diff --git a/config/grub/grub.conf b/config/grub/grub.conf
index 2199bf1d8..bdfb3a949 100644
--- a/config/grub/grub.conf
+++ b/config/grub/grub.conf
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ splashimage (hd0,0)/grub/ipfire.xpm.gz
 #terminal --timeout=1 serial console
 title IPFire
   root (hd0,0)
-  kernel /vmlinuz-KVER-ipfire root=ROOT panic=10 MOUNT
+  kernel /vmlinuz-KVER-ipfire root=ROOT panic=10
   initrd /ipfirerd-KVER.img
   savedefault 0
 title IPFire (vesafb 1024x768)
   root (hd0,0)
-  kernel /vmlinuz-KVER-ipfire root=ROOT panic=10 vga=791 MOUNT
+  kernel /vmlinuz-KVER-ipfire root=ROOT panic=10 vga=791
   initrd /ipfirerd-KVER.img
   savedefault 1
diff --git a/src/install+setup/install/main.c b/src/install+setup/install/main.c
index ebcc0f594..6a3361354 100644
--- a/src/install+setup/install/main.c
+++ b/src/install+setup/install/main.c
@@ -531,13 +531,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	switch (destination->filesystem) {
 		case HW_FS_REISERFS:
 			replace("/harddisk/etc/fstab", "FSTYPE", "reiserfs");
-			replace("/harddisk/boot/grub/grub.conf", "MOUNT", "ro");
 			break;
 
 		case HW_FS_EXT4:
 		case HW_FS_EXT4_WO_JOURNAL:
 			replace("/harddisk/etc/fstab", "FSTYPE", "ext4");
-			replace("/harddisk/boot/grub/grub.conf", "MOUNT", "ro");
 			break;
 
 		default: