diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index c9b478e35..53ce138ea 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -4433,9 +4433,8 @@ endif # BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_GROUPS
 ifeq ($(PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_OTA),true)
 	echo "virtual_ab=true" >> $(zip_root)/META/dynamic_partitions_info.txt
 endif # PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_OTA
-	@# TODO(b/134525174): Remove `-r` after addressing the issue with recovery patch generation.
-	$(hide) PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH MKBOOTIMG=$(MKBOOTIMG) \
-	    $(ADD_IMG_TO_TARGET_FILES) -a -r -v -p $(HOST_OUT) $(zip_root)
+	PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$$PATH MKBOOTIMG=$(MKBOOTIMG) \
+	    $(ADD_IMG_TO_TARGET_FILES) -a -v -p $(HOST_OUT) $(zip_root)
 ifeq ($(BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES),true)
 	$(hide) AVBTOOL=$(AVBTOOL) $(MK_VBMETA_BOOT_KERNEL_CMDLINE_SH) $(zip_root)/IMAGES/vbmeta.img \
 	    $(zip_root)/IMAGES/system.img $(zip_root)/IMAGES/VerifiedBootParams.textproto