diff --git a/rootfs/init.go b/rootfs/init.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ae3870efe..000000000
--- a/rootfs/init.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-package rootfs
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshot"
-	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-)
-
-var (
-	initializers = map[string]initializerFunc{}
-)
-
-type initializerFunc func(string) error
-
-type Mounter interface {
-	Mount(target string, mounts ...mount.Mount) error
-	Unmount(target string) error
-}
-
-func InitRootFS(ctx context.Context, name string, parent digest.Digest, readonly bool, snapshotter snapshot.Snapshotter, mounter Mounter) ([]mount.Mount, error) {
-	_, err := snapshotter.Stat(ctx, name)
-	if err == nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("rootfs already exists")
-	}
-	// TODO: ensure not exist error once added to snapshot package
-
-	parentS := parent.String()
-
-	initName := defaultInitializer
-	initFn := initializers[initName]
-	if initFn != nil {
-		parentS, err = createInitLayer(ctx, parentS, initName, initFn, snapshotter, mounter)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	if readonly {
-		return snapshotter.View(ctx, name, parentS)
-	}
-
-	return snapshotter.Prepare(ctx, name, parentS)
-}
-
-func createInitLayer(ctx context.Context, parent, initName string, initFn func(string) error, snapshotter snapshot.Snapshotter, mounter Mounter) (string, error) {
-	initS := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", parent, initName)
-	if _, err := snapshotter.Stat(ctx, initS); err == nil {
-		return initS, nil
-	}
-	// TODO: ensure not exist error once added to snapshot package
-
-	// Create tempdir
-	td, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "create-init-")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(td)
-
-	mounts, err := snapshotter.Prepare(ctx, td, parent)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err != nil {
-			// TODO: once implemented uncomment
-			//if rerr := snapshotter.Remove(ctx, td); rerr != nil {
-			//	log.G(ctx).Errorf("Failed to remove snapshot %s: %v", td, merr)
-			//}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if err = mounter.Mount(td, mounts...); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	if err = initFn(td); err != nil {
-		if merr := mounter.Unmount(td); merr != nil {
-			log.G(ctx).Errorf("Failed to unmount %s: %v", td, merr)
-		}
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	if err = mounter.Unmount(td); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	if err := snapshotter.Commit(ctx, initS, td); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return initS, nil
-}
diff --git a/rootfs/init_linux.go b/rootfs/init_linux.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cabc4577e..000000000
--- a/rootfs/init_linux.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-package rootfs
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"syscall"
-)
-
-const (
-	defaultInitializer = "linux-init"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	initializers[defaultInitializer] = initFS
-}
-
-func createDirectory(name string, uid, gid int) initializerFunc {
-	return func(root string) error {
-		dname := filepath.Join(root, name)
-		st, err := os.Stat(dname)
-		if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return err
-		} else if err == nil {
-			if st.IsDir() {
-				stat := st.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
-				if int(stat.Gid) == gid && int(stat.Uid) == uid {
-					return nil
-				}
-			} else {
-				if err := os.Remove(dname); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				if err := os.Mkdir(dname, 0755); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			if err := os.Mkdir(dname, 0755); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		return os.Chown(dname, uid, gid)
-	}
-}
-
-func touchFile(name string, uid, gid int) initializerFunc {
-	return func(root string) error {
-		fname := filepath.Join(root, name)
-
-		st, err := os.Stat(fname)
-		if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return err
-		} else if err == nil {
-			stat := st.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
-			if int(stat.Gid) == gid && int(stat.Uid) == uid {
-				return nil
-			}
-			return os.Chown(fname, uid, gid)
-		}
-
-		f, err := os.OpenFile(fname, os.O_CREATE, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer f.Close()
-
-		return f.Chown(uid, gid)
-	}
-}
-
-func symlink(oldname, newname string) initializerFunc {
-	return func(root string) error {
-		linkName := filepath.Join(root, newname)
-		if _, err := os.Stat(linkName); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return err
-		} else if err == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return os.Symlink(oldname, linkName)
-	}
-}
-
-func initFS(root string) error {
-	st, err := os.Stat(root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	stat := st.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
-	uid := int(stat.Uid)
-	gid := int(stat.Gid)
-
-	initFuncs := []initializerFunc{
-		createDirectory("/dev", uid, gid),
-		createDirectory("/dev/pts", uid, gid),
-		createDirectory("/dev/shm", uid, gid),
-		touchFile("/dev/console", uid, gid),
-		createDirectory("/proc", uid, gid),
-		createDirectory("/sys", uid, gid),
-		createDirectory("/etc", uid, gid),
-		touchFile("/etc/resolv.conf", uid, gid),
-		touchFile("/etc/hosts", uid, gid),
-		touchFile("/etc/hostname", uid, gid),
-		symlink("/proc/mounts", "/etc/mtab"),
-	}
-
-	for _, fn := range initFuncs {
-		if err := fn(root); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/rootfs/init_other.go b/rootfs/init_other.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b5e04e2e6..000000000
--- a/rootfs/init_other.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// +build !linux
-
-package rootfs
-
-const (
-	defaultInitializer = ""
-)