diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/lib/preinit/01_delete_me b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/lib/preinit/01_delete_me
deleted file mode 100644
index df74bfe1f0ae332a7ab8e9f3fb740391c5057574..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/lib/preinit/01_delete_me
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# delete file to get som RW space
-
-do_get_some_space()
-{
-    if [ -f /delete_me_for_some_space ]
-    then
-	echo "Removing /delete_me_for_some_space and remounting / RW. Development feature only!!!!!!"
-
-	if ! rm -f /delete_me_for_some_space 2>/dev/null
-	then
-	    mount -o remount,rw /
-
-	    # If the root is on a ext4 filesystem and if so do a resize (rootfs needs to be RW)
-	    # to use the full partition.
-	    if cat /proc/mounts | grep root | grep ext4
-	    then
-		echo "/ is a EXT4 filesystem. will do a resize to get some space"
-		root_dev=$(cat /proc/cmdline | sed -e "s/root=\([^ ]*\).*/\1/")
-		resize2fs $root_dev
-	    fi
-
-	    rm  -f /delete_me_for_some_space
-	fi
-    fi
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_essential do_get_some_space
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/config b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/config
index 86c1fd8db4b6290cc7d1837b0eddfcfaaa5ebcb1..09b227dc9d3e91222626eb56cca5147aae7e6195 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/config
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/config
@@ -29,8 +29,3 @@ CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHRT=y
 
 # for debug purposes only. 
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_bash=y
-
-###############################################################################
-# 
-# add some space to play with in MB
-CONFIG_TARGET_PREINITSPACE=2
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Config.in b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Config.in
index 9ed9d6ac8c323dc3e9d6abf8e5dc50d0b2269716..7ff9d06b566ece885551bd48d3618efc04015e0e 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Config.in
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Config.in
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ config TARGET_CUSTOMER
 		A Customer id that is added to software file name
 
 
-config TARGET_PREINITSPACE
-	int
-	prompt "Reserve space on root filesystem"
-	default 0
-	help
-		Set this to the number of megabytes to reserve on / for writing
-
-
 config TARGET_NO_1STBOOT_MARK
 	bool "Don't add 'first boot' marker to root FS"
 	default n
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Makefile b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Makefile
index 29c6648eeffcbd572826ec49cecfcb126ad3c724..537e268ac1798b4b0f55359419a685a9a03541f4 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Makefile
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/image/Makefile
@@ -586,12 +586,6 @@ define Iopsys/Image/FIT
 
         # use iopsys rootfs instead of broadcom 
 	cp -a $(BUILD_DIR_ROOT)/. $(PROFILE_DIR)/fs
-#	cp -a $(PROFILE_DIR)/fs_bcm $(PROFILE_DIR)/fs
-
-    ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINITSPACE),0)
-	# create some rw space on target
-	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=$(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINITSPACE) of=$(PROFILE_DIR)/fs/delete_me_for_some_space
-    endif
 #	cd $(TOPDIR) ;$(MAKE) -f build/Makefile iopsys_firmware_image
 	cd $(TOPDIR); make -C package/feeds/broadcom/bcmkernel iopsys_firmware_image
         # restore original fs directory