diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs
index 764548fb092..0f6a870520a 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/cmd.rs
@@ -234,11 +234,7 @@ fn get_clevis_executable(name: &str) -> StratisResult<PathBuf> {
 
 /// Create a filesystem on devnode. If uuid specified, set the UUID of the
 /// filesystem on creation. If 'noalign', set the noalign option.
-/// NOTE: It used to be desirable to set the noalign option when creating the
-/// MDV, because it was very small; since then the size of the MDV has been
-/// increased, and it is no longer necessary to pass the noalign option when
-/// creating the MDV.
-pub fn create_fs(devnode: &Path, uuid: Option<StratisUuid>, noalign: bool) -> StratisResult<()> {
+pub fn create_fs(devnode: &Path, uuid: Option<StratisUuid>) -> StratisResult<()> {
     let mut command = Command::new(get_executable(MKFS_XFS).as_os_str());
     command.arg("-f");
     command.arg("-q");
@@ -248,10 +244,6 @@ pub fn create_fs(devnode: &Path, uuid: Option<StratisUuid>, noalign: bool) -> St
         command.arg("-m");
         command.arg(format!("uuid={uuid}"));
     }
-    if noalign {
-        command.arg("-d");
-        command.arg("noalign");
-    }
     execute_cmd(&mut command)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/liminal/identify.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/liminal/identify.rs
index 938fc8b74be..ca6acb08d91 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/liminal/identify.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/liminal/identify.rs
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         for path in paths {
-            create_fs(path, None, false).unwrap();
+            create_fs(path, None).unwrap();
             let device_path = DevicePath::new(path).expect("our test path");
             assert_eq!(
                 block_device_apply(&device_path, process_stratis_device)
diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
index 8248336c65c..a93fd9dab5f 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl StratFilesystem {
         let mut thin_dev =
             ThinDev::new(get_dm(), &dm_name, Some(&dm_uuid), size, thinpool_dev, id)?;
 
-        if let Err(err) = create_fs(&thin_dev.devnode(), Some(StratisUuid::Fs(fs_uuid)), false) {
+        if let Err(err) = create_fs(&thin_dev.devnode(), Some(StratisUuid::Fs(fs_uuid))) {
             if let Err(err2) = retry_with_index(Fixed::from_millis(100).take(4), |i| {
                 trace!(
                     "Cleanup new thin device after failed create_fs() attempt {}",
diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/mdv.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/mdv.rs
index df27253f54c..56687f950a1 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/mdv.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/mdv.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl MetadataVol {
 
     /// Initialize a new Metadata Volume.
     pub fn initialize(pool_uuid: PoolUuid, dev: LinearDev) -> StratisResult<MetadataVol> {
-        create_fs(&dev.devnode(), Some(StratisUuid::Pool(pool_uuid)), false)?;
+        create_fs(&dev.devnode(), Some(StratisUuid::Pool(pool_uuid)))?;
         MetadataVol::setup(pool_uuid, dev)
     }