diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index 7541981e88..8d545ebcc2 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@
       progress)
         PROGRESS=yes
         ;;
-      fastboot)
-        FASTBOOT=yes
-        ;;
       nosplash)
         SPLASH=no
         ;;
@@ -106,10 +103,6 @@
     esac
   done
 
-  if test "$FASTBOOT" = "yes"; then
-    IONICE="/bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0"
-  fi
-
   if test "$DEBUG" = "yes"; then
     exec 3>&1
   else
@@ -164,7 +157,7 @@
     for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15; do
       ERR_ENV=1
 
-      $IONICE /bin/busybox mount $MOUNT_OPTIONS $1 $2 >&$SILENT_OUT 2>&1
+      /bin/busybox mount $MOUNT_OPTIONS $1 $2 >&$SILENT_OUT 2>&1
       [ "$?" -eq "0" ] && ERR_ENV=0 && break
 
       /bin/busybox usleep 1000000
@@ -253,7 +246,7 @@
     NBD_PORT="${1#*:}"
     NBD_DEV="/dev/nbd$NBD_DEVS"
 
-    $IONICE /bin/busybox nbd-client $NBD_SERVER $NBD_PORT $NBD_DEV >&$SILENT_OUT 2>&1 || \
+    /bin/busybox nbd-client $NBD_SERVER $NBD_PORT $NBD_DEV >&$SILENT_OUT 2>&1 || \
       error "nbd-client" "Could not connect to NBD server $1"
 
     mount_common "$NBD_DEV" "$2" "$3" "$4"
@@ -307,13 +300,13 @@
   update() {
     if [ -f "$UPDATE_DIR/$2" -a -f "$3" ]; then
       echo "updating $1..."
-        $IONICE /bin/busybox mount -o remount,rw /flash
-        $IONICE /bin/busybox mv $UPDATE_DIR/$2 $3
+        /bin/busybox mount -o remount,rw /flash
+        /bin/busybox mv $UPDATE_DIR/$2 $3
         # loopback file needs writable /flash all the time
         if [ "${disk%%=*}" != "FILE" ]; then
-          $IONICE /bin/busybox mount -o remount,ro /flash
+          /bin/busybox mount -o remount,ro /flash
         fi
-        $IONICE /bin/busybox sync
+        /bin/busybox sync
     fi
   }
 
@@ -327,8 +320,8 @@
 
       if [ -f $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/update.sh ]; then
         echo "updating Bootloader..."
-          $IONICE /bin/busybox sh $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/update.sh
-          $IONICE /bin/busybox sync
+          /bin/busybox sh $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/update.sh
+          /bin/busybox sync
       fi
 
       umount /sysroot
@@ -408,7 +401,7 @@
       if [ "${disk%%=*}" = "FILE" ]; then
         target="${disk%%,*}"
         storage_loop_file="/flash/${target#*=}"
-        $IONICE /bin/busybox mount -o remount,rw /flash
+        /bin/busybox mount -o remount,rw /flash
 
         if [ ! -f "$storage_loop_file" ]; then
           echo "Creating storage loopback file: $storage_loop_file..."
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile
index 2854429f27..a63e826c9f 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile
@@ -36,20 +36,12 @@
       progress)
         PROGRESS=yes
         ;;
-      fastboot)
-        FASTBOOT=yes
-        ;;
       nosplash)
         SPLASH=no
         ;;
     esac
   done
 
-# setting some Variables
-  [ "$FASTBOOT" = "yes" ] && \
-    IONICE="ionice -c 1 -n 0" && \
-    NICE_20="nice -n 20"
-
 # functions
   progress() {
     if test "$PROGRESS" = yes; then
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/fastboot.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/fastboot.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index a3d72065fb..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/fastboot.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@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
-################################################################################
-# Core (Shell) environment variables.
-#
-# This file contains non-OpenELEC evironment variables as well as OpenELEC
-# evironment variables that are not user defined.
-################################################################################
-
-# setting some Variables
-  if test "$FASTBOOT" = "yes"; then
-    IONICE="ionice -c 1 -n 0"
-    NICE_20="nice -n -20"
-  else
-    FASTBOOT=no
-  fi
-
-export FASTBOOT