diff --git a/config/aarch64/ci.toml b/config/aarch64/ci.toml
index 1d184f31..c44288a1 100644
--- a/config/aarch64/ci.toml
+++ b/config/aarch64/ci.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ prompt = false
 acid = {}
 acid-bins = {}
 base = {}
-base-initfs = {}
 bash = {}
 bash-completion = {}
 bootloader = {}
diff --git a/config/base.toml b/config/base.toml
index 4f6c8f57..437f2db3 100644
--- a/config/base.toml
+++ b/config/base.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ prompt = false
 
 [packages]
 base = {}
-base-initfs = {}
 bootloader = {}
 kernel = {}
 libgcc = {}
diff --git a/config/i586/ci.toml b/config/i586/ci.toml
index 3432fba0..d333d0f8 100644
--- a/config/i586/ci.toml
+++ b/config/i586/ci.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ prompt = false
 # acid = {} # rust require dynamic linking
 acid-bins = {}
 base = {}
-base-initfs = {}
 bash = {}
 bash-completion = {}
 bootloader = {}
diff --git a/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml b/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml
index 382a421e..ef207e73 100644
--- a/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml
+++ b/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ prompt = false
 # acid = {} # rust require dynamic linking
 acid-bins = {}
 base = {}
-base-initfs = {}
 bash = {}
 bash-completion = {}
 bootloader = {}
diff --git a/config/x86_64/ci.toml b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
index 23ce90a6..b22114c7 100644
--- a/config/x86_64/ci.toml
+++ b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ adwaita-icon-theme = {}
 autoconf = {}
 automake = {}
 base = {}
-base-initfs = {}
 bash = {}
 bash-completion = {}
 binutils = {}
diff --git a/recipes/core/base-initfs/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/base-initfs/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index ac5ce116..00000000
--- a/recipes/core/base-initfs/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[source]
-same_as = "../base"
-
-[build]
-template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-  "redoxfs",
-]
-script = """
-cd "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" && make install-initfs \
-    SRC_DIR="${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" SYSROOT="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}" \
-    LINKER="${GNU_TARGET}-ld" CARGO="${COOKBOOK_CARGO}" \
-    BUILD_DIR="${COOKBOOK_BUILD}" DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
index aed81605..5a8520bd 100644
--- a/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/base.git"
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+  "redoxfs",
+]
 script = """
 cd "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" && make install-base \
     SRC_DIR="${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" SYSROOT="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}" \