diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml
index 7723a44..bf1feee 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: True
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml
index 5cea63e..6b09045 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: True
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8-beta.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8-beta.yaml
index d76b15f..74ffb2b 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8-beta.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8-beta.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: False
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8.yaml
index a3035a3..3b49d3e 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: False
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8lh.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8lh.yaml
index 2754a8d..f4b5c96 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8lh.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el8lh.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: False
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml
index 2f365bd..a88db8c 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: True
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml
index 70ee427..c005bac 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: True
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml
index f62f467..d087d0c 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: True
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/rln.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/rln.yaml
index eed3086..3ae54a8 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/rln.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/rln.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     packages: 'os/Packages'
     repodata: 'os/repodata'
   iso_map:
-    xorrisofs: True
     iso_level: False
     images:
       dvd:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildExtraImage.tmpl.sh b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildExtraImage.tmpl.sh
index 71157aa..bcb1d71 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildExtraImage.tmpl.sh
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildExtraImage.tmpl.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ local_setup_env
 
 {{ make_image }}
 
-{{ isohybrid }}
-
 {{ implantmd5 }}
 
 {{ make_manifest }}
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
index 95a2860..1cdd22c 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class IsoBuild:
             config,
             major,
             arch=None,
-            hfs_compat: bool = False,
             rc: bool = False,
             s3: bool = False,
             force_download: bool = False,
@@ -143,9 +142,6 @@ class IsoBuild:
         #if s3:
         #    self.s3 = boto3.client('s3')
 
-        # arch specific
-        self.hfs_compat = hfs_compat
-
         # Templates
         file_loader = FileSystemLoader(f"{_rootdir}/templates")
         self.tmplenv = Environment(loader=file_loader)
@@ -262,17 +258,6 @@ class IsoBuild:
         if self.release_candidate:
             rclevel = '-' + self.rclvl
 
-        # This is kind of a hack. Installing xorrisofs sets the alternatives to
-        # it, so backwards compatibility is sort of guaranteed. But we want to
-        # emulate as close as possible to what pungi does, so unless we
-        # explicitly ask for xorr (in el8 and 9), we should NOT be using it.
-        # For RLN and el10, we'll use xorr all the way through. When 8 is no
-        # longer getting ISO's, we'll remove this section.
-        required_pkgs = self.required_pkgs.copy()
-        if self.iso_map['xorrisofs']:
-            if 'genisoimage' in required_pkgs and 'xorriso' not in required_pkgs:
-                required_pkgs.append('xorriso')
-
         mock_iso_template_output = mock_iso_template.render(
                 arch=self.current_arch,
                 major=self.major_version,
@@ -832,17 +817,6 @@ class IsoBuild:
 
         log_path_command = f'| tee -a {log_root}/{arch}-{image}.log'
 
-        # This is kind of a hack. Installing xorrisofs sets the alternatives to
-        # it, so backwards compatibility is sort of guaranteed. But we want to
-        # emulate as close as possible to what pungi does, so unless we
-        # explicitly ask for xorr (in el8 and 9), we should NOT be using it.
-        # For RLN and el10, we'll use xorr all the way through. When 8 is no
-        # longer getting ISO's, we'll remove this section.
-        required_pkgs = self.required_pkgs.copy()
-        if self.iso_map['xorrisofs']:
-            if 'genisoimage' in required_pkgs and 'xorriso' not in required_pkgs:
-                required_pkgs.append('xorriso')
-
         rclevel = ''
         if self.release_candidate:
             rclevel = '-' + self.rclvl
@@ -890,35 +864,29 @@ class IsoBuild:
                 'iso_name': isoname,
                 'volid': volid,
                 'graft_points': grafts,
-                'use_xorrisofs': self.iso_map['xorrisofs'],
                 'iso_level': self.iso_map['iso_level'],
         }
 
-        if opts['use_xorrisofs']:
-            # Generate a xorriso compatible dialog
-            with open(grafts) as xp:
-                xorpoint = xp.read()
-                xp.close()
-            xorriso_template_output = xorriso_template.render(
-                    boot_iso=boot_iso,
-                    isoname=isoname,
-                    volid=volid,
-                    graft=xorpoint,
-                    arch=arch,
-            )
-            with open(xorriso_template_path, "w+") as xorriso_template_entry:
-                xorriso_template_entry.write(xorriso_template_output)
-                xorriso_template_entry.close()
-            opts['graft_points'] = xorriso_template_path
+        # Generate a xorriso compatible dialog
+        with open(grafts) as xp:
+            xorpoint = xp.read()
+            xp.close()
+        xorriso_template_output = xorriso_template.render(
+                boot_iso=boot_iso,
+                isoname=isoname,
+                volid=volid,
+                graft=xorpoint,
+                arch=arch,
+        )
+        with open(xorriso_template_path, "w+") as xorriso_template_entry:
+            xorriso_template_entry.write(xorriso_template_output)
+            xorriso_template_entry.close()
+        opts['graft_points'] = xorriso_template_path
 
