diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index b1b68f68d840..300e77b2d06d 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -436,13 +436,6 @@ static int sb_finish_set_opts(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (strncmp(sb->s_type->name, "sysfs", sizeof("sysfs")) == 0)
 		sbsec->flags |= SE_SBLABELSUPP;
 
-	/*
-	 * Special handling for rootfs. Is genfs but supports
-	 * setting SELinux context on in-core inodes.
-	 */
-	if (strncmp(sb->s_type->name, "rootfs", sizeof("rootfs")) == 0)
-		sbsec->flags |= SE_SBLABELSUPP;
-
 	/* Initialize the root inode. */
 	rc = inode_doinit_with_dentry(root_inode, root);