diff --git a/src/snapshot.rs b/src/snapshot.rs
index 07fde0b..3032937 100644
--- a/src/snapshot.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -191,50 +191,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Snapshot<'a, 'b> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    // given a set of ranges from iomem and a set of Blocks derived from the
-    // psuedo-elf phys section headers, derive a set of ranges that can be used
-    // to create a snapshot.
-    fn find_kcore_blocks(ranges: &[Range<u64>], headers: &[Block]) -> Vec<Block> {
-        let mut result = vec![];
-
-        'outer: for range in ranges {
-            let mut range = range.clone();
-
-            'inner: for header in headers {
-                match (
-                    header.range.contains(&range.start),
-                    // TODO: ranges is currently inclusive, but not a
-                    // RangeInclusive.  this should be adjusted.
-                    header.range.contains(&(range.end - 1)),
-                ) {
-                    (true, true) => {
-                        let block = Block {
-                            offset: header.offset + range.start - header.range.start,
-                            range: range.clone(),
-                        };
-
-                        result.push(block);
-                        continue 'outer;
-                    }
-                    (true, false) => {
-                        let block = Block {
-                            offset: header.offset + range.start - header.range.start,
-                            range: range.start..header.range.end,
-                        };
-
-                        result.push(block);
-                        range.start = header.range.end;
-                    }
-                    _ => {
-                        continue 'inner;
-                    }
-                };
-            }
-        }
-
-        result
-    }
-
     fn kcore(&self) -> Result<()> {
         if !is_kcore_ok() {
             return Err(Error::LockedDownKcore);
@@ -244,22 +200,42 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Snapshot<'a, 'b> {
 
         let mut file = elf::File::open_stream(&mut image.src).map_err(Error::Elf)?;
         file.phdrs.retain(|&x| x.progtype == elf::types::PT_LOAD);
-        file.phdrs.sort_by(|a, b| a.vaddr.cmp(&b.vaddr));
-        let start = file.phdrs[0].vaddr - self.memory_ranges[0].start;
 
-        let mut physical_ranges = vec![];
+        let first_memory_range = &self.memory_ranges[0];
+        let first_physical_address = first_memory_range.start;
+        let last_memory_range = &self.memory_ranges[self.memory_ranges.len() - 1];
+        let last_physical_address = last_memory_range.end + 1;
+        let mut found_first: bool = false;
+        let mut blocks = vec![];
 
         for phdr in file.phdrs {
-            let entry_start = phdr.vaddr - start;
-            let entry_end = entry_start + phdr.memsz;
+            // Skip PT_LOAD that do not represent physical memory
+            // TODO: compare to (-1)
+            if phdr.paddr == 0xffff_ffff || phdr.paddr == 0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Skip entries that don't make sense
+            let physical_end = phdr.paddr + phdr.memsz;
+            if physical_end > last_physical_address {
+                continue;
+            }
 
-            physical_ranges.push(Block {
-                range: entry_start..entry_end,
+            if phdr.paddr == first_physical_address {
+                found_first = true;
+            }
+
+            // If PT_LOAD describing first memory range not found then skip
+            if !found_first {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            blocks.push(Block {
+                range: phdr.paddr..physical_end,
                 offset: phdr.offset,
             });
         }
 
-        let blocks = Self::find_kcore_blocks(&self.memory_ranges, &physical_ranges);
         image.write_blocks(&blocks)?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -286,55 +262,3 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Snapshot<'a, 'b> {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn translate_ranges() {
-        let ranges = [10..20, 30..35, 45..55];
-
-        let core_ranges = [
-            Block {
-                range: 10..20,
-                offset: 0,
-            },
-            Block {
-                range: 25..35,
-                offset: 10,
-            },
-            Block {
-                range: 40..50,
-                offset: 20,
-            },
-            Block {
-                range: 50..55,
-                offset: 35,
-            },
-        ];
-
-        let expected = vec![
-            Block {
-                offset: 0,
-                range: 10..20,
-            },
-            Block {
-                offset: 10 + 5,
-                range: 30..35,
-            },
-            Block {
-                offset: 25,
-                range: 45..50,
-            },
-            Block {
-                offset: 35,
-                range: 50..55,
-            },
-        ];
-
-        let result = Snapshot::find_kcore_blocks(&ranges, &core_ranges);
-
-        assert_eq!(result, expected);
-    }
-}