         make_image = '{} {}'.format(
-                Shared.get_make_image_cmd(
-                        opts,
-                        self.hfs_compat
-                ),
+                Shared.get_make_image_cmd(opts),
                 log_path_command
         )
-        isohybrid = Shared.get_isohybrid_cmd(opts)
         implantmd5 = Shared.get_implantisomd5_cmd(opts)
         make_manifest = Shared.get_manifest_cmd(opts)
 
@@ -927,7 +895,6 @@ class IsoBuild:
                 arch=arch,
                 compose_work_iso_dir=self.iso_work_dir,
                 make_image=make_image,
-                isohybrid=isohybrid,
                 implantmd5=implantmd5,
                 make_manifest=make_manifest,
                 lorax_pkg_cmd=lorax_pkg_cmd,
@@ -1210,11 +1177,7 @@ class IsoBuild:
                 update=updatables
         )
 
-        if self.iso_map['xorrisofs']:
-            grafters = xorrs
-        else:
-            grafters = grafts
-
+        grafters = xorrs
         return grafters
 
     def _get_grafts(self, paths, exclusive_paths=None, exclude=None):
@@ -1278,40 +1241,25 @@ class IsoBuild:
 
         # We check first if a file needs to be updated first before relying on
         # the boot.iso manifest to exclude a file
-        if self.iso_map['xorrisofs']:
-            with open(xorrspath, "w") as fx:
-                for zm in sorted(result, key=Idents.sorting):
-                    found = False
-                    replace = False
-                    for upda in update:
-                        if fnmatch(zm, upda):
-                            #print(f'updating: {zm} {upda}')
-                            replace = True
-                            break
-                    for excl in exclude:
-                        if fnmatch(zm, excl):
-                            #print(f'ignoring: {zm} {excl}')
-                            found = True
-                            break
-                    if found:
-                        continue
-                    mcmd = "-update" if replace else "-map"
-                    fx.write("%s %s %s\n" % (mcmd, u[zm], zm))
-                fx.close()
-        else:
-            with open(filepath, "w") as fh:
-                self.log.info('%sNothing should be excluded in legacy ' \
-                              'genisoimage. Ignoring exclude list.', Color.WARN)
-                for zl in sorted(result, key=Idents.sorting):
-                    #found = False
-                    #for excl in exclude:
-                    #    if fnmatch(zl, excl):
-                    #        found = True
-                    #        break
-                    #if found:
-                    #    continue
-                    fh.write(f"{zl}={u[zl]}\n")
-                fh.close()
+        with open(xorrspath, "w") as fx:
+            for zm in sorted(result, key=Idents.sorting):
+                found = False
+                replace = False
+                for upda in update:
+                    if fnmatch(zm, upda):
+                        #print(f'updating: {zm} {upda}')
+                        replace = True
+                        break
+                for excl in exclude:
+                    if fnmatch(zm, excl):
+                        #print(f'ignoring: {zm} {excl}')
+                        found = True
+                        break
+                if found:
+                    continue
+                mcmd = "-update" if replace else "-map"
+                fx.write("%s %s %s\n" % (mcmd, u[zm], zm))
+            fx.close()
 
