diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 198beb1..5afdfa7 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -975,10 +975,8 @@
 
 # TODO(b/229701033): clean up BOARD_BUILD_GKI_BOOT_IMAGE_WITHOUT_RAMDISK.
 ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_GKI_BOOT_IMAGE_WITHOUT_RAMDISK),true)
-  ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),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
 endif
 
@@ -990,9 +988,6 @@
 
 INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES := $(filter-out --%,$(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS))
 
-# TODO(b/241346584) Remove this when BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE is deprecated
-INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE := $(strip $(INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE) buildvariant=$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
-
 # kernel cmdline/base/pagesize in boot.
 # - If using GKI, use GENERIC_KERNEL_CMDLINE. Remove kernel base and pagesize because they are
 #   device-specific.
@@ -1989,8 +1984,6 @@
         $(hide) echo "avb_system_dlkm_rollback_index_location=$(BOARD_SYSTEM_SYSTEM_DLKM_ROLLBACK_INDEX_LOCATION)" >> $(1)))
 $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)),\
     $(hide) echo "recovery_as_boot=true" >> $(1))
-$(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE)),\
-    $(hide) echo "system_root_image=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)
@@ -2267,20 +2260,18 @@
 #      (BOARD_USES_FULL_RECOVERY_IMAGE = true);
 #   b) We build a single image that contains boot and recovery both - no recovery image to install
 #      (BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT = true);
-#   c) We mount the system image as / and therefore do not have a ramdisk in boot.img
-#      (BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE = true).
-#   d) We include the recovery DTBO image within recovery - not needing the resource file as we
+#   c) We include the recovery DTBO image within recovery - not needing the resource file as we
 #      do bsdiff because boot and recovery will contain different number of entries
 #      (BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO = true).
-#   e) We include the recovery ACPIO image within recovery - not needing the resource file as we
+#   d) We include the recovery ACPIO image within recovery - not needing the resource file as we
 #      do bsdiff because boot and recovery will contain different number of entries
 #      (BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO = true).
-#   f) We build a single image that contains vendor_boot and recovery both - no recovery image to
+#   e) We build a single image that contains vendor_boot and recovery both - no recovery image to
 #      install
 #      (BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT = true).
 
 ifeq (,$(filter true, $(BOARD_USES_FULL_RECOVERY_IMAGE) $(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT) \
-  $(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO) \
+  $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO) \
   $(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT)))
 # Named '.dat' so we don't attempt to use imgdiff for patching it.
 RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/recovery-resource.dat
@@ -2402,8 +2393,7 @@
 	# Use rsync because "cp -Rf" fails to overwrite broken symlinks on Mac.
 	rsync -a --exclude=sdcard $(IGNORE_RECOVERY_SEPOLICY) $(IGNORE_CACHE_LINK) $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
 	# Modifying ramdisk contents...
-	$(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE)),, \
-	  ln -sf /system/bin/init $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/init)
+	ln -sf /system/bin/init $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/init
 	# Removes $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/init*.rc EXCEPT init.recovery*.rc.
 	find $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) -maxdepth 1 -name 'init*.rc' -type f -not -name "init.recovery.*.rc" | xargs rm -f
 	cp $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/init.recovery.*.rc $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/ 2> /dev/null || true # Ignore error when the src file doesn't exist.
@@ -3156,7 +3146,7 @@
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),)
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET),)
 ifneq ($(BOARD_USES_FULL_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
-ifneq (,$(filter true, $(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO)))
+ifneq (,$(filter true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO)))
 diff_tool := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/bsdiff
 else
 diff_tool := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/imgdiff
@@ -4357,18 +4347,6 @@
     $(eval $(call check-and-set-custom-avb-chain-args,$(partition))))
 endif
 
-# Add kernel cmdline descriptor for kernel to mount system.img as root with
-# dm-verity. This works when system.img is either chained or not-chained:
-# - chained: The --setup_as_rootfs_from_kernel option will add dm-verity kernel
-#   cmdline descriptor to system.img
-# - not-chained: The --include_descriptors_from_image option for make_vbmeta_image
-#   will include the kernel cmdline descriptor from system.img into vbmeta.img
-ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
-ifeq ($(filter system, $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST)),)
-BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS += --setup_as_rootfs_from_kernel
-endif
-endif
-
 BOARD_AVB_MAKE_VBMETA_IMAGE_ARGS += --padding_size 4096
 BOARD_AVB_MAKE_VBMETA_SYSTEM_IMAGE_ARGS += --padding_size 4096
 BOARD_AVB_MAKE_VBMETA_VENDOR_IMAGE_ARGS += --padding_size 4096
@@ -5703,10 +5681,8 @@
 	    $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT),$(zip_root)/ROOT)
 	@# If we are using recovery as boot, this is already done when processing recovery.
 ifneq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT),true)
-ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
 	$(hide) $(call package_files-copy-root, \
 	    $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT),$(zip_root)/BOOT/RAMDISK)
-endif
 ifdef INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET
 	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOT/
 endif
@@ -6012,10 +5988,8 @@
 endif
 	@# ROOT always contains the files for the root under normal boot.
 	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/ROOT,) > $(zip_root)/META/root_filesystem_config.txt
-ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT),true)
-	@# BOOT/RAMDISK exists and contains the ramdisk for recovery if using BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT.
+	@# BOOT/RAMDISK contains the first stage and recovery ramdisk.
 	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/BOOT/RAMDISK,) > $(zip_root)/META/boot_filesystem_config.txt
-endif
 ifdef BUILDING_INIT_BOOT_IMAGE
 	$(hide) $(call package_files-copy-root, $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT),$(zip_root)/INIT_BOOT/RAMDISK)
 	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/INIT_BOOT/RAMDISK,) > $(zip_root)/META/init_boot_filesystem_config.txt
@@ -6026,10 +6000,6 @@
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),)
 	$(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/VENDOR_BOOT/RAMDISK,) > $(zip_root)/META/vendor_boot_filesystem_config.txt
 endif
-ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
-	@# BOOT/RAMDISK also exists and contains the first stage ramdisk if not using BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE.
-	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/BOOT/RAMDISK,) > $(zip_root)/META/boot_filesystem_config.txt
-endif
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET),)
 	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/RECOVERY/RAMDISK,) > $(zip_root)/META/recovery_filesystem_config.txt
 endif
diff --git a/core/android_soong_config_vars.mk b/core/android_soong_config_vars.mk
index 975194c..9f305cf 100644
--- a/core/android_soong_config_vars.mk
+++ b/core/android_soong_config_vars.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 endif
 $(call add_soong_config_var,ANDROID,BOARD_USES_ODMIMAGE)
 $(call add_soong_config_var,ANDROID,BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)
-$(call add_soong_config_var,ANDROID,BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE)
 $(call add_soong_config_var,ANDROID,PRODUCT_INSTALL_DEBUG_POLICY_TO_SYSTEM_EXT)
 
