diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 243cfeb260..7035e6fd08 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@
     dbus-daemon --system
     dbus-uuidgen --ensure
 
+# starting HAL
+  progress "Starting Hardware Abstraction Layer"
+    $IONICE mkdir -p /var/cache/hald
+    $IONICE mkdir -p /var/run/dbus/hald-local
+    $IONICE mkdir -p /var/run/dbus/hald-runner
+    hald --verbose=no --daemon=yes --use-syslog
+
 # starting Connman
   progress "Starting Connection Manager"
     $IONICE mkdir -p /var/run
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/hal/init.d.old/05_haldaemon b/packages/sysutils/hal/init.d.old/05_haldaemon
deleted file mode 100755
index 4ae2685dbc..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/hal/init.d.old/05_haldaemon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# start HAL daemon
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, text, debug
-
-(
-  progress "Starting Hardware Abstraction Layer"
-
-    mkdir -p /var/cache/hald
-    mkdir -p /var/run/dbus/hald-local
-    mkdir -p /var/run/dbus/hald-runner
-
-    hald --verbose=no --daemon=yes --use-syslog
-)&
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