diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 69e59766dc..bce3f99f0a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -378,10 +378,6 @@ ifneq (,$(QEMUCMD))
     KERNELNAME = $(call MAKE_KERNEL_NAME,$(KERNELTYPE))
     KERNELPATH = $(KERNELDIR)/$(KERNELNAME)
 
-    KERNELSNPTYPE = compressed
-    KERNELSNPNAME = $(call MAKE_KERNEL_SNP_NAME,$(KERNELSNPTYPE))
-    KERNELSNPPATH = $(KERNELDIR)/$(KERNELSNPNAME)
-
     KERNELCONFIDENTIALTYPE = compressed
     KERNELCONFIDENTIALNAME = $(call MAKE_KERNEL_CONFIDENTIAL_NAME,$(KERNELCONFIDENTIALTYPE))
     KERNELCONFIDENTIALPATH = $(KERNELDIR)/$(KERNELCONFIDENTIALNAME)
@@ -582,7 +578,6 @@ USER_VARS += KERNELTYPE_CLH
 USER_VARS += KERNELPATH_ACRN
 USER_VARS += KERNELPATH
 USER_VARS += KERNELCONFIDENTIALPATH
-USER_VARS += KERNELSNPPATH
 USER_VARS += KERNELSEPATH
 USER_VARS += KERNELPATH_CLH
 USER_VARS += KERNELPATH_FC
@@ -768,11 +763,6 @@ define MAKE_KERNEL_VIRTIOFS_NAME
 $(if $(findstring uncompressed,$1),vmlinux-virtiofs.container,vmlinuz-virtiofs.container)
 endef
 
-# SNP configuration uses the SEV kernel
-define MAKE_KERNEL_SNP_NAME
-$(if $(findstring uncompressed,$1),vmlinux-sev.container,vmlinuz-sev.container)
-endef
-
 define MAKE_KERNEL_CONFIDENTIAL_NAME
 $(if $(findstring uncompressed,$1),vmlinux-confidential.container,vmlinuz-confidential.container)
 endef