diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
index 623293e..6cb2c51 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
@@ -383,11 +383,6 @@
                << " partition alignment is not sector-aligned.";
         return false;
     }
-    if (device_info.alignment_offset > device_info.alignment) {
-        LERROR << "Block device " << device_info.partition_name
-               << " partition alignment offset is greater than its alignment.";
-        return false;
-    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -489,7 +484,7 @@
     // Compute the first free sector, factoring in alignment.
     uint64_t free_area_start = total_reserved;
     bool ok;
-    if (super.alignment || super.alignment_offset) {
+    if (super.alignment) {
         ok = AlignTo(free_area_start, super.alignment, &free_area_start);
     } else {
         ok = AlignTo(free_area_start, logical_block_size, &free_area_start);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp
index e4b617a..72827eb 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder_test.cpp
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@
     ASSERT_NE(super_device, nullptr);
     EXPECT_EQ(super_device->first_logical_sector, 1536);
 
-    // Alignment offset without alignment doesn't mean anything.
+    // Alignment offset without alignment is ignored.
     device_info.alignment = 0;
     builder = MetadataBuilder::New(device_info, 1024, 2);
-    ASSERT_EQ(builder, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(builder, nullptr);
 
     // Test a small alignment with an alignment offset.
     device_info.alignment = 12 * 1024;
@@ -444,11 +444,6 @@
     device_info.alignment = 131072;
     builder = MetadataBuilder::New(device_info, kMetadataSize, 1);
     EXPECT_EQ(builder, nullptr);
-
-    device_info.alignment = 0;
-    device_info.alignment_offset = 32768 - LP_SECTOR_SIZE;
-    builder = MetadataBuilder::New(device_info, kMetadataSize, 1);
-    EXPECT_EQ(builder, nullptr);
 }
 
 TEST_F(BuilderTest, UpdateBlockDeviceInfo) {