diff --git a/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/lib/preinit/05_reset_button_adm5120 b/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/lib/preinit/05_reset_button_adm5120
deleted file mode 100644
index 44f164adb6764b76ac6bf30cc8be3db0311d351f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/lib/preinit/05_reset_button_adm5120
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-enable_reset_button() {
-	insmod input-core
-	insmod input-polldev
-	insmod gpio_buttons
-	insmod button-hotplug
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main enable_reset_button
-
-
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_enable_reset_button_ar71xx b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_enable_reset_button_ar71xx
deleted file mode 100644
index 317c8d15a6a2e876c485da04b63633ccbf458f39..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_enable_reset_button_ar71xx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2009 OpenWrt.org
-#
-
-. /lib/ar71xx.sh
-
-
-preinit_enable_reset_button() {
-	insmod gpio-button-hotplug
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main preinit_enable_reset_button
-
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_reset_button_brcm63xx b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_reset_button_brcm63xx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dfca73c220509520cd4f45e86517f508e560a23..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_reset_button_brcm63xx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-enable_reset_button() {
-	if [ "$brcm63xx_has_reset_button" = "true" ]; then
-		insmod input-core
-		insmod input-polldev
-		insmod gpio_buttons
-		insmod button-hotplug
-		insmod gpio_keys_polled
-	fi
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main enable_reset_button
-
-
diff --git a/target/linux/cns21xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_cns21xx_load_button_drivers b/target/linux/cns21xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_cns21xx_load_button_drivers
deleted file mode 100644
index fe71f98d0f0e5f7f607a6ac0aad85b5caf6b1978..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/cns21xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_cns21xx_load_button_drivers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2010 OpenWrt.org
-#
-
-preinit_load_button_drivers() {
-	insmod input-core
-	insmod gpio_keys
-	insmod button-hotplug
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main preinit_load_button_drivers
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_mpc85xx_load_input_drivers b/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_mpc85xx_load_input_drivers
deleted file mode 100644
index ef1cce3608c3cf01f6e4b4b511721da6af5e41c2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_mpc85xx_load_input_drivers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2013 OpenWrt.org
-#
-
-preinit_mpc85xx_load_input_drivers() {
-