diff --git a/build_library/set_lsb_release b/build_library/set_lsb_release
index 4681cb5eda..514bba7c2d 100755
--- a/build_library/set_lsb_release
+++ b/build_library/set_lsb_release
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:${OS_ID}-linux:${OS_ID}_linux:${FLATCAR_VERSION}:*:*:*:*:*:*
 EOF
 sudo ln -sf "../usr/lib/os-release" "${ROOT_FS_DIR}/etc/os-release"
 sudo ln -sf "../../lib/os-release" "${ROOT_FS_DIR}/usr/share/flatcar/os-release"
-# Compat for split of lib64 into lib and lib64
-if [ ! -e "${ROOT_FS_DIR}/usr/lib64/os-release" ]; then
-  sudo ln -sf "../lib/os-release" "${ROOT_FS_DIR}/usr/lib64/os-release"
-fi
 
 # Create the defaults for the coreos configuration files in the usr directory
 sudo_clobber "${ROOT_FS_DIR}/usr/share/flatcar/release" <<EOF