diff --git a/cmd/app/app.go b/cmd/app/app.go
index 9494fe8b..d9ed70c2 100644
--- a/cmd/app/app.go
+++ b/cmd/app/app.go
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ func parse(id string, base *check.Absolute, r io.Reader) (*hst.Config, error) {
 					Write:  true,
 					Perm:   01777,
 				}},
-
-				{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("block")}},
-				{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("bus")}},
-				{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("class")}},
-				{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("dev")}},
-				{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("devices")}},
 			},
 
 			Username: "chronos",
diff --git a/cmd/app/app_test.go b/cmd/app/app_test.go
index 8f724c8d..60b2376f 100644
--- a/cmd/app/app_test.go
+++ b/cmd/app/app_test.go
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ talk com.canonical.Unity
 						Perm:   01777,
 					}},
 
-					{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("block")}},
-					{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("bus")}},
-					{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("class")}},
-					{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("dev")}},
-					{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{Source: fhs.AbsSys.Append("devices")}},
-
 					{FilesystemConfig: &hst.FSBind{
 						Source: check.MustAbs("/sdcard"),
 						Write:  true,