diff --git a/prebuilt/common/etc/init.local.rc b/prebuilt/common/etc/init.local.rc
index 05763e58..b8ee3071 100644
--- a/prebuilt/common/etc/init.local.rc
+++ b/prebuilt/common/etc/init.local.rc
@@ -92,17 +92,6 @@ on boot
     chown system system /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/scheduler
     chmod 0664 /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/scheduler
 
-    # allow system to modify ksm control files
-    chown root system /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/pages_to_scan
-    chmod 0664 /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/pages_to_scan
-    chown root system /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/sleep_millisecs
-    chmod 0664 /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/sleep_millisecs
-    chown root system /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
-    chmod 0664 /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
-    write /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/sleep_millisecs 500
-    write /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/pages_to_scan 100
-    write /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/deferred_timer 1
-
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/apps/cpu.notify_on_migrate
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/apps/cpu.notify_on_migrate
 
diff --git a/sepolicy/file_contexts b/sepolicy/file_contexts
index 983f911a..7e9ba17f 100644
--- a/sepolicy/file_contexts
+++ b/sepolicy/file_contexts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #############################
 # performance-related sysfs files (CM)
-/sys/kernel/mm/ksm(/.*)?       --          u:object_r:sysfs_writable:s0
 /sys/devices/system/cpu.*/cpufreq(/.*)? --  u:object_r:sysfs_devices_system_cpu:s0
 /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/scheduler  --    u:object_r:sysfs_writable:s0