diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
index f402f0e967..9dec128943 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-#!/bin/sh
 #
 # start cron daemon
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
 (
-  . /etc/sysconfig
-
   progress "Starting Syslog daemon"
 
   mkdir -p /var/log
   syslogd
 )&
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
index d5edbd043d..09c799dd2d 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
 # store boot time
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
 (
-  . /etc/sysconfig
-
   progress "saving Bootdate"
 
   /bin/date > /tmp/bootdate
 )&
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond
index e8be720edd..11affc62fd 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
 # start cron daemon
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
 (
-  . /etc/sysconfig
-
   progress "Starting CRON daemon"
 
   mkdir -p /var/spool/cron/crontabs
   crond -S
 )&
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid
index c10e95ce48..963ef9d8ac 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
 # start the ACPI daemon subsystem
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
 (
-  . /etc/sysconfig
-
   progress "Starting ACPI daemon"
 
   acpid /dev/input/event* 2>&1 > /dev/null
 )&
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
index 54cc220e73..f58bbd3b28 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
 # start a debugging shell
 #
 # runlevels: text, debug
 
-. /etc/sysconfig
-
 progress "starting debug shell"
 
   echo "*** type   exit  to exit ***"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown
index 480014f079..6ee6aac763 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
 # shutdown the system
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug,
 
-. /etc/sysconfig
-
 progress "syncing discs"
   sync