diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index d5fd9a8..1a5d294 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@
 ifneq ($(TARGET_PRODUCT),sdk)
 ifneq ($(TARGET_DEVICE),generic)
 ifneq ($(TARGET_NO_KERNEL),true)
+ifneq ($(recovery_fstab),)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # OTA update package
@@ -1077,6 +1078,7 @@
 .PHONY: updatepackage
 updatepackage: $(INTERNAL_UPDATE_PACKAGE_TARGET)
 
+endif    # recovery_fstab is defined
 endif    # TARGET_NO_KERNEL != true
 endif    # TARGET_DEVICE != generic
 endif    # TARGET_PRODUCT != sdk
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index a236a12..74192f7 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@
   makeint("boot_size")
 
   d["fstab"] = LoadRecoveryFSTab(zip)
-  if not d["fstab"]:
-    if "fs_type" not in d: d["fs_type"] = "yaffs2"
-    if "partition_type" not in d: d["partition_type"] = "MTD"
-
   return d
 
 def LoadRecoveryFSTab(zip):
@@ -134,9 +130,7 @@
   try:
     data = zip.read("RECOVERY/RAMDISK/etc/recovery.fstab")
   except KeyError:
-    # older target-files that doesn't have a recovery.fstab; fall back
-    # to the fs_type and partition_type keys.
-    return
+    raise ValueError("Could not find RECOVERY/RAMDISK/etc/recovery.fstab")
 
   d = {}
   for line in data.split("\n"):
@@ -350,9 +344,6 @@
     p = info_dict["fstab"][mount_point]
     fs_type = p.fs_type
     limit = info_dict.get(p.device + "_size", None)
-  else:
-    fs_type = info_dict.get("fs_type", None)
-    limit = info_dict.get(target + "_size", None)
   if not fs_type or not limit: return
 
   if fs_type == "yaffs2":
@@ -777,9 +768,4 @@
   if fstab:
     return PARTITION_TYPES[fstab[mount_point].fs_type], fstab[mount_point].device
   else:
-    devices = {"/boot": "boot",
-               "/recovery": "recovery",
-               "/radio": "radio",
-               "/data": "userdata",
-               "/cache": "cache"}
-    return info["partition_type"], info.get("partition_path", "") + devices[mount_point]
+    return None
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py b/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
index 756d673..a7c8e32 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@
                          (p.fs_type, common.PARTITION_TYPES[p.fs_type],
                           p.device, p.mount_point))
       self.mounts.add(p.mount_point)
-    else:
-      what = mount_point.lstrip("/")
-      what = self.info.get("partition_path", "") + what
-      self.script.append('mount("%s", "%s", "%s", "%s");' %
-                         (self.info["fs_type"], self.info["partition_type"],
-                          what, mount_point))
-      self.mounts.add(mount_point)
 
   def UnpackPackageDir(self, src, dst):
     """Unpack a given directory from the OTA package into the given
@@ -173,12 +166,6 @@
       p = fstab[partition]
       self.script.append('format("%s", "%s", "%s");' %
                          (p.fs_type, common.PARTITION_TYPES[p.fs_type], p.device))
-    else:
-      # older target-files without per-partition types
-      partition = self.info.get("partition_path", "") + partition
-      self.script.append('format("%s", "%s", "%s");' %
-                         (self.info["fs_type"], self.info["partition_type"],
-                          partition))
 
   def DeleteFiles(self, file_list):
     """Delete all files in file_list."""
@@ -231,23 +218,6 @@
             'package_extract_file("%(fn)s", "%(device)s");' % args)
       else:
         raise ValueError("don't know how to write \"%s\" partitions" % (p.fs_type,))
-    else:
-      # backward compatibility with older target-files that lack recovery.fstab
-      if self.info["partition_type"] == "MTD":
-        self.script.append(
-            ('assert(package_extract_file("%(fn)s", "/tmp/%(partition)s.img"),\n'
-             '       write_raw_image("/tmp/%(partition)s.img", "%(partition)s"),\n'
-             '       delete("/tmp/%(partition)s.img"));')
-            % {'partition': partition, 'fn': fn})
-      elif self.info["partition_type"] == "EMMC":
-        self.script.append(
-            ('package_extract_file("%(fn)s", "%(dir)s%(partition)s");')
-            % {'partition': partition, 'fn': fn,
-               'dir': self.info.get("partition_path", ""),
-               })
-      else:
-        raise ValueError("don't know how to write \"%s\" partitions" %
-                         (self.info["partition_type"],))
 
   def SetPermissions(self, fn, uid, gid, mode):
     """Set file ownership and permissions."""