diff --git a/mk_pbp_img b/mk_pbp_img
index 9896d68..c5b6267 100755
--- a/mk_pbp_img
+++ b/mk_pbp_img
@@ -68,17 +68,6 @@ build_img() {
     sudo xz --decompress --stdout "$img.xz" > "$img"
     local loop_dev="$(sudo losetup --show -f -P "$img")"
 
-    if [ ! -z "$DISCOVER_DEV" ]; then # needed if building inside a docker container
-        local partitions=$(lsblk --raw --output "MAJ:MIN" --noheadings ${loop_dev} | tail -n +2)
-        counter=1
-        for i in $partitions; do
-            local maj=$(echo $i | cut -d: -f1)
-            local min=$(echo $i | cut -d: -f2)
-            if [ ! -e "${loop_dev}p${counter}" ]; then mknod ${loop_dev}p${counter} b $maj $min; fi
-            counter=$((counter + 1))
-        done
-    fi
-
     sudo mount "$loop_dev"p2 "$TMP_DIR_MOUNT"
     sudo mount "$loop_dev"p1 "$TMP_DIR_MOUNT"/boot