--- grub-1.99.orig/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
+++ grub-1.99/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ EOF
   message="$(gettext_printf "Loading Linux %s ..." ${version})"
   cat << EOF
 	echo	'$message'
-	linux	${rel_dirname}/${basename} root=${linux_root_device_thisversion} ro ${args}
+	linux	${rel_dirname}/${basename} ro ${args}
 EOF
   if test -n "${initrd}" ; then
     message="$(gettext_printf "Loading initial ramdisk ...")"