diff --git a/buildroot-external/scripts/rootfs_layer.sh b/buildroot-external/scripts/rootfs_layer.sh
index f2618f7f8..a46b62365 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/scripts/rootfs_layer.sh
+++ b/buildroot-external/scripts/rootfs_layer.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ function fix_rootfs() {
     rm -rf ${TARGET_DIR}/etc/network
     rm -rf ${TARGET_DIR}/etc/X11
     rm -rf ${TARGET_DIR}/etc/xdg
-    rm -f ${TARGET_DIR}/etc/mtab
 
     # Cleanup root
     rm -rf ${TARGET_DIR}/media