diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 91e330b1..b5cd9206 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ doccheck_task:
         cpu: 4
         memory: 8
     env:
-        BUILDTAGS: &withopengpg 'btrfs_noversion libdm_no_deferred_remove containers_image_openpgp'
+        BUILDTAGS: &withopengpg 'containers_image_openpgp'
     script: |
       # TODO: Can't use 'runner.sh setup' inside container.  However,
       # removing the pre-installed package is the only necessary step
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ test_skopeo_task:
     matrix:
         - name: "Skopeo Test"  # N/B: Name ref. by hack/get_fqin.sh
           env:
-              BUILDTAGS: 'btrfs_noversion libdm_no_deferred_remove'
+              BUILDTAGS: ''
         - name: "Skopeo Test w/ opengpg"
           env:
               BUILDTAGS: *withopengpg
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6646534f..87f2f170 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ SKOPEO_LDFLAGS := -ldflags '-X main.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT} $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)'
 MANPAGES_MD = $(wildcard docs/*.md)
 MANPAGES ?= $(MANPAGES_MD:%.md=%)
 
-BTRFS_BUILD_TAG = $(shell hack/btrfs_tag.sh) $(shell hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh)
+BTRFS_BUILD_TAG = $(shell hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh)
 LIBSUBID_BUILD_TAG = $(shell hack/libsubid_tag.sh)
 LOCAL_BUILD_TAGS = $(BTRFS_BUILD_TAG) $(LIBSUBID_BUILD_TAG)
 BUILDTAGS += $(LOCAL_BUILD_TAGS)
diff --git a/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh b/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
index bd6a40d8..a506e644 100755
--- a/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
+++ b/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ _run_system() {
     make test-system-local BUILDTAGS="$BUILDTAGS"
 }
 
-req_env_vars SKOPEO_PATH BUILDTAGS
+req_env_vars SKOPEO_PATH
 
 handler="_run_${1}"
 if [ "$(type -t $handler)" != "function" ]; then
diff --git a/hack/btrfs_tag.sh b/hack/btrfs_tag.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ea753d4d..00000000
--- a/hack/btrfs_tag.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-${CPP:-${CC:-cc} -E} ${CPPFLAGS} - > /dev/null 2> /dev/null << EOF
-#include <btrfs/version.h>
-EOF
-if test $? -ne 0 ; then
-	echo btrfs_noversion
-fi
diff --git a/rpm/skopeo.spec b/rpm/skopeo.spec
index 9b18a8c8..3a590d5c 100644
--- a/rpm/skopeo.spec
+++ b/rpm/skopeo.spec
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ export CGO_CFLAGS="$CGO_CFLAGS -m64 -mtune=generic -fcf-protection=full"
 
 BASEBUILDTAGS="$(hack/libsubid_tag.sh)"
 %if %{defined build_with_btrfs}
-export BUILDTAGS="$BASEBUILDTAGS $(hack/btrfs_tag.sh) $(hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh)"
+export BUILDTAGS="$BASEBUILDTAGS $(hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh)"
 %else
-export BUILDTAGS="$BASEBUILDTAGS btrfs_noversion exclude_graphdriver_btrfs"
+export BUILDTAGS="$BASEBUILDTAGS exclude_graphdriver_btrfs"
 %endif
 
 %if %{defined fips}