diff --git a/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass b/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass
index 97da850..3374a76 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass
+++ b/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
 # interfaces it will keep track of.
 #
 # The Phosphor layer by default configures the mapper to
-# watch xyz.openbmc_project services, interfaces and paths
-# only.  This configuration file is intended to be inherited
-# by native recipes in other layers that wish to add namespaces
+# watch xyz.openbmc_project services and interfaces only.
+# This configuration file is intended to be inherited by
+# native recipes in other layers that wish to add namespaces
 # or interfaces to the mapper watchlist.
 
-# Add path namespaces to be monitored:
-# PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_NAMESPACE_append = " /foo/bar"
-
 # Add service namespaces to be monitored:
 # PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE_append = " foo.bar"
 
@@ -39,13 +36,11 @@
             with open(path, 'w+') as fd:
                 pass
 
-    process_var(d, 'PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_NAMESPACE', 'namespace_dir')
     process_var(d, 'PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE', 'service_dir')
     process_var(d, 'PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_INTERFACE', 'interface_dir')
     process_var(d, 'PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE_BLACKLIST', 'serviceblacklist_dir')
 }
 
-do_install[vardeps] += "PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_NAMESPACE"
 do_install[vardeps] += "PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE"
 do_install[vardeps] += "PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_INTERFACE"
 do_install[vardeps] += "PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE_BLACKLIST"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapperdir.bbclass b/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapperdir.bbclass
index ed68628..4b6bc62 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapperdir.bbclass
+++ b/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapperdir.bbclass
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-namespace_dir="${datadir}/phosphor-mapper/namespace"
 service_dir="${datadir}/phosphor-mapper/service"
 interface_dir="${datadir}/phosphor-mapper/interface"
 serviceblacklist_dir="${datadir}/phosphor-mapper/serviceblacklist"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
index e87f225..0869c3f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-SUMMARY="Add /xyz/openbmc_project namespace to phosphor-mapper"
-DESCRIPTION="Add the /xyz/openbmc_project path namespace and \
+SUMMARY="Add xyz.openbmc_project namespace to phosphor-mapper"
+DESCRIPTION="Add the xyz.openbmc_project service namespace and \
 xyz.openbmc_project interface prefix to the mapper \
 watch list."
 
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
-PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_NAMESPACE_append = " /xyz/openbmc_project"
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE_append = " xyz.openbmc_project"
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_INTERFACE_append = " xyz.openbmc_project"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-legacy-namespace-mapper-config-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-legacy-namespace-mapper-config-native.bb
index 69c7779..2cb5b76 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-legacy-namespace-mapper-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-legacy-namespace-mapper-config-native.bb
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-SUMMARY="Add /org/openbmc namespace to phosphor-mapper"
-DESCRIPTION="Add the legacy /org/openbmc path namespace and \
-org.openbmc nterface prefix to the mapper watch list."
+SUMMARY="Add org.openbmc namespace to phosphor-mapper"
+DESCRIPTION="Add the legacy org.openbmc service namespace and \
+org.openbmc interface prefix to the mapper watch list."
 
 inherit phosphor-mapper
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
-PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_NAMESPACE_append = " /org/openbmc"
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE_append = " org.openbmc"
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_INTERFACE_append = " org.openbmc"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper-config-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper-config-native.bb
index 9e2f43f..befbdbc 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper-config-native.bb
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 # Recipes should set one of the variables below.
 # Consult phosphor-mapper.bbclass for additional information.
 
-# Add path namespaces to be monitored.
-PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_NAMESPACE = ""
-
 # Add services to be monitored.
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE = ""
 
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper/xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper.service b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper/xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper.service
index 69fb1e2..8787c6e 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper/xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper/xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper.service
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 Restart=always
 Type=dbus
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/env phosphor-mapper \
-        --path_namespaces="${{MAPPER_NAMESPACES}}" \
         --service_namespaces="${{MAPPER_SERVICES}}" \
         --interface_namespaces="${{MAPPER_INTERFACES}}" \
         --service_blacklists="${{MAPPER_SERVICEBLACKLISTS}}"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper_git.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper_git.bb
index 7b793ec..ee5fa0e 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper_git.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/dbus/phosphor-mapper_git.bb
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@
 # from the native sysroot /usr/share/phosphor-mapper filesystem.
 python do_emit_env() {
     path = d.getVar('STAGING_DIR_NATIVE', True) + \
-        d.getVar('namespace_dir', True)
-    paths = []
-    for p in os.listdir(path):
-        paths.append(os.sep.join(p.split('-')))
-
-    path = d.getVar('STAGING_DIR_NATIVE', True) + \
         d.getVar('service_dir', True)
     services = []
     for s in os.listdir(path):
@@ -85,8 +79,6 @@
     if not os.path.exists(parent):
         os.makedirs(parent)
     with open(path, 'w+') as fd:
-        fd.write('MAPPER_NAMESPACES="{}"'.format(' '.join(paths)))
-        fd.write('\n')
         fd.write('MAPPER_SERVICES="{}"'.format(' '.join(services)))
         fd.write('\n')
         fd.write('MAPPER_INTERFACES="{}"'.format(' '.join(interfaces)))
@@ -96,4 +88,3 @@
 }
 
 do_install[postfuncs] += "do_emit_env"
-do_install[vardeps] += "PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_NAMESPACES"