diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 4b01237a4d..c9c02fa036 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ __target_inc=1
 DEVICE_TYPE?=router
 
 # Default packages - the really basic set
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=base-files libc libgcc busybox dropbear mtd uci opkg netifd fstools uclient-fetch logd
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=base-files libc libgcc busybox dropbear mtd uci opkg netifd fstools uclient-fetch
 # For nas targets
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES.nas:=block-mount fdisk lsblk mdadm
 # For router targets
diff --git a/package/system/ubox/Makefile b/package/system/ubox/Makefile
index 28ca515bf4..9f0c4dc102 100644
--- a/package/system/ubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/ubox/Makefile
@@ -28,15 +28,8 @@ define Package/ubox
   TITLE:=OpenWrt system helper toolbox
 endef
 
-define Package/logd
-  SECTION:=base
-  CATEGORY:=Base system
-  DEPENDS:=+libubox +libubus +libblobmsg-json +USE_GLIBC:librt
-  TITLE:=OpenWrt system log implementation
-endef
-
 define Package/ubox/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/lib/ $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/lib $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/etc/init.d
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/{kmodloader,validate_data} $(1)/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/getrandom $(1)/usr/bin/
@@ -47,14 +40,9 @@ define Package/ubox/install
 	$(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/lsmod
 	$(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modinfo
 	$(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modprobe
-endef
-
-define Package/logd/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/etc/init.d/
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/{logd,logread} $(1)/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/log.init $(1)/etc/init.d/log
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ubox))
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,logd))