diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh
index 62ddc76cce6a..8bd365e13230 100755
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #This is required since we have platform based checks in orchagent
-#fakeplatform to be removed once swss migrates to hw-sku
 
 if [ "$HWSKU" == "Mellanox-SN2700" ]; then
     export platform="mellanox"
-elif  [ -n "$fake_platform"  ]; then
-    export platform=$fake_platform
 else
     export platform=vs
 fi
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
index d5efffcad118..9911c1bfe011 100755
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ else
 fi
 sonic-cfggen -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/copp_cfg.j2 > /etc/sonic/copp_cfg.json
 
-#To be removed once swss migrates to HWSKU
-if [ "$fake_platform" == "mellanox" ]; then
-    cp /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai_mlnx.profile /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai.profile
-fi
-
 if [ "$HWSKU" == "Mellanox-SN2700" ]; then
     cp /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai_mlnx.profile /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai.profile
 fi