 # Default behavior for the tree wrt building modules or using prebuilts. This
diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index 88516fa..70c91a8 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -405,12 +405,6 @@
 endef
 
 ###########################################
-# Now we can substitute with the real value of TARGET_COPY_OUT_RAMDISK
-ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
-TARGET_COPY_OUT_RAMDISK := $(TARGET_COPY_OUT_ROOT)
-endif
-
-###########################################
 # Configure whether we're building the system image
 BUILDING_SYSTEM_IMAGE := true
 ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_SYSTEM_IMAGE),)
@@ -559,15 +553,8 @@
 
 # Are we building a debug vendor_boot image
 BUILDING_DEBUG_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE :=
-# Can't build vendor_boot-debug.img if BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE is true,
-# because building debug vendor_boot image requires a ramdisk.
-ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
-  ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
-    $(warning PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE is true, but so is BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE. \
-      Skip building the debug vendor_boot image.)
-  endif
 # Can't build vendor_boot-debug.img if we're not building a ramdisk.
-else ifndef BUILDING_RAMDISK_IMAGE
+ifndef BUILDING_RAMDISK_IMAGE
   ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
     $(warning PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE is true, but we're not building a ramdisk image. \
       Skip building the debug vendor_boot image.)
@@ -604,15 +591,8 @@
 
 # Are we building a debug boot image
 BUILDING_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE :=
-# Can't build boot-debug.img if BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE is true,
-# because building debug boot image requires a ramdisk.
-ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
-  ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
-    $(warning PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE is true, but so is BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE. \
-      Skip building the debug boot image.)
-  endif
 # Can't build boot-debug.img if we're not building a ramdisk.
-else ifndef BUILDING_RAMDISK_IMAGE
+ifndef BUILDING_RAMDISK_IMAGE
   ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
     $(warning PRODUCT_BUILD_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE is true, but we're not building a ramdisk image. \
       Skip building the debug boot image.)
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index afa7ba4..e8b984d 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -872,9 +872,6 @@
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS),true)
-    ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
-        $(error BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE cannot be true for devices with dynamic partitions)
-    endif
     ifneq ($(PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE),true)
         $(error PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE must be true for devices with dynamic partitions)
     endif
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index cdbc3ef..2e39601 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1846,30 +1846,28 @@
     $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ROOT) \
   )
 
-  ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
-    $(call dist-for-goals, droidcore-unbundled, \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
-      $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
-    )
-  endif
+  $(call dist-for-goals, droidcore-unbundled, \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
+    $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_TEST_HARNESS_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
+    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
+  )
 
   ifeq ($(PRODUCT_EXPORT_BOOT_IMAGE_TO_DIST),true)
     $(call dist-for-goals, droidcore-unbundled, $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET))
diff --git a/core/sysprop.mk b/core/sysprop.mk
index 570702a..b51818a 100644
--- a/core/sysprop.mk
+++ b/core/sysprop.mk
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@
 	        BUILD_USERNAME="$(BUILD_USERNAME)" \
 	        BUILD_HOSTNAME="$(BUILD_HOSTNAME)" \
 	        BUILD_NUMBER="$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)" \
-	        BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE="$(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE)" \
 	        BOARD_USE_VBMETA_DIGTEST_IN_FINGERPRINT="$(BOARD_USE_VBMETA_DIGTEST_IN_FINGERPRINT)" \
 	        PLATFORM_VERSION="$(PLATFORM_VERSION)" \
 	        PLATFORM_DISPLAY_VERSION="$(PLATFORM_DISPLAY_VERSION)" \
diff --git a/tools/buildinfo.sh b/tools/buildinfo.sh
index 536a381..c2e36df 100755
--- a/tools/buildinfo.sh
+++ b/tools/buildinfo.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 echo "ro.build.host=$BUILD_HOSTNAME"
 echo "ro.build.tags=$BUILD_VERSION_TAGS"
 echo "ro.build.flavor=$TARGET_BUILD_FLAVOR"
-if [ -n "$BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE" ] ; then
-  echo "ro.build.system_root_image=$BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE"
-fi
 
 # These values are deprecated, use "ro.product.cpu.abilist"
 # instead (see below).