diff --git a/usr/share/archboot/base/init b/usr/share/archboot/base/init
index 7af042a5a..a019ba02e 100755
--- a/usr/share/archboot/base/init
+++ b/usr/share/archboot/base/init
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ parse_cmdline
 # if available, start udevd at this stage
 if [ -x /sbin/udevd ]; then
     msg ":: Starting udevd..."
-    echo > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
     /sbin/udevd --daemon --resolve-names=never
     udevd_running=1
     msg "done."
@@ -143,4 +142,4 @@ else
         fi
     done
     exec /sbin/switch_root -c /dev/console /new_root ${init} "$@"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi