diff --git a/ota/raucadapter/raucadapter.go b/ota/raucadapter/raucadapter.go
index bcc22409ab168089509cb1c0cb69edf7391c36b9..f1c472390242295d6276e40ebd7b6b342b69b5ce 100644
--- a/ota/raucadapter/raucadapter.go
+++ b/ota/raucadapter/raucadapter.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package raucadapter
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"git.ostc-eu.org/OSTC/OHOS/components/sysota/boot"
 	"git.ostc-eu.org/OSTC/OHOS/components/sysota/rauc/installhandler"
@@ -60,17 +59,11 @@ func New(proto boot.Protocol, bootModeHolder BootModeHolder) *Adapter {
 func (adapter *Adapter) PrimarySlot() (boot.Slot, error) {
 	switch adapter.bootModeHolder.BootMode() {
 	case boot.Normal:
-		slot, err := adapter.proto.QueryActive()
-		if errors.Is(err, boot.ErrPristineBootConfig) {
-			fmt.Printf("Forging RAUC get-primary while in pristine boot configuration\n")
-			return boot.SlotA, nil
-		}
-
-		return slot, err
+		return adapter.queryActiveOrPristine()
 	case boot.Try:
 		// TODO(zyga): consider using boot.SynthesizeInactiveSlot and dropping
 		// QueryInactive from the API.
-		return adapter.proto.QueryInactive()
+		return adapter.queryInactiveOrPristine()
 	default:
 		return boot.InvalidSlot, boot.ErrInvalidBootMode
 	}
@@ -91,14 +84,8 @@ func (adapter *Adapter) SetPrimarySlot(slot boot.Slot) error {
 		return boot.ErrInvalidSlot
 	}
 
-	activeSlot, err := adapter.proto.QueryActive()
+	activeSlot, err := adapter.queryActiveOrPristine()
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, boot.ErrPristineBootConfig) && adapter.bootModeHolder.BootMode() == boot.Normal {
-			fmt.Printf("Ignoring RAUC set-primary %s while in pristine boot configuration\n", slot)
-
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -147,21 +134,7 @@ func (adapter *Adapter) SlotState(slot boot.Slot) (boot.SlotState, error) {
 		return boot.InvalidSlotState, boot.ErrInvalidSlot
 	}
 
-	active, err := adapter.proto.QueryActive()
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, boot.ErrPristineBootConfig) {
-			fmt.Printf("Forging RAUC get-state %s while in pristine boot configuration\n", slot)
-
-			if slot == boot.SlotA {
-				return boot.GoodSlot, nil
-			}
-
-			return boot.BadSlot, nil
-		}
-
-		return boot.InvalidSlotState, err
-	}
-
+	active, err := adapter.queryActiveOrPristine()
 	if err != nil {
 		return boot.InvalidSlotState, err
 	}
@@ -207,16 +180,8 @@ func (adapter *Adapter) SetSlotState(slot boot.Slot, state boot.SlotState) error
 		return boot.ErrInvalidSlotState
 	}
 
-	active, err := adapter.proto.QueryActive()
+	active, err := adapter.queryActiveOrPristine()
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, boot.ErrPristineBootConfig) && adapter.bootModeHolder.BootMode() == boot.Normal {
-			if (slot == boot.SlotA && state == boot.GoodSlot) || (slot == boot.SlotB && state == boot.BadSlot) {
-				fmt.Printf("Ignoring RAUC set-state %s %s while in pristine boot configuration\n", slot, state)
-
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -313,3 +278,23 @@ func (adapter *Adapter) PostInstallHandler(ctx *installhandler.HandlerContext) e
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (adapter *Adapter) queryActiveOrPristine() (boot.Slot, error) {
+	active, err := adapter.proto.QueryActive()
+	if errors.Is(err, boot.ErrPristineBootConfig) {
+		active = boot.SlotA
+		err = nil
+	}
+
+	return active, err
+}
+
+func (adapter *Adapter) queryInactiveOrPristine() (boot.Slot, error) {
+	active, err := adapter.proto.QueryInactive()
+	if errors.Is(err, boot.ErrPristineBootConfig) {
+		active = boot.SlotB
+		err = nil
+	}
+
+	return active, err
+}