed': None,
-                    'mean': 0.0
-                }
-            },
+            'initializer': initializer_config,
             'max_norm': None,
             'tensor_name_in_ckpt': None,
             'trainable': True,
             'use_safe_embedding_lookup': True
         }, config)
 
-    custom_objects = {'TruncatedNormal': init_ops.TruncatedNormal}
     new_embedding_column = fc.EmbeddingColumn.from_config(
-        config, custom_objects=custom_objects)
+        config, custom_objects=None)
     self.assertEqual(embedding_column.get_config(),
                      new_embedding_column.get_config())
     self.assertIsNot(categorical_column,
@@ -6700,7 +6694,7 @@ class EmbeddingColumnTest(test.TestCase, parameterized.TestCase):
 
     new_embedding_column = fc.EmbeddingColumn.from_config(
         config,
-        custom_objects=custom_objects,
+        custom_objects=None,
         columns_by_name={
             serialization._column_name_with_class_name(categorical_column):
                 categorical_column