diff --git a/src/arch/i386/image/bzimage.c b/src/arch/i386/image/bzimage.c
index 9372f55c..d9c05453 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/image/bzimage.c
+++ b/src/arch/i386/image/bzimage.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <gpxe/image.h>
 #include <gpxe/segment.h>
 #include <gpxe/init.h>
-#include <gpxe/initrd.h>
 #include <gpxe/cpio.h>
 #include <gpxe/features.h>
 
@@ -188,8 +187,8 @@ static size_t bzimage_load_initrd ( struct image *image,
 	struct cpio_header cpio;
         size_t offset = 0;
 
-	/* Ignore images which aren't initrds */
-	if ( initrd->type != &initrd_image_type )
+	/* Do not include kernel image itself as an initrd */
+	if ( initrd == image )
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Create cpio header before non-prebuilt images */
diff --git a/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c b/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c
index b651078b..05e7ddee 100644
--- a/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c
+++ b/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <gpxe/image.h>
 #include <gpxe/command.h>
-#include <gpxe/initrd.h>
 #include <usr/imgmgmt.h>
 
 /** @file
@@ -222,23 +221,6 @@ static int kernel_exec ( int argc, char **argv ) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * The "initrd" command
- *
- * @v argc		Argument count
- * @v argv		Argument list
- * @ret rc		Exit code
- */
-static int initrd_exec ( int argc, char **argv ) {
-	int rc;
-
-	if ( ( rc = imgfetch_core_exec ( &initrd_image_type, IMG_FETCH,
-					 argc, argv ) ) != 0 )
-		return rc;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * "imgload" command syntax message
  *
@@ -557,12 +539,12 @@ struct command image_commands[] __command = {
 		.exec = imgfetch_exec, /* synonym for "imgfetch" */
 	},
 	{
-		.name = "kernel",
-		.exec = kernel_exec,
+		.name = "initrd",
+		.exec = imgfetch_exec, /* synonym for "imgfetch" */
 	},
 	{
-		.name = "initrd",
-		.exec = initrd_exec,
+		.name = "kernel",
+		.exec = kernel_exec,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "imgload",
diff --git a/src/image/initrd.c b/src/image/initrd.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f03564a8..00000000
--- a/src/image/initrd.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
- * License, or any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- */
-
-/**
- * @file
- *
- * Linux initrd image format
- *
- * This file does nothing except provide a way to mark images as being
- * initrds.  The actual processing is done in the Linux kernel image
- * code; this file exists so that we can include the "initrd" command
- * without necessarily dragging in the Linux image format.
- *
- */
-
-#include <gpxe/image.h>
-#include <gpxe/initrd.h>
-
-/** Linux initrd image type */
-struct image_type initrd_image_type __image_type ( PROBE_NORMAL ) = {
-	.name = "initrd",
-};
diff --git a/src/include/gpxe/initrd.h b/src/include/gpxe/initrd.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1871bf78..00000000
--- a/src/include/gpxe/initrd.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _GPXE_INITRD_H
-#define _GPXE_INITRD_H
-
-/**
- * @file
- *
- * Linux initrd image format
- *
- */
-
-#include <gpxe/image.h>
-extern struct image_type initrd_image_type __image_type ( PROBE_NORMAL );
-
-#endif /* _GPXE_INITRD_H */