diff --git a/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer b/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
index b953397754..4cbca24d8d 100755
--- a/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
+++ b/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
@@ -206,14 +206,8 @@ do_install_quick() {
       esac
 
       prompt_gpt
-      prompt_ssh
       prompt_backup_unpack
 
-      EXTLINUX_SSH=""
-      if [ "$SSH" = "1" ]; then
-        EXTLINUX_SSH="ssh"
-      fi
-
       # check for confirmation (twice!)
       MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ Confirmation before installing ]\Zn"
       MSG_DETAIL="\nIf you continue the target disk will be wiped out:\n\n$INSTALL_DEVICE_FULL\n\n"
@@ -329,7 +323,7 @@ do_install_quick() {
       echo " " >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
       echo "LABEL linux" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
       echo " KERNEL /KERNEL" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
-      echo " APPEND boot=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_SYSTEM disk=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_STORAGE $EXTLINUX_PARAMETERS $EXTLINUX_SSH quiet" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
+      echo " APPEND boot=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_SYSTEM disk=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_STORAGE $EXTLINUX_PARAMETERS quiet" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
       # uefi boot / hybrid mode
       if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
         mv $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf $TMPDIR/part1/syslinux.cfg
@@ -565,21 +559,6 @@ prompt_gpt() {
   fi
 }
 
-prompt_ssh() {
-  # Prompt for SSH enabling
-  # usage:    prompt_ssh
-  # uses:
-  # provides: SSH
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ Enable SSH Server on start ]\Zn"
-  MSG_DETAIL="Enable SSH server per default.\nYou should only enable SSH server if you know what you are doing."
-  DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
-  if dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0; then
-    SSH="1"
-  else
-    SSH="0"
-  fi
-}
-
 prompt_backup_unpack() {
   # Prompt for unpacking backup files to /storage
   # usage:    prompt_backup_unpack