diff --git a/gnomeos/yocto/recipies-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/udev b/gnomeos/yocto/recipies-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/udev
deleted file mode 100644
index 08beaa9e..00000000
--- a/gnomeos/yocto/recipies-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/udev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          udev
-# Required-Start:    
-# Required-Stop:     
-# Default-Start:     S
-# Default-Stop:
-# Short-Description: Start udevd, populate /dev and load drivers.
-### END INIT INFO
-
-export TZ=/etc/localtime
-
-kill_udevd() {
-	if [ -x /sbin/pidof ]; then
-		pid=`/sbin/pidof -x udevd`
-		[ -n "$pid" ] && kill $pid
-	fi
-}
-
-export ACTION=add
-# propagate /dev from /sys
-echo "Starting udev"
-
-# make_extra_nodes
-kill_udevd > /dev/null 2>&1
-
-# trigger the sorted events
-echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-/sbin/udevd -d
-
-/sbin/udevadm control --env STARTUP=1
-/sbin/udevadm trigger --subsystem-nomatch=tty --subsystem-nomatch=mem --subsystem-nomatch=vc --subsystem-nomatch=vtconsole --subsystem-nomatch=misc --subsystem-nomatch=dcon --subsystem-nomatch=pci_bus  --subsystem-nomatch=graphics	--subsystem-nomatch=backlight --subsystem-nomatch=video4linux  --subsystem-nomatch=platform --action=add
-(/sbin/udevadm settle --timeout=8; /sbin/udevadm control --env STARTUP=)&
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/gnomeos/yocto/recipies-core/initscripts/initscripts_1.0.bb b/gnomeos/yocto/recipies-core/initscripts/initscripts_1.0.bb
index adbd912b..7a6d4f6c 100644
--- a/gnomeos/yocto/recipies-core/initscripts/initscripts_1.0.bb
+++ b/gnomeos/yocto/recipies-core/initscripts/initscripts_1.0.bb
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ SRC_URI = "file://functions \
            file://reboot \
            file://single \
            file://sendsigs \
-           file://udev \
            file://urandom \
            file://rmnologin.sh \
            file://umountnfs.sh \
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ do_install () {
 	install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/rmnologin.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/sendsigs		${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/single		${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
-	install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/udev		${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/umountnfs.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/urandom		${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/save-rtc.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
@@ -97,7 +95,6 @@ do_install () {
 	ln -sf		../init.d/save-rtc.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/rc0.d/S25save-rtc.sh
 	ln -sf		../init.d/save-rtc.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/rc6.d/S25save-rtc.sh
 	ln -sf		../init.d/banner.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S02banner.sh
-	ln -sf		../init.d/udev		${D}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S04udev
 	ln -sf		../init.d/mountall.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S35mountall.sh
 	ln -sf		../init.d/hostname.sh	${D}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S39hostname.sh
 	ln -sf		../init.d/dbus	        ${D}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S40dbus