diff --git a/env/fatvars.c b/env/fatvars.c
index eacd72b..675f6cc 100644
--- a/env/fatvars.c
+++ b/env/fatvars.c
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ BG_STATUS load_config(BG_LOADER_PARAMS *bglp)
 		ERROR(L"Could not enumerate config partitions.\n");
 		goto lc_cleanup;
 	}
-
-	numHandles = filter_cfg_parts(config_volumes, numHandles);
-
 	if (numHandles > ENV_NUM_CONFIG_PARTS) {
 		ERROR(L"Too many config partitions found. Aborting.\n");
 		goto lc_cleanup;
diff --git a/env/syspart.c b/env/syspart.c
index fba5531..1bcde24 100644
--- a/env/syspart.c
+++ b/env/syspart.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 EFI_STATUS enumerate_cfg_parts(UINTN *config_volumes, UINTN *numHandles)
 {
+	BOOLEAN use_envs_on_bootmedium_only = FALSE;
 	EFI_STATUS status;
 	UINTN rootCount = 0;
 
@@ -36,9 +37,16 @@ EFI_STATUS enumerate_cfg_parts(UINTN *config_volumes, UINTN *numHandles)
 		status = open_cfg_file(volumes[index].root, &fh,
 				       EFI_FILE_MODE_READ);
 		if (status == EFI_SUCCESS) {
-			INFO(L"Config file found on volume %d.\n", index);
-			config_volumes[rootCount] = index;
-			rootCount++;
+			if (volumes[index].onbootmedium) {
+				use_envs_on_bootmedium_only = TRUE;
+			}
+			if (!use_envs_on_bootmedium_only || volumes[index].onbootmedium) {
+				INFO(L"Config file found on volume %d.\n", index);
+				config_volumes[rootCount] = index;
+				rootCount++;
+			} else {
+				WARNING(L"Ignoring config file found on volume %d.\n", index);
+			}
 			status = close_cfg_file(volumes[index].root, fh);
 			if (EFI_ERROR(status)) {
 				ERROR(L"Could not close config file on partition %d.\n",
@@ -47,49 +55,9 @@ EFI_STATUS enumerate_cfg_parts(UINTN *config_volumes, UINTN *numHandles)
 		}
 	}
 	*numHandles = rootCount;
+	if (use_envs_on_bootmedium_only) {
+		INFO(L"Booting with environments from boot medium only.\n");
+	}
 	INFO(L"%d config partitions detected.\n", rootCount);
 	return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
-
-static VOID swap_uintn(UINTN *a, UINTN *b)
-{
-	UINTN tmp;
-	tmp = *a;
-	*a = *b;
-	*b = tmp;
-}
-
-UINTN filter_cfg_parts(UINTN *config_volumes, UINTN numHandles)
-{
-	BOOLEAN use_envs_on_bootmedium_only = FALSE;
-
-	INFO(L"Config filter: \n");
-	for (UINTN index = 0; index < numHandles; index++) {
-		VOLUME_DESC *v = &volumes[config_volumes[index]];
-
-		if (v->onbootmedium) {
-			use_envs_on_bootmedium_only = TRUE;
-		};
-	}
-
-	if (!use_envs_on_bootmedium_only) {
-		// nothing to do
-		return numHandles;
-	}
-
-	INFO(L"Booting with environments from boot medium only.\n");
-	UINTN num_sorted = 0;
-	for (UINTN j = 0; j < numHandles; j++) {
-		UINTN cvi = config_volumes[j];
-		VOLUME_DESC *v = &volumes[cvi];
-
-		if (v->onbootmedium) {
-			swap_uintn(&config_volumes[j],
-				   &config_volumes[num_sorted++]);
-		} else {
-			WARNING(L"Ignoring config on volume #%d\n", cvi);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return num_sorted;
-}
diff --git a/include/syspart.h b/include/syspart.h
index 9792ae1..e7686e9 100644
--- a/include/syspart.h
+++ b/include/syspart.h
@@ -32,4 +32,3 @@
 	(file)->Read((file), (len), (buffer))
 
 EFI_STATUS enumerate_cfg_parts(UINTN *config_volumes, UINTN *maxHandles);
-UINTN filter_cfg_parts(UINTN *config_volumes, UINTN maxHandles);