diff --git a/scripts/lib/image/engine.py b/scripts/lib/image/engine.py
index 3813fec609..f1df8b4db8 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/image/engine.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/image/engine.py
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ def find_artifacts(image_name):
     """
     bitbake_env_lines = get_bitbake_env_lines()
 
-    rootfs_dir = kernel_dir = bootimg_dir = ""
-    hdddir = staging_data_dir = native_sysroot = ""
+    rootfs_dir = kernel_dir = hdddir = staging_data_dir = native_sysroot = ""
 
     for line in bitbake_env_lines.split('\n'):
         if (get_line_val(line, "IMAGE_ROOTFS")):
@@ -86,12 +85,8 @@ def find_artifacts(image_name):
         if (get_line_val(line, "STAGING_DIR_NATIVE")):
             native_sysroot = get_line_val(line, "STAGING_DIR_NATIVE")
             continue
-        if (get_line_val(line, "DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")):
-            bootimg_dir = get_line_val(line, "DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-            continue
 
-    return (rootfs_dir, kernel_dir, bootimg_dir, hdddir, staging_data_dir, \
-            native_sysroot)
+    return (rootfs_dir, kernel_dir, hdddir, staging_data_dir, native_sysroot)
 
 
 CANNED_IMAGE_DIR = "lib/image/canned-wks" # relative to scripts
diff --git a/scripts/wic b/scripts/wic
index 731481007c..15cc9b31ef 100755
--- a/scripts/wic
+++ b/scripts/wic
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ def wic_create_subcommand(args, usage_str):
     bootimg_dir = staging_data_dir = hdddir = ""
 
     if options.image_name:
-        (rootfs_dir, kernel_dir, bootimg_dir, hdddir, \
-         staging_data_dir, native_sysroot) = find_artifacts(options.image_name)
+        (rootfs_dir, kernel_dir, hdddir, staging_data_dir, native_sysroot) = \
+            find_artifacts(options.image_name)
 
     wks_file = args[0]
 
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ def wic_create_subcommand(args, usage_str):
         not_found = not_found_dir = ""
         if not os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
             (not_found, not_found_dir) = ("rootfs-dir", rootfs_dir)
-        elif not os.path.isdir(bootimg_dir) and not os.path.isdir(hdddir) \
-             and not os.path.isdir(staging_data_dir):
+        elif not os.path.isdir(hdddir) and not os.path.isdir(staging_data_dir):
             (not_found, not_found_dir) = ("bootimg-dir", bootimg_dir)
         elif not os.path.isdir(kernel_dir):
             (not_found, not_found_dir) = ("kernel-dir", kernel_dir)