--- a/appliance/init
+++ b/appliance/init
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
   echo "udev not found!  Things will probably not work ..."
 fi
 
-echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
 $UDEVD --daemon
 udevadm trigger
 udevadm settle --timeout=600