diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 6829193..6fb2458 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1640,10 +1640,6 @@
 endif
 name := $(name)-target_files-$(FILE_NAME_TAG)
 
-ifdef BRILLO_VENDOR_PARTITIONS
-  vendor_partitions_intermediates := $(call intermediates-dir-for, PACKAGING, vendor-partitions)
-endif
-
 intermediates := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,target_files)
 BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE := $(intermediates)/$(name).zip
 $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE): intermediates := $(intermediates)
@@ -1877,10 +1873,6 @@
 	@# Include the build type in META/misc_info.txt so the server can easily differentiate production builds.
 	$(hide) echo "build_type=$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "ab_update=true" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
-ifdef BRILLO_VENDOR_PARTITIONS
-	@mkdir -p $(zip_root)/VENDOR_IMAGES
-	$(hide) $(ACP) -r -d -p $(vendor_partitions_intermediates)/*.img $(zip_root)/VENDOR_IMAGES
-endif
 ifdef OSRELEASED_DIRECTORY
 	$(hide) $(ACP) $(TARGET_OUT_ETC)/$(OSRELEASED_DIRECTORY)/product_id $(zip_root)/META/product_id.txt
 	$(hide) $(ACP) $(TARGET_OUT_ETC)/$(OSRELEASED_DIRECTORY)/product_version $(zip_root)/META/product_version.txt
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index 48d5bfd..f98a281 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -395,9 +395,8 @@
     banner("partition-table")
     AddPartitionTable(output_zip)
 
-  # For devices using A/B update, copy over images from RADIO/ and/or
-  # VENDOR_IMAGES/ to IMAGES/ and make sure we have all the needed
-  # images ready under IMAGES/.
+  # For devices using A/B update, copy over images from RADIO/ to IMAGES/ and
+  # make sure we have all the needed images ready under IMAGES/.
   ab_partitions = os.path.join(OPTIONS.input_tmp, "META", "ab_partitions.txt")
   if os.path.exists(ab_partitions):
     with open(ab_partitions, 'r') as f:
@@ -405,14 +404,9 @@
     for line in lines:
       img_name = line.strip() + ".img"
       img_radio_path = os.path.join(OPTIONS.input_tmp, "RADIO", img_name)
-      img_vendor_path = os.path.join(
-        OPTIONS.input_tmp, "VENDOR_IMAGES", img_name)
       if os.path.exists(img_radio_path):
         common.ZipWrite(output_zip, img_radio_path,
                         os.path.join("IMAGES", img_name))
-      elif os.path.exists(img_vendor_path):
-        common.ZipWrite(output_zip, img_vendor_path,
-                        os.path.join("IMAGES", img_name))
 
       # Zip spec says: All slashes MUST be forward slashes.
       img_path = 'IMAGES/' + img_name