diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_init_hotplug_failsafe_brcm b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_init_hotplug_failsafe_brcm
deleted file mode 100644
index a930b7eb4a..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_init_hotplug_failsafe_brcm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-init_hotplug_failsafe() {
-	echo '/sbin/hotplug.failsafe' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main init_hotplug_failsafe
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/sbin/hotplug.failsafe b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/sbin/hotplug.failsafe
deleted file mode 100755
index 0544339de8..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/sbin/hotplug.failsafe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-case "$1" in
-	button) kill -USR1 1;;
-esac