1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index 915500a2f5..6111f6d266 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ python () {
 def rootfs_variables(d):
     from oe.rootfs import variable_depends
     variables = ['IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLE','IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES','BUILD_IMAGES_FROM_FEEDS','IMAGE_TYPES_MASKED','IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT','IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR','IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE','IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE',
-                 'IMAGE_ROOTFS_MAXSIZE','IMAGE_NAME','IMAGE_LINK_NAME','IMAGE_MANIFEST','DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE','RM_OLD_IMAGE','IMAGE_FSTYPES','IMAGE_INSTALL_COMPLEMENTARY','IMAGE_LINGUAS',
+                 'IMAGE_ROOTFS_MAXSIZE','IMAGE_NAME','IMAGE_LINK_NAME','IMAGE_MANIFEST','DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE','IMAGE_FSTYPES','IMAGE_INSTALL_COMPLEMENTARY','IMAGE_LINGUAS',
                  'MULTILIBRE_ALLOW_REP','MULTILIB_TEMP_ROOTFS','MULTILIB_VARIANTS','MULTILIBS','ALL_MULTILIB_PACKAGE_ARCHS','MULTILIB_GLOBAL_VARIANTS','BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS','NO_RECOMMENDATIONS',
                  'PACKAGE_ARCHS','PACKAGE_CLASSES','TARGET_VENDOR','TARGET_ARCH','TARGET_OS','OVERRIDES','BBEXTENDVARIANT','FEED_DEPLOYDIR_BASE_URI','INTERCEPT_DIR','USE_DEVFS',
                  'CONVERSIONTYPES', 'IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS', 'ROOTFS_RO_UNNEEDED', 'IMGDEPLOYDIR', 'PACKAGE_EXCLUDE_COMPLEMENTARY']
@@ -588,9 +588,6 @@ python create_symlinks() {
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(deploy_dir, src)):
             bb.note("Creating symlink: %s -> %s" % (dst, src))
             if os.path.islink(dst):
-                if d.getVar('RM_OLD_IMAGE', True) == "1" and \
-                        os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(dst)):
-                    os.remove(os.path.realpath(dst))
                 os.remove(dst)
             os.symlink(src, dst)
         else: