diff --git a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py
index 9ce3ffe3aae1..ef25040ef8a7 100644
--- a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@
 # drivers
 freeze("$(MPY_DIR)/drivers/display", "ssd1306.py")
 
-# Libraries from micropython-lib, include only if the library directory exists
-if os.path.isdir(convert_path("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)")):
-    # file utilities
-    freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/upysh", "upysh.py")
+# micropython-lib: file utilities
+freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/upysh", "upysh.py")
 
-    # requests
-    freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/python-ecosys/urequests", "urequests.py")
-    freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/urllib.urequest", "urllib/urequest.py")
+# micropython-lib: requests
+freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/python-ecosys/urequests", "urequests.py")
+freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/urllib.urequest", "urllib/urequest.py")
 
-    # umqtt
-    freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/umqtt.simple", "umqtt/simple.py")
-    freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/umqtt.robust", "umqtt/robust.py")
+# micropython-lib: umqtt
+freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/umqtt.simple", "umqtt/simple.py")
+freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/micropython/umqtt.robust", "umqtt/robust.py")
diff --git a/ports/rp2/boards/ARDUINO_NANO_RP2040_CONNECT/manifest.py b/ports/rp2/boards/ARDUINO_NANO_RP2040_CONNECT/manifest.py
index 0448aa89a11e..7a2f1c9e2738 100644
--- a/ports/rp2/boards/ARDUINO_NANO_RP2040_CONNECT/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/rp2/boards/ARDUINO_NANO_RP2040_CONNECT/manifest.py
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@
     l2cap=True,
     security=True,
 )
-if os.path.isdir(convert_path("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)")):
-    freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/python-ecosys/urequests", "urequests.py")
+freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/python-ecosys/urequests", "urequests.py")
diff --git a/ports/rp2/boards/PICO_W/manifest.py b/ports/rp2/boards/PICO_W/manifest.py
index eb748da485c9..d2c76602affe 100644
--- a/ports/rp2/boards/PICO_W/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/rp2/boards/PICO_W/manifest.py
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 freeze("$(MPY_DIR)/tools", "upip_utarfile.py")
 freeze("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod", "ntptime.py")
 
-if os.path.isdir(convert_path("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)")):
-    freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/python-ecosys/urequests", "urequests.py")
+freeze("$(MPY_LIB_DIR)/python-ecosys/urequests", "urequests.py")