diff --git a/packages/debug/bootchart/build b/packages/debug/bootchart/build
deleted file mode 100755
index 0b1e03fbdf..0000000000
--- a/packages/debug/bootchart/build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. config/options
-
-cd $PKG_BUILD
-
-make CC=$TARGET_CC
diff --git a/packages/debug/bootchart/install b/packages/debug/bootchart/install
deleted file mode 100755
index d0afc1c542..0000000000
--- a/packages/debug/bootchart/install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. config/options
-
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/sbin
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/bootchartd $INSTALL/sbin
diff --git a/packages/debug/bootchart/url b/packages/debug/bootchart/url
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f486407a1..0000000000
--- a/packages/debug/bootchart/url
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-http://sources.openelec.tv/svn/bootchart-1.3.tar.gz
diff --git a/packages/debug/install b/packages/debug/install
index 8a476775a2..06e5ebea75 100755
--- a/packages/debug/install
+++ b/packages/debug/install
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 
 $SCRIPTS/install strace
 $SCRIPTS/install gdb
-$SCRIPTS/install bootchart
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index e54c56d4aa..7d7c985ca3 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -97,13 +97,7 @@
     $IONICE /bin/busybox mount --move /flash /sysroot/flash
     $IONICE /bin/busybox mount --move /storage /sysroot/storage
 
-  if [ "$BOOTCHART" = "yes" -a -f "/sysroot/sbin/bootchartd" ] ; then
-    progress "Starting Bootchart logging"
-      $IONICE /bin/busybox mkdir -p /sysroot/storage/.bootchart
-    exec $IONICE /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /sbin/bootchartd -o /storage/.bootchart
-  else
-    exec $IONICE /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /sbin/init
-  fi
+  exec $IONICE /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /sbin/init
 
   error "INIT_3" "Error in initramfs. Could not switch to new root"
   debug_shell