diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/base-files/default/etc/config/network b/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/base-files/default/etc/config/network
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d9b55b2d3..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/base-files/default/etc/config/network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Network configuration file
-
-config interface loopback
-	option ifname	lo
-	option proto	static
-	option ipaddr	127.0.0.1
-	option netmask	255.0.0.0
-
-config interface lan
-	option ifname	eth0
-	option proto	dhcp