diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc
index d4044ea..88168bd 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ TOOLCHAIN_SYSPATH ?= "${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/${TARGET_SYS}"
 
 # Image.bbclass stuff:
 
-# Override default fs-perms.txt that messes with our /var setup:
-FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES = "fs-perms-angstrom.txt"
- 
 #
 # udev, devfsd, busybox-mdev (from busybox) or none
 #
diff --git a/files/fs-perms-angstrom.txt b/files/fs-perms-angstrom.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 58066b3..0000000
--- a/files/fs-perms-angstrom.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# This file contains a list of files and directories with known permissions.
-# It is used by the packaging class to ensure that the permissions, owners and
-# group of listed files and directories are in sync across the system.
-#
-# The format of this file 
-#
-#<path>	<mode>	<uid>	<gid>	<walk>	<fmode>	<fuid>	<fgid>
-#
-# or
-#
-#<path> link <target>
-#
-# <path>: directory path
-# <mode>: mode for directory
-# <uid>:  uid for directory
-# <gid>:  gid for directory
-# <walk>: recursively walk the directory?  true or false
-# <fmode>: if walking, new mode for files
-# <fuid>:  if walking, new uid for files
-# <fgid>:  if walking, new gid for files
-# <target>: turn the directory into a symlink point to target
-#
-# in mode, uid or gid, a "-" means don't change any existing values
-#
-# /usr/src		0755	root	root	false	-	-	-
-# /usr/share/man	0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-
-# Note: all standard config directories are automatically assigned "0755 root root false - - -"
-
-# Documentation should always be corrected
-${mandir}		0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-${infodir}		0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-${docdir}		0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-${datadir}/gtk-doc	0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-
-# Fixup locales
-${datadir}/locale	0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-
-# Cleanup headers
-${includedir}		0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-${oldincludedir}	0755	root	root	true	0644	root	root
-
-# Cleanup debug src
-/usr/src/debug		0755	root	root	true	-	root	root
-
-# Items from base-files
-# Links
-${localstatedir}/run	link	/run
-
-# Special permissions from base-files
-# Set 1777
-/tmp				01777	root	root	false - - -
-
-# Set 2775
-/home				02755	root	root	false - - -
-${prefix}/src			02755	root	root	false - - -
-${localstatedir}/local		02755	root	root	false - - -
-
-# Set 3755
-/srv				0755	root	root	false - - -
-
-# Set 4775
-/var/mail			02755	root	root	false - - -