diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/sysctl.conf.sample b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/sysctl.conf.sample
deleted file mode 100644
index 37270a79d4..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/sysctl.conf.sample
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-## transmission with uTP support
-# net.core.wmem_max=1048576
-# net.core.rmem_max=4194304
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/transmission.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/transmission.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d50663b4b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/transmission.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# transmission with uTP support
+# please comment out the follow line to activate this values:
+
+# net.core.wmem_max=1048576
+# net.core.rmem_max=4194304
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/07_sysctl b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/07_sysctl
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fb31fcb84..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/07_sysctl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2010 OpenELEC.tv
-#      http://www.openelec.tv
-#
-#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-#  any later version.
-#
-#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-
-# setup sysctl
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, installer, textmode
-
-progress "setup sysctl"
-
-  if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then
-    sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf  > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-  fi
-
-  if [ -f /storage/.config/sysctl.conf ]; then
-    progress "set sysctls from /storage/.config/sysctl.conf"
-    sysctl -p /storage/.config/sysctl.conf  > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-  fi
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index 90bcc1fc60..cf34975385 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw -m sha512 $USER_PASSWORD`"
     cp $PKG_DIR/config/httpd.conf $INSTALL/etc
     echo "chmod 000 $INSTALL/etc/shadow" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
 
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
-    cp $PKG_DIR/config/sysctl.conf.sample $INSTALL/usr/config
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config/sysctl.d
+    cp $PKG_DIR/config/transmission.conf $INSTALL/usr/config/sysctl.d
 
   # /etc/fstab is needed by...
     touch $INSTALL/etc/fstab