diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bb b/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bb
index 7bb0b2738c7..36e8771c4ab 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ IMAGE_FEATURES = ""
 # Don't allow the initramfs to contain a kernel
 PACKAGE_EXCLUDE = "kernel-image-*"
 
-export IMAGE_BASENAME = "${MLPREFIX}core-image-minimal-initramfs"
 IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX ?= ""
 IMAGE_LINGUAS = ""
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-tiny-initramfs.bb b/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-tiny-initramfs.bb
index 8af25f1b1fe..7a71d55b1e8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-tiny-initramfs.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-tiny-initramfs.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ PACKAGE_INSTALL = "initramfs-live-boot-tiny packagegroup-core-boot dropbear ${VI
 # Do not pollute the initrd image with rootfs features
 IMAGE_FEATURES = ""
 
-export IMAGE_BASENAME = "core-image-tiny-initramfs"
 IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX ?= ""
 IMAGE_LINGUAS = ""
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-testcontroller-initramfs.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-testcontroller-initramfs.bb
index a5b3d10205c..3b81afd7c07 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-testcontroller-initramfs.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-testcontroller-initramfs.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ PACKAGE_INSTALL = "initramfs-live-boot initramfs-live-install-testfs initramfs-l
 # Do not pollute the initrd image with rootfs features
 IMAGE_FEATURES = ""
 
-export IMAGE_BASENAME = "core-image-testcontroller-initramfs"
 IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX ?= ""
 IMAGE_LINGUAS = ""