diff --git a/target/linux/imx6/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/imx6/base-files/etc/inittab
deleted file mode 100644
index 7817185937..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/imx6/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
-::askconsole:/bin/ash --login