diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/etc/inittab
deleted file mode 100644
index 17f829f6d4..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/00_inittab-console-fixup b/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/00_inittab-console-fixup
deleted file mode 100755
index 9d7b2aea22..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/00_inittab-console-fixup
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
-#
-
-enable_console_login() {
-	local cons=$1
-	local initline="$cons::askfirst:/bin/ash --login"
-
-	grep -qs "^$initline" /etc/inittab || {
-		echo "$initline" >> /etc/inittab
-		sync
-		kill -HUP 1
-	}
-}
-
-inittab_console_fixup() {
-	for cons in ttyS0 ttyS1; do
-		grep -qs "console=$cons" /proc/cmdline && {
-			enable_console_login $cons
-		}
-	done
-}
-
-inittab_console_fixup
-
-exit 0