diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 83a9684ea..75573ce21 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -661,11 +661,6 @@ $(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PA
 $(if $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG),$(hide) echo "extfs_sparse_flag=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(mkyaffs2_extra_flags),$(hide) echo "mkyaffs2_extra_flags=$(mkyaffs2_extra_flags)" >> $(1))
 $(hide) echo "selinux_fc=$(SELINUX_FC)" >> $(1)
-$(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY), $(hide) echo "verity=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY)" >> $(1))
-$(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity_block_device=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_PARTITION)" >> $(1))
-$(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity_key=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY)" >> $(1))
-$(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity_signer_cmd=$(VERITY_SIGNER)" >> $(1))
-$(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity_mountpoint=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_MOUNTPOINT)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(2),$(hide) $(foreach kv,$(2),echo "$(kv)" >> $(1);))
 endef
 
@@ -870,7 +865,11 @@ define build-systemimage-target
   @echo "Target system fs image: $(1)"
   @mkdir -p $(dir $(1)) $(systemimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt
   $(call generate-userimage-prop-dictionary, $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt, \
-      skip_fsck=true)
+      skip_fsck=true \
+      verity=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY) \
+      verity_block_device=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_PARTITION) \
+      verity_key=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY) \
+      verity_signer_cmd=$(VERITY_SIGNER))
   $(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH \
       ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
       $(TARGET_OUT) $(systemimage_intermediates)/system_image_info.txt $(1)
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index 5693fe997..1a7685ce1 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ _product_var_list := \
     PRODUCT_OEM_PROPERTIES \
     PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTY_BLACKLIST \
     PRODUCT_VERITY_PARTITION \
-    PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY \
-    PRODUCT_VERITY_MOUNTPOINT
+    PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY
 
 define dump-product
 $(info ==== $(1) ====)\
diff --git a/target/product/verity.mk b/target/product/verity.mk
index b14eaa499..4a1ca5e3c 100644
--- a/target/product/verity.mk
+++ b/target/product/verity.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY := true
 PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY := build/target/product/security/verity_private_dev_key
-PRODUCT_VERITY_MOUNTPOINT := system
 
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
         verity_key
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index 2fb9e2371..d3f71442a 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -222,10 +222,8 @@ def BuildImage(in_dir, prop_dict, out_file):
   fs_type = prop_dict.get("fs_type", "")
   run_fsck = False
 
-  is_verity_partition = prop_dict.get("mount_point") == prop_dict.get("verity_mountpoint")
-  verity_supported = prop_dict.get("verity") == "true"
   # adjust the partition size to make room for the hashes if this is to be verified
-  if verity_supported and is_verity_partition:
+  if prop_dict.get("verity") == "true":
     partition_size = int(prop_dict.get("partition_size"))
     adjusted_size = AdjustPartitionSizeForVerity(partition_size)
     if not adjusted_size:
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ def BuildImage(in_dir, prop_dict, out_file):
     return False
 
   # create the verified image if this is to be verified
-  if verity_supported and is_verity_partition:
+  if prop_dict.get("verity") == "true":
     if not MakeVerityEnabledImage(out_file, prop_dict):
       return False
 
@@ -303,8 +301,7 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
       "verity",
       "verity_block_device",
       "verity_key",
-      "verity_signer_cmd",
-      "verity_mountpoint"
+      "verity_signer_cmd"
       )
   for p in common_props:
     copy_prop(p, p)