diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmparse.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmparse.c
index 2021eb2a8ac..4a4177670c4 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmparse.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmparse.c
@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@ CmpDoOpen(IN PHHIVE Hive,
     return Status;
 }
 
-/* Remove calls to CmCreateRootNode once this is used! */
 NTSTATUS
 NTAPI
 CmpCreateLinkNode(IN PHHIVE Hive,
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c
index 1ae533a5070..38c7ba42c16 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c
@@ -371,9 +371,6 @@ CmpInitHiveFromFile(IN PCUNICODE_STRING HiveName,
     /* Success, return hive */
     *Hive = NewHive;
 
-    /* HACK: ROS: Init root key cell and prepare the hive */
-    if (Operation == HINIT_CREATE) CmCreateRootNode(&NewHive->Hive, L"");
-
     /* Duplicate the hive name */
     NewHive->FileFullPath.Buffer = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(PagedPool,
                                                          HiveName->Length,