     def run_pull_iso_images(self):
         """
@@ -1541,7 +1489,6 @@ class LiveBuild:
             rlvars,
             config,
             major,
-            hfs_compat: bool = False,
             force_download: bool = False,
             isolation: str = 'simple',
             live_iso_mode: str = 'local',
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py
index 987139d..fb053dc 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py
@@ -511,78 +511,14 @@ class Shared:
         config_file.close()
         return fname
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def quick_sync(src, dest, logger, tmp_dir):
-        """
-        Does a quick sync from one place to another. This determines the method
-        in which will be used. We will look for fpsync and fall back to
-        parallel | rsync if that is also available. It will fail if parallel is
-        not available.
-
-        Return true or false on completion?
-        """
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def simple_sync(src, dest):
-        """
-        This is for simple syncs only, using rsync or copytree.
-        """
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def fpsync_method(src, dest, tmp_dir):
-        """
-        Returns a list for the fpsync command
-        """
-        cmd = '/usr/bin/fpsync'
-        #rsync_switches = '-av --numeric-ids --no-compress --chown=10004:10005'
-        rsync_switches = '-v --numeric-ids --no-compress --chown=10004:10005'
-        if not os.path.exists(cmd):
-            message = 'fpsync not found'
-            retval = 1
-            return message, retval
-
-        os.makedirs(tmp_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-        fpsync_cmd = '{} -o "{}" -n 18 -t {} {} {}'.format(
-                cmd,
-                rsync_switches,
-                tmp_dir,
-                src,
-                dest
-        )
-
-        process = subprocess.call(
-                shlex.split(fpsync_cmd),
-                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-        )
-
-        if process != 0:
-            message = 'Syncing (fpsync) failed'
-            retval = process
-            return message, retval
-
-        if os.path.exists(dest):
-            message = 'Syncing (fpsync) succeeded'
-            retval = process
-        else:
-            message = 'Path synced does not seem to exist for some reason.'
-            retval = 1
-
-        #shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir)
-
-        return message, retval
-
     @staticmethod
     def rsync_method(src, dest):
         """
         Returns a string for the rsync command plus parallel. Yes, this is a
         hack.
         """
-        #find_cmd = '/usr/bin/find'
-        #parallel_cmd = '/usr/bin/parallel'
         cmd = '/usr/bin/rsync'
-        switches = '-vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable'
+        switches = '-vrlptDSHog --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable --delete'
         rsync_command = f'{cmd} {switches} {src}/ {dest}'
 
         #os.makedirs(dest, exist_ok=True)
@@ -921,57 +857,21 @@ class Shared:
         return cmd
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_make_image_cmd(opts, hfs_compat):
+    def get_make_image_cmd(opts):
         """
         Generates the command to actually make the image in the first place
         """
-        isokwargs = {}
-        isokwargs["boot_args"] = Shared.get_boot_options(
-                opts['arch'],
-                os.path.join("$TEMPLATE", "config_files/ppc"),
-                hfs_compat=hfs_compat,
-        )
-
-        if opts['arch'] in ("ppc64", "ppc64le"):
-            isokwargs["input_charset"] = None
-
-        if opts['use_xorrisofs']:
-            cmd = [
-                    '/usr/bin/xorriso',
-                    '-dialog',
-                    'on',
-                    '<',
-                    opts['graft_points'],
-                    '2>&1'
-            ]
-        else:
-            cmd = Shared.get_mkisofs_cmd(
-                    opts['iso_name'],
-                    volid=opts['volid'],
-                    exclude=["./lost+found"],
-                    grafts=opts['graft_points'],
-                    use_xorrisofs=False,
-                    iso_level=opts['iso_level'],
-                    **isokwargs
-            )
-
+        cmd = [
+                '/usr/bin/xorriso',
+                '-dialog',
+                'on',
+                '<',
+                opts['graft_points'],
+                '2>&1'
+        ]
         returned_cmd = ' '.join(cmd)
         return returned_cmd
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_isohybrid_cmd(opts):
-        cmd = []
-        if not opts['use_xorrisofs']:
-            if opts['arch'] == "x86_64":
-                cmd = ["/usr/bin/isohybrid"]
-                cmd.append("--uefi")
-                cmd.append(opts['iso_name'])
-            returned_cmd = ' '.join(cmd)
-        else:
-            returned_cmd = ''
-
-        return returned_cmd
-
     @staticmethod
     def get_implantisomd5_cmd(opts):
         """
@@ -986,19 +886,13 @@ class Shared:
         """
         Gets an ISO manifest
         """
-        if opts['use_xorrisofs']:
-            return """/usr/bin/xorriso -dev %s --find |
-                tail -n+2 |
-                tr -d "'" |
-                cut -c2-  | sort >> %s.manifest""" % (
-                shlex.quote(opts['iso_name']),
-                shlex.quote(opts['iso_name']),
-            )
-        else:
-            return "/usr/bin/isoinfo -R -f -i %s | grep -v '/TRANS.TBL$' | sort >> %s.manifest" % (
-                shlex.quote(opts['iso_name']),
-                shlex.quote(opts['iso_name']),
-            )
+        return """/usr/bin/xorriso -dev %s --find |
+            tail -n+2 |
+            tr -d "'" |
+            cut -c2-  | sort >> %s.manifest""" % (
+            shlex.quote(opts['iso_name']),
+            shlex.quote(opts['iso_name']),
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def build_repo_list(