2 files changed, 2 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py
index bfb8ff5a96..5890c1267b 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ class BootimgPcbiosPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         logger.debug("Installing MBR on disk %s as %s with size %s bytes",
                      disk_name, full_path, disk.min_size)
 
-        rcode = runner.show(['dd', 'if=%s' % mbrfile,
-                             'of=%s' % full_path, 'conv=notrunc'])
-        if rcode != 0:
-            raise WicError("Unable to set MBR to %s" % full_path)
+        dd_cmd = "dd if=%s of=%s conv=notrunc" % (mbrfile, full_path)
+        exec_cmd(dd_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
     @classmethod
     def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py b/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py
index 56d7ea3adf..348557aee8 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py
@@ -82,30 +82,6 @@ def runtool(cmdln_or_args, catch=1):
 
     return (process.returncode, out)
 
-def show(cmdln_or_args):
-    """Show all messages using logger.debug."""
-
-    rcode, out = runtool(cmdln_or_args, catch=3)
-
-    if isinstance(cmdln_or_args, list):
-        cmd = ' '.join(cmdln_or_args)
-    else:
-        cmd = cmdln_or_args
-
-    msg = 'running command: "%s"' % cmd
-    if out:
-        out = out.strip()
-    if out:
-        msg += ', with output::'
-        msg += '\n  +----------------'
-        for line in out.splitlines():
-            msg += '\n  | %s' % line
-        msg += '\n  +----------------'
-
-    logger.debug(msg)
-
-    return rcode
-
 def outs(cmdln_or_args, catch=1):
     # get the outputs of tools
     return runtool(cmdln_or_args, catch)[1].strip()