diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/SL/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/SL/genimage
index 44f9a6506..a473e8b09 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/SL/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/SL/genimage
@@ -552,29 +552,7 @@ shell() {
         echo -e " Exit shell to continue booting.\$RESET"
         \$SHELL
 }
-mountfile () {
-    snapshotfile=\${NEWROOT}/\${RWDIR}/\${2}\${1}
-    dir=`dirname \$snapshotfile`
-#
-#  Check if file already exists in snapshot directory.  If not attempt to copy
-#    from root directory to snapshot directory.
-#
-    if [ ! -e \$snapshotfile ]; then
-        mkdir -p \$dir || echo -e "\${RED}Can't make \$dir\${NORMAL}"
-        #echo -e "\${YELLOW} \${1} missing from client specific area.\${RESET}"
-        if [ -e \$NEWROOT/\${1} ] ; then
-            #echo "Copying \${1}"
-            rsync -a \$NEWROOT/\${1} \$snapshotfile
-        else
-            #echo "Creating \${1}"
-            touch \$snapshotfile
-        fi
-    fi
-#
-#  Mount the snapshotfile over the root file so the client will have r/w access
-#
-    mount -n -o bind \$NEWROOT/\$RWDIR/\${2}\${1} \$NEWROOT/\${1}
-}
+
 
 fancydisplay () {
         clear
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/fedora12/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/fedora12/genimage
index 1026afaee..a84a5d439 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/fedora12/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/fedora12/genimage
@@ -521,29 +521,6 @@ shell() {
         echo " Exit shell to continue booting.\$RESET"
         \$SHELL
 }
-mountfile () {
-    snapshotfile=\${NEWROOT}/\${RWDIR}/\${2}\${1}
-    dir=`dirname \$snapshotfile`
-#
-#  Check if file already exists in snapshot directory.  If not attempt to copy
-#    from root directory to snapshot directory.
-#
-    if [ ! -e \$snapshotfile ]; then
-        mkdir -p \$dir || echo "\${RED}Can't make \$dir\${NORMAL}"
-        #echo "\${YELLOW} \${1} missing from client specific area.\${RESET}"
-        if [ -e \$NEWROOT/\${1} ] ; then
-            #echo "Copying \${1}"
-            rsync -a \$NEWROOT/\${1} \$snapshotfile
-        else
-            #echo "Creating \${1}"
-            touch \$snapshotfile
-        fi
-    fi
-#
-#  Mount the snapshotfile over the root file so the client will have r/w access
-#
-    mount -n -o bind \$NEWROOT/\$RWDIR/\${2}\${1} \$NEWROOT/\${1}
-}
 
 fancydisplay () {
         clear
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage
index f82cda0af..d8e88a682 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage
@@ -561,29 +561,6 @@ shell() {
         echo -e " Exit shell to continue booting.\$RESET"
         \$SHELL
 }
-mountfile () {
-    snapshotfile=\${NEWROOT}/\${RWDIR}/\${2}\${1}
-    dir=`dirname \$snapshotfile`
-#
-#  Check if file already exists in snapshot directory.  If not attempt to copy
-#    from root directory to snapshot directory.
-#
-    if [ ! -e \$snapshotfile ]; then
-        mkdir -p \$dir || echo -e "\${RED}Can't make \$dir\${NORMAL}"
-        #echo -e "\${YELLOW} \${1} missing from client specific area.\${RESET}"
-        if [ -e \$NEWROOT/\${1} ] ; then
-            #echo "Copying \${1}"
-            rsync -a \$NEWROOT/\${1} \$snapshotfile
-        else
-            #echo "Creating \${1}"
-            touch \$snapshotfile
-        fi
-    fi
-#
-#  Mount the snapshotfile over the root file so the client will have r/w access
-#
-    mount -n -o bind \$NEWROOT/\$RWDIR/\${2}\${1} \$NEWROOT/\${1}
-}
 
 fancydisplay () {
         clear
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage.rh4 b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage.rh4
index 31dd1c83a..6cc910045 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage.rh4
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage.rh4
@@ -535,29 +535,6 @@ shell() {
         echo -e " Exit shell to continue booting.\$RESET"
         \$SHELL
 }
-mountfile () {
-    snapshotfile=\${NEWROOT}/\${RWDIR}/\${2}\${1}
-    dir=`dirname \$snapshotfile`
-#
-#  Check if file already exists in snapshot directory.  If not attempt to copy
-#    from root directory to snapshot directory.
-#
-    if [ ! -e \$snapshotfile ]; then
-        mkdir -p \$dir || echo -e "\${RED}Can't make \$dir\${NORMAL}"
-        #echo -e "\${YELLOW} \${1} missing from client specific area.\${RESET}"
-        if [ -e \$NEWROOT/\${1} ] ; then
-            #echo "Copying \${1}"
-            rsync -a \$NEWROOT/\${1} \$snapshotfile
-        else
-            #echo "Creating \${1}"
-            touch \$snapshotfile
-        fi
-    fi
-#
-#  Mount the snapshotfile over the root file so the client will have r/w access
-#
-    mount -n -o bind \$NEWROOT/\$RWDIR/\${2}\${1} \$NEWROOT/\${1}
-}
 
 fancydisplay () {
         clear
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
index 23f800034..d0639ee8c 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
@@ -637,29 +637,7 @@ shell() {
         echo -e " Exit shell to continue booting.\$RESET"
         \$SHELL
 }
-mountfile () {
-    snapshotfile=\${NEWROOT}/\${RWDIR}/\${2}\${1}
-    dir=`dirname \$snapshotfile`
-#
-#  Check if file already exists in snapshot directory.  If not attempt to copy
-#    from root directory to snapshot directory.
-#
-    if [ ! -e \$snapshotfile ]; then
-        mkdir -p \$dir || echo -e "\${RED}Can't make \$dir\${NORMAL}"
-        #echo -e "\${YELLOW} \${1} missing from client specific area.\${RESET}"
-        if [ -e \$NEWROOT/\${1} ] ; then
-            #echo "Copying \${1}"
-            rsync -a \$NEWROOT/\${1} \$snapshotfile
-        else
-            #echo "Creating \${1}"
-            touch \$snapshotfile
-        fi
-    fi
-#
-#  Mount the snapshotfile over the root file so the client will have r/w access
-#
-    mount -n -o bind \$NEWROOT/\$RWDIR/\${2}\${1} \$NEWROOT/\${1}
-}
+
 fancydisplay () {
         clear
         echo -e "\$CYAN"