diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index 18564204af..d10d0a0e5e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -175,10 +175,6 @@ python () {
     d.setVar('IMAGE_FEATURES', ' '.join(sorted(list(remain_features))))
 
     check_image_features(d)
-    initramfs_image = d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE') or ""
-    if initramfs_image != "":
-        d.appendVarFlag('do_build', 'depends', " %s:do_bundle_initramfs" %  d.getVar('PN'))
-        d.appendVarFlag('do_bundle_initramfs', 'depends', " %s:do_image_complete" % initramfs_image)
 }
 
 IMAGE_CLASSES += "image_types"
@@ -600,11 +596,3 @@ do_package_write_ipk[noexec] = "1"
 do_package_write_deb[noexec] = "1"
 do_package_write_rpm[noexec] = "1"
 
-# Allow the kernel to be repacked with the initramfs and boot image file as a single file
-do_bundle_initramfs[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_bundle_initramfs"
-do_bundle_initramfs[nostamp] = "1"
-do_bundle_initramfs[noexec] = "1"
-do_bundle_initramfs () {
-	:
-}
-addtask bundle_initramfs after do_image_complete