diff --git a/usr/share/archboot/base/init b/usr/share/archboot/base/init
deleted file mode 100755
index eaa07ec92..000000000
--- a/usr/share/archboot/base/init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
-udevd_running=0
-mount_handler=default_mount_handler
-init=/sbin/init
-rd_logmask=0
-
-if [ -x /usr/bin/systemd-timestamp ]; then
-    RD_TIMESTAMP=$(systemd-timestamp)
-fi
-. /init_functions
-
-# add sh symlink
-ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh
-
-mount -t proc proc /proc -o nosuid,noexec,nodev
-mount -t sysfs sys /sys -o nosuid,noexec,nodev
-
-mount -t devtmpfs dev /dev -o mode=0755,nosuid
-mount -t tmpfs run /run -o nosuid,nodev,mode=0755
-mkdir -m755 /run/initramfs
-### HACK: 
-# remove it when lvm and dmraid use correct /run directory!
-mkdir -m1777 /run/lock
-
-# parse the kernel command line
-parse_cmdline </proc/cmdline
-
-# setup logging as early as possible
-rdlogger_start
-
-for d in ${disablehooks//,/ }; do
-    [ -e "/hooks/$d" ] && chmod 644 "/hooks/$d"
-done
-
-. /config
-
-run_hookfunctions 'run_earlyhook' 'early hook' $EARLYHOOKS
-
-if [ -n "$earlymodules$MODULES" ]; then
-    modprobe -qab ${earlymodules//,/ } $MODULES
-fi
-
-run_hookfunctions 'run_hook' 'hook' $HOOKS
-
-# honor the old behavior of break=y as a synonym for break=premount
-if [ "${break}" = "y" ] || [ "${break}" = "premount" ]; then
-    echo ":: Pre-mount break requested, type 'exit' to resume operation"
-    launch_interactive_shell
-fi
-
-rootdev=$(resolve_device "$root") && root=$rootdev
-unset rootdev
-
-fsck_root
-
-run_hookfunctions 'run_latehook' 'late hook' $LATEHOOKS
-run_hookfunctions 'run_cleanuphook' 'cleanup hook' $CLEANUPHOOKS
-
-if [ "${root}" = "" -a "${ip}" = "" ]; then
-    # enter install environment
-    exec $init
-else
-    # Mount root at /new_root
-    "$mount_handler" /new_root
-    if [ "$(stat -c %D /)" = "$(stat -c %D /new_root)" ]; then
-        # Nothing got mounted on /new_root. This is the end, we don't know what to do anymore
-        # We fall back into a shell, but the shell has now PID 1
-        # This way, manual recovery is still possible.
-        err "Failed to mount the real root device."
-        echo "Bailing out, you are on your own. Good luck."
-        echo
-        launch_interactive_shell --exec
-    elif [ ! -x "/new_root${init}" ]; then
-        # Successfully mounted /new_root, but ${init} is missing
-        # The same logic as above applies
-        err "Root device mounted successfully, but ${init} does not exist."
-        echo "Bailing out, you are on your own. Good luck."
-        echo
-        launch_interactive_shell --exec
-    fi
-
-    if [ "${break}" = "postmount" ]; then
-        echo ":: Post-mount break requested, type 'exit' to resume operation"
-        launch_interactive_shell
-    fi
-
-    # this should always be the last thing we do before the switch_root.
-    rdlogger_stop
-    
-    exec env -i \
-        "TERM=$TERM" \
-        "RD_TIMESTAMP=$RD_TIMESTAMP" \
-        /usr/bin/switch_root /new_root $init "$@"
-
-fi