diff --git a/packages/network/connman/init.d/20_connman b/packages/network/connman/init.d/20_connman
index 77819aca69..63b1bbd462 100755
--- a/packages/network/connman/init.d/20_connman
+++ b/packages/network/connman/init.d/20_connman
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   mkdir -p /var/run
     touch /var/run/resolv.conf
 
-  export interface=eth0
   connmand
+  touch /var/run/network
+
 )&
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/03_network b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/03_network
deleted file mode 100755
index ceb16d9ee9..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/03_network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# start Connection Manager
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, text, debug
-
-(
-  progress "Setting up Loopback device"
-
-  ifup -a
-
-  mkdir -p /var/run
-    touch /var/run/network
-)&