diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 049de9e9c..11508233b 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -874,9 +874,6 @@ install_shimv2() {
 	export GO_VERSION
 	export RUST_VERSION
 	export MEASURED_ROOTFS
-	if [ "${ARCH}" == "s390x" ]; then
-		export MEASURED_ROOTFS=no
-	fi
 
 	DESTDIR="${destdir}" PREFIX="${prefix}" "${shimv2_builder}"
 }