diff --git a/fs_mgr/Android.mk b/fs_mgr/Android.mk
index 956c702a9..4369e5a09 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/Android.mk
+++ b/fs_mgr/Android.mk
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ LOCAL_MODULE:= libfs_mgr
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := $(common_static_libraries)
 LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
-ifeq ($(TARGET_USERIMAGES_USE_EXT4), true)
-  ifeq ($(TARGET_USES_MKE2FS), true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DTARGET_USES_MKE2FS
-  endif
-endif
 ifneq (,$(filter userdebug,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)))
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DALLOW_ADBD_DISABLE_VERITY=1
 endif
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
index be84e8a51..176807801 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ static void check_fs(const char *blk_device, char *fs_type, char *target)
     char tmpmnt_opts[64] = "errors=remount-ro";
     const char *e2fsck_argv[] = {
         E2FSCK_BIN,
-#ifndef TARGET_USES_MKE2FS // "-f" only for old ext4 generation tool
         "-f",
-#endif
         "-y",
         blk_device
     };