diff --git a/live-build/lb_chroot_layered b/live-build/lb_chroot_layered
index 828517ce..f99f2dca 100755
--- a/live-build/lb_chroot_layered
+++ b/live-build/lb_chroot_layered
@@ -206,13 +206,6 @@ create_chroot_pass () {
 		[ "$livepass" != "$pass" ] && continue
 		lb chroot_linux-image ${*}
 		lb chroot_live-packages ${*}
-		if [ "$LB_LINUX_PACKAGES" = "linux" ]; then
-		    for flavour in $LB_LINUX_FLAVOURS; do
-			mkdir -p chroot/etc/subiquity
-			echo "linux-$flavour" > chroot/etc/subiquity/kernel-meta-package
-			break
-		    done
-		fi
 		break
 	done