diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index 82d5f14..8ac039f 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
   img = OutputFile(
       output_zip, OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", "partition-table.img")
   bpt = OutputFile(
-      output_zip, OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", "partition-table.bpt")
+      output_zip, OPTIONS.input_tmp, "META", "partition-table.bpt")
 
   # use BPTTOOL from environ, or "bpttool" if empty or not set.
   bpttool = os.getenv("BPTTOOL") or "bpttool"
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
index 5369702..fa62c8f 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
@@ -248,15 +248,6 @@
   system_root_image = misc_info.get("system_root_image") == "true"
 
   for info in input_tf_zip.infolist():
-    # If it exists, copy bpt partition table definition into META/ to use when
-    # recreating partition table.
-    if (info.filename == "IMAGES/partition-table.bpt"):
-      data = input_tf_zip.read(info.filename)
-      out_info = copy.copy(info)
-      out_info.filename = "META/partition-table.bpt"
-      common.ZipWriteStr(output_tf_zip, out_info, data)
-
-    # Skip all other files in IMAGES/
     if info.filename.startswith("IMAGES/"):
       continue