diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
index 68af96fb0d..d45942dc19 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
@@ -52,7 +52,5 @@ case $RUNLEVEL in
     ;;
 
   poweroff|reboot)
-    progress "Stopping LCD daemon"
-      killall LCDd
     ;;
 esac