diff --git a/etc/archboot/allinone.conf b/etc/archboot/allinone.conf
index 6738c0146..07725a56d 100644
--- a/etc/archboot/allinone.conf
+++ b/etc/archboot/allinone.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ arch_openvpn arch_vpnc arch_pptpclient arch_smartmontools arch_licenses arch_wir
 arch_linux_atm arch_netctl arch_fsarchiver arch_vim arch_wipe arch_testdisk arch_ddrescue \
 arch_chntpw arch_weechat arch_nmap arch_tcpdump arch_speedtouch arch_openconnect arch_dnsmasq arch_platform \
 arch_hypervisor arch_dmidecode arch_wiki_lite arch_intel_ucode arch_wvdial \
-arch_usb_modeswitch arch_lockdown-ms arch_prebootloader arch_efivar arch_efi_kernel_modules net"
+arch_usb_modeswitch arch_lockdown-ms arch_prebootloader arch_efivar net"
 
 ### NETWORK SETUP
 # the default install media creating process, uses latest files from svn!
diff --git a/etc/archboot/default-network.conf b/etc/archboot/default-network.conf
index 63fa2af63..70a0d9f06 100644
--- a/etc/archboot/default-network.conf
+++ b/etc/archboot/default-network.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ arch_pciutils arch_usbutils arch_openvpn arch_vpnc arch_pptpclient arch_smartmon
 arch_licenses arch_wireless arch_wireless_staging arch_linux_atm arch_netctl arch_fsarchiver \
 arch_addons arch_vim arch_wipe arch_testdisk arch_ddrescue arch_chntpw \
 arch_platform arch_dmidecode arch_wiki_lite arch_intel_ucode arch_wvdial \
-arch_usb_modeswitch arch_lockdown-ms arch_prebootloader arch_efivar arch_efi_kernel_modules net"
+arch_usb_modeswitch arch_lockdown-ms arch_prebootloader arch_efivar net"
 
 ### NETWORK SETUP
 # the default install media creating process, uses latest files from svn!
diff --git a/etc/archboot/default.conf b/etc/archboot/default.conf
index 5a655f162..b46bf4514 100644
--- a/etc/archboot/default.conf
+++ b/etc/archboot/default.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ arch_usbutils arch_openvpn arch_vpnc arch_pptpclient arch_smartmontools arch_lic
 arch_wireless_staging arch_linux_atm arch_netctl arch_fsarchiver arch_vim arch_wipe \
 arch_testdisk arch_ddrescue arch_chntpw arch_platform arch_dmidecide arch_wiki_lite \
 arch_intel_ucode arch_wvdial arch_usb_modeswitch \
-arch_lockdown-ms arch_prebootloader arch_efivar arch_efi_kernel_modules net"
+arch_lockdown-ms arch_prebootloader arch_efivar net"
 
 ### NETWORK SETUP
 # the default install media creating process, uses latest files from svn!
diff --git a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_efi_kernel_modules b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_efi_kernel_modules
deleted file mode 100644
index f98c2381e..000000000
--- a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_efi_kernel_modules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Created by Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
-
-build ()
-{
-    add_checked_modules '/fs/efivarfs'
-    add_checked_modules '/firmware/efi/efivars'
-    add_checked_modules '/firmware/efi/efi-pstore'
-}
-
-help ()
-{
-cat<<HELPEOF
-  This hook efi related kernel modules on an arch boot image.
-HELPEOF
-}
-
diff --git a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_gummiboot b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_gummiboot
index 7c0bfafed..eeb4e36a8 100644
--- a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_gummiboot
+++ b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_gummiboot
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 build ()
 {
-    add_checked_modules '/fs/efivarfs'
     add_binary "gummiboot"
     add_full_dir "/usr/lib/gummiboot"
 }