SYSLINUX_ROOT ?= "root=/dev/sda2"
 SYSLINUX_TIMEOUT ?= "10"
 
-IS_VM = '${@bb.utils.contains_any("IMAGE_FSTYPES", ["vmdk", "vdi", "qcow2"], "true", "false", d)}'
-
 boot_direct_populate() {
        dest=$1
        install -d $dest
                efi_hddimg_populate $HDDDIR
        fi
 
-       if [ "${IS_VM}" = "true" ]; then
-               if [ "x${AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU}" = "x1" ] ; then
-                       install -m 0644 ${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/usr/share/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 $HDDDIR/${SYSLINUXDIR}/
-                       if [ "x${SYSLINUX_SPLASH}" != "x" ] ; then
-                               install -m 0644 ${SYSLINUX_SPLASH} $HDDDIR/${SYSLINUXDIR}/splash.lss
-                       fi
+       if [ "x${AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU}" = "x1" ] ; then
+               install -m 0644 ${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/usr/share/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 $HDDDIR/${SYSLINUXDIR}/
+               if [ "x${SYSLINUX_SPLASH}" != "x" ] ; then
+                       install -m 0644 ${SYSLINUX_SPLASH} $HDDDIR/${SYSLINUXDIR}/splash.lss
                fi
        fi