diff --git a/README b/README
index bf67f8c03e..2fd7f7d5ce 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@ SYSV INIT.D SCRIPTS:
         needs to look like, and provide an implementation at the marked places.
 
 WARNINGS:
-        systemd will freeze execution during boot if /etc/mtab exists
-        but is not a symlink to /proc/mounts. Please ensure that
-        /etc/mtab is a proper symlink.
-
         systemd will warn you during boot if /usr is on a different
         file system than /. While in systemd itself very little will
         break if /usr is on a separate partition, many of its
diff --git a/test/test-functions b/test/test-functions
index 9288200717..cf8755acd4 100644
--- a/test/test-functions
+++ b/test/test-functions
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ setup_basic_environment() {
     strip_binaries
     install_depmod_files
     generate_module_dependencies
-    # softlink mtab
-    ln -fs /proc/self/mounts $initdir/etc/mtab
 }
 
 install_dmevent() {