diff --git a/init/Android.mk b/init/Android.mk
index 4c1665b64..ac31ef161 100644
--- a/init/Android.mk
+++ b/init/Android.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD := mkdir -p \
     $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/proc \
     $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/second_stage_resources \
     $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/sys \
-    $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/metadata \
 
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
     libc++fs \