diff --git a/build_image b/build_image
index e95de61acb..0f1470b823 100755
--- a/build_image
+++ b/build_image
@@ -255,13 +255,6 @@ create_mod_image() {
     # The ldd tool is a useful shell script but lives in glibc; just copy it.
     sudo cp -a "$(which ldd)" "${root_dev_dir}/usr/bin"
 
-    # TODO: Temporarily create fake xterm symlink until we do proper xinitrc
-    local aterm="$root_fs_dir/usr/local/bin/aterm"
-    if [[ -f "${aterm}" ]]; then
-      sudo chmod 0755 "$aterm"
-      sudo ln -s aterm "${root_fs_dir}/usr/local/bin/xterm"
-    fi
-
     # If vim is installed, then a vi symlink would probably help.
     if [[ -x "${root_fs_dir}/usr/local/bin/vim" ]]; then
       sudo ln -sf vim "${root_fs_dir}/usr/local/bin/vi"