diff --git a/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test b/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test
index cf74619..3e95ff8 100644
--- a/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test
+++ b/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test
@@ -1301,6 +1301,11 @@
 /mnt/product                                                      mnt_product_file
 /mnt/product/test                                                 mnt_product_file
 
+
+/mnt/scratch_ota_metadata_super                                   ota_metadata_file
+/mnt/scratch_ota_metadata_super/ota                               ota_metadata_file
+/mnt/scratch_ota_metadata_super/ota/snapshots                     ota_metadata_file
+
 /system/bin/check_dynamic_partitions                              postinstall_exec
 /product/bin/check_dynamic_partitions                             postinstall_exec
 /system/bin/otapreopt_script                                      postinstall_exec
diff --git a/private/file_contexts b/private/file_contexts
index d49be64..394d3b7 100644
--- a/private/file_contexts
+++ b/private/file_contexts
@@ -883,6 +883,12 @@
 /metadata/aconfig/flags(/.*)?    u:object_r:aconfig_storage_flags_metadata_file:s0
 /metadata/aconfig_test_missions(/.*)?    u:object_r:aconfig_test_mission_files:s0
 
+############################
+# mount point for ota metadata
+/mnt/scratch_ota_metadata_super(/.*)?                 u:object_r:ota_metadata_file:s0
+/mnt/scratch_ota_metadata_super/ota(/.*)?             u:object_r:ota_metadata_file:s0
+/mnt/scratch_ota_metadata_super/ota/snapshots(/.*)?   u:object_r:ota_metadata_file:s0
+
 #############################
 # asec containers
 /mnt/asec(/.*)?             u:object_r:asec_apk_file:s0
diff --git a/private/update_engine_common.te b/private/update_engine_common.te
index 5bba84a..6de0292 100644
--- a/private/update_engine_common.te
+++ b/private/update_engine_common.te
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@
 
 # Allow to read/write/create OTA metadata files for snapshot status and COW file status.
 allow update_engine_common metadata_file:dir search;
-allow update_engine_common ota_metadata_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
+allow update_engine_common ota_metadata_file:dir { rw_dir_perms rmdir };
 allow update_engine_common ota_metadata_file:file create_file_perms;