diff --git a/packages/sysutils/acpid/scripts/powerdown.sh b/packages/sysutils/acpid/scripts/powerdown.sh
index afff274354..d2b6c38a00 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/acpid/scripts/powerdown.sh
+++ b/packages/sysutils/acpid/scripts/powerdown.sh
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@
 #  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
 ################################################################################
 
-if [ "$(pidof xbmc.bin)" -a -f /usr/bin/xbmc-send ]; then
-  # shutdown via xbmc
-    xbmc-send --host=127.0.0.1 -a "Powerdown"
-else
-  # shudown normally
-    /bin/sync
-    /sbin/poweroff
-fi
+# shudown normally
+  /bin/sync
+  /sbin/poweroff
+