diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/usr/libexec/infix/mnt b/board/common/rootfs/usr/libexec/infix/mnt
index c0409e14..aafee06f 100755
--- a/board/common/rootfs/usr/libexec/infix/mnt
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/usr/libexec/infix/mnt
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ factory_reset()
     find /sys/class/leds/ -type l -exec sh -c 'echo 100 > $0/brightness' {} \;
     logger $opt -p user.crit -t "$nm" "Resetting to factory defaults."
 
-    # Shred all files to prevent restoring contents
-    find /mnt/cfg -type f -exec shred -zu {} \;
-    find /mnt/var -type f -exec shred -zu {} \;
-
-    # Remove any lingering directories and symlinks as well
     rm -rf /mnt/cfg/* /mnt/var/*
 
     logger $opt -p user.crit -t "$nm" "Factory reset complete."