diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 9c131e1521..f354d80b90 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
   progress "Starting Init Scripts"
     RET=0
 
-    RUNLEVEL="boot"
-
     for script in `ls -1 /etc/init.d/*`; do
       if grep -q -e "^# runlevels:.*$MODE" $script; then
         . $script
@@ -55,15 +53,3 @@
         test $S_RET -ge $RET && RET=$S_RET
       fi
     done
-
-    if [ -z "$RUNLEVEL" -o $RUNLEVEL="boot" ]; then
-      RUNLEVEL="poweroff"
-    fi
-
-    for script in `ls -r1 /etc/init.d/*`; do
-      if grep -q -e "^# runlevels:.*$MODE" $script; then
-        . $script
-        S_RET=$?
-        test $S_RET -ge $RET && RET=$S_RET
-      fi
-    done