diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/base-files-essential b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/base-files-essential
index e35aae5090..2c611d29b4 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/base-files-essential
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/base-files-essential
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Essential files that will be always kept
-/etc/banner
 /etc/hosts
 /etc/inittab
 /etc/group