diff --git a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/81_upgrade_bootloader b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/81_upgrade_bootloader
deleted file mode 100644
index 42f04d76a7..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/81_upgrade_bootloader
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-upgrade_bootloader() {
-	local diskdev
-
-	. /lib/upgrade/common.sh
-
-	if [ ! -f /boot/grub/upgraded ] && export_bootdevice && export_partdevice diskdev 0; then
-		part_magic_efi "/dev/$diskdev" && return 0
-		echo "(hd0) /dev/$diskdev" > /tmp/device.map
-		/usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup \
-			-m "/tmp/device.map" \
-			-d "/boot/grub" \
-			-r "hd0,msdos1" \
-			"/dev/$diskdev" \
-		&& touch /boot/grub/upgraded
-	fi
-}
-
-[ "$INITRAMFS" = "1" ] || boot_hook_add preinit_main upgrade_bootloader
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index d8f2eba97e..5dad7a538a 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ platform_do_bootloader_upgrade() {
 			-m "/tmp/device.map" \
 			-d "/tmp/boot/boot/grub" \
 			-r "hd0,${parttable}1" \
-			"/dev/$diskdev" \
-		&& touch /tmp/boot/boot/grub/upgraded
+			"/dev/$diskdev"
 
 		umount /tmp/boot
 	fi