diff --git a/bin/cros_make_image_bootable b/bin/cros_make_image_bootable
index a3f91c0e22..a82348f9d0 100755
--- a/bin/cros_make_image_bootable
+++ b/bin/cros_make_image_bootable
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ make_image_bootable() {
           if="${FLAGS_rootfs_hash}" \
           of="${image}" \
           conv=notrunc
-  # We don't need to keep the file around anymore.
-  sudo rm "${FLAGS_rootfs_hash}"
 
   # Move the verification block needed for the hard disk install to the
   # stateful partition. Mount stateful fs, copy file, and umount fs.
@@ -268,6 +266,10 @@ make_image_bootable() {
     ${bootloader_to_flags} \
     $kernel_part
 
+  # We don't need to keep these files around anymore.
+  sudo rm "${FLAGS_rootfs_hash}" "${FLAGS_output_dir}/vmlinuz.image" \
+          "${FLAGS_output_dir}/vmlinuz_hd.vblock"
+
   trap - EXIT
   ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/mount_gpt_image.sh -u -r "${FLAGS_rootfs_mountpoint}" \
     -s "${FLAGS_statefulfs_mountpoint}"
diff --git a/build_image b/build_image
index 15977272eb..ad3c54156f 100755
--- a/build_image
+++ b/build_image
@@ -678,11 +678,6 @@ create_base_image() {
   # create /usr/local or /var on host (already exist on target).
   setup_symlinks_on_root "/usr/local" "/var" "${STATEFUL_FS_DIR}"
 
-  # cros_make_image_bootable will clobber vmlinuz.image for x86.
-  # Until then, just copy the kernel to vmlinuz.image. It is
-  # expected in build_gpt.sh.
-  cp "${ROOT_FS_DIR}/boot/vmlinuz" "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz.image"
-
   # Create EFI System Partition to boot stock EFI BIOS (but not
   # ChromeOS EFI BIOS).  ARM uses this space to determine which
   # partition is bootable.  NOTE: The size argument for mkfs.vfat is
@@ -700,7 +695,6 @@ create_base_image() {
   # Create the GPT-formatted image.
   build_gpt "${OUTPUT_DIR}/${image_name}" \
             "${ROOT_FS_IMG}" \
-            "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz.image" \
             "${STATEFUL_FS_IMG}" \
             "${ESP_FS_IMG}"
 
@@ -903,8 +897,7 @@ if [ ${FLAGS_test} -eq ${FLAGS_TRUE} ] ; then
 fi
 
 # Clean up temporary files.
-rm -f "${ROOT_FS_IMG}" "${STATEFUL_FS_IMG}" "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz.image" \
-  "${ESP_FS_IMG}" "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz_hd.vblock"
+rm -f "${ROOT_FS_IMG}" "${STATEFUL_FS_IMG}" "${ESP_FS_IMG}"
 rmdir "${ROOT_FS_DIR}" "${STATEFUL_FS_DIR}" "${ESP_FS_DIR}"
 
 # Generating AU generator zip file to run outside chroot
diff --git a/build_library/build_gpt.sh b/build_library/build_gpt.sh
index f23f91b75b..3471235f1a 100755
--- a/build_library/build_gpt.sh
+++ b/build_library/build_gpt.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ HEADER
 build_gpt() {
   local outdev="$1"
   local rootfs_img="$2"
-  local kernel_img="$3"
-  local stateful_img="$4"
-  local esp_img="$5"
+  local stateful_img="$3"
+  local esp_img="$4"
 
   # We'll need some code to put in the PMBR, for booting on legacy BIOS.
   local pmbr_img
@@ -72,10 +71,6 @@ build_gpt() {
   $sudo dd if="$stateful_img" of="$outdev" conv=notrunc bs=512 \
       seek=$START_STATEFUL
 
-  echo "Copying kernel..."
-  $sudo dd if="$kernel_img" of="$outdev" conv=notrunc bs=512 \
-      seek=$START_KERN_A
-
   echo "Copying rootfs..."
   $sudo dd if="$rootfs_img" of="$outdev" conv=notrunc bs=512 \
       seek=$START_ROOTFS_A