diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
index 3226010..a6ef35b 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
@@ -1546,8 +1546,6 @@
 
     DeviceMapper& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
 
-    bool system_root = android::base::GetProperty("ro.build.system_root_image", "") == "true";
-
     for (int i = 0; i < fstab->num_entries; i++) {
         auto fsrec = &fstab->recs[i];
         if (!fs_mgr_is_verified(fsrec) && !fs_mgr_is_avb(fsrec)) {
@@ -1555,7 +1553,7 @@
         }
 
         std::string mount_point;
-        if (system_root && !strcmp(fsrec->mount_point, "/")) {
+        if (!strcmp(fsrec->mount_point, "/")) {
             // In AVB, the dm device name is vroot instead of system.
             mount_point = fs_mgr_is_avb(fsrec) ? "vroot" : "system";
         } else {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
index 35f8be8..ff7a75c 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
@@ -167,25 +167,9 @@
            candidate + kUpperName + ",workdir=" + candidate + kWorkName;
 }
 
-bool fs_mgr_system_root_image(const fstab* fstab) {
-    if (!fstab) {  // can not happen?
-        // This will return empty on init first_stage_mount,
-        // hence why we prefer checking the fstab instead.
-        return android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.build.system_root_image", false);
-    }
-    for (auto i = 0; i < fstab->num_entries; i++) {
-        const auto fsrec = &fstab->recs[i];
-        auto fsrec_mount_point = fsrec->mount_point;
-        if (!fsrec_mount_point) continue;
-        if ("/system"s == fsrec_mount_point) return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-const char* fs_mgr_mount_point(const fstab* fstab, const char* mount_point) {
+const char* fs_mgr_mount_point(const char* mount_point) {
     if (!mount_point) return mount_point;
     if ("/"s != mount_point) return mount_point;
-    if (!fs_mgr_system_root_image(fstab)) return mount_point;
     return "/system";
 }
 
@@ -533,7 +517,7 @@
     for (auto i = 0; i < fstab->num_entries; i++) {
         const auto fsrec = &fstab->recs[i];
         if (!fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs(fsrec)) continue;
-        std::string new_mount_point(fs_mgr_mount_point(fstab, fsrec->mount_point));
+        std::string new_mount_point(fs_mgr_mount_point(fsrec->mount_point));
         if (mount_point && (new_mount_point != mount_point)) continue;
         if (std::find(verity.begin(), verity.end(), android::base::Basename(new_mount_point)) !=
             verity.end()) {
@@ -776,7 +760,7 @@
     std::unique_ptr<fstab, decltype(&fs_mgr_free_fstab)> fstab(fs_mgr_read_fstab_default(),
                                                                fs_mgr_free_fstab);
     if (!fstab) return ret;
-    auto mounts = fs_mgr_candidate_list(fstab.get(), fs_mgr_mount_point(fstab.get(), mount_point));
+    auto mounts = fs_mgr_candidate_list(fstab.get(), fs_mgr_mount_point(mount_point));
     if (mounts.empty()) return ret;
 
     std::string dir;
@@ -811,10 +795,7 @@
 // If something is altered, set *change.
 bool fs_mgr_overlayfs_teardown(const char* mount_point, bool* change) {
     if (change) *change = false;
-    mount_point = fs_mgr_mount_point(std::unique_ptr<fstab, decltype(&fs_mgr_free_fstab)>(
-                                             fs_mgr_read_fstab_default(), fs_mgr_free_fstab)
-                                             .get(),
-                                     mount_point);
+    mount_point = fs_mgr_mount_point(mount_point);
     auto ret = true;
     for (const auto& overlay_mount_point : kOverlayMountPoints) {
         ret &= fs_mgr_overlayfs_teardown_one(overlay_mount_point, mount_point ?: "", change);