diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 45f74271f2..6283bc96ea 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ endif # BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY
 BUSYBOX_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += BUSYBOX_SET_GETTY
 
 BUSYBOX_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SYSTEM_REMOUNT_ROOT_INITTAB
-BUSYBOX_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SYSTEM_UPDATE_SWAPON_SWAPOFF_INITTAB
 
 endif # BR2_INIT_BUSYBOX
 
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk b/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
index a717ae0459..c778a9cde5 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
+++ b/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,5 @@ endif # BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY
 SYSVINIT_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SYSVINIT_SET_GETTY
 
 SYSVINIT_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SYSTEM_REMOUNT_ROOT_INITTAB
-SYSVINIT_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SYSTEM_UPDATE_SWAPON_SWAPOFF_INITTAB
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))
diff --git a/system/system.mk b/system/system.mk
index 6f1f5c27b1..8fe2c138b0 100644
--- a/system/system.mk
+++ b/system/system.mk
@@ -96,19 +96,6 @@ define SYSTEM_REMOUNT_ROOT_INITTAB
 endef
 endif
 
-define SYSTEM_UPDATE_SWAPON_SWAPOFF_INITTAB
-	if [ -x $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/swapon ]; then \
-		$(SED) '\%:/sbin/swapon%s/^#*//' $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/inittab ; \
-	else \
-		$(SED) '\%:/sbin/swapon%s/^#*/#/' $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/inittab ; \
-	fi
-	if [ -x $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/swapoff ]; then \
-		$(SED) '\%:/sbin/swapoff%s/^#*//' $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/inittab ; \
-	else \
-		$(SED) '\%:/sbin/swapoff%s/^#*/#/' $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/inittab ; \
-	fi
-endef
-
 ifeq ($(BR_BUILDING)$(BR2_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PATH),y"")
 $(error BR2_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PATH can't be empty)
 endif