diff --git a/packages/x11/app/xinit/install b/packages/x11/app/xinit/install
index 6ffdd4a68f..744b44cc8f 100755
--- a/packages/x11/app/xinit/install
+++ b/packages/x11/app/xinit/install
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ PKG_DIR=`find $PACKAGES -type d -name $1`
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
 cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/$1 $INSTALL/usr/bin
-cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/startx $INSTALL/usr/bin
-chmod +x $INSTALL/usr/bin/startx
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/X11/xinit/
 cp -PR $PKG_DIR/scripts/xinitrc $INSTALL/usr/lib/X11/xinit/