diff --git a/kiwi/builder/live.py b/kiwi/builder/live.py
index 31a00ed7f36..4cb4916685a 100644
--- a/kiwi/builder/live.py
+++ b/kiwi/builder/live.py
@@ -473,11 +473,9 @@ def create_live_iso_boot_images(
         ) + modules
         for dracut_module in live_dracut_modules:
             self.boot_image.include_module(dracut_module)
-        self.boot_image.omit_module('multipath')
         self.boot_image.write_system_config_file(
             config={
-                'modules': live_dracut_modules,
-                'omit_modules': ['multipath']
+                'modules': live_dracut_modules
             },
             config_file=self.root_dir + '/etc/dracut.conf.d/02-livecd.conf'
         )
diff --git a/test/unit/builder/live_test.py b/test/unit/builder/live_test.py
index 42e8b289e00..b585d37f6a3 100644
--- a/test/unit/builder/live_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/builder/live_test.py
@@ -565,11 +565,9 @@ def side_effect():
         assert self.boot_image_task.include_module.call_args_list == [
             call('kiwi-live'), call('pollcdrom')
         ]
-        self.boot_image_task.omit_module.assert_called_once_with('multipath')
         self.boot_image_task.write_system_config_file.assert_called_once_with(
             config={
-                'modules': ['kiwi-live', 'pollcdrom'],
-                'omit_modules': ['multipath']
+                'modules': ['kiwi-live', 'pollcdrom']
             },
             config_file='root_dir/etc/dracut.conf.d/02-livecd.conf'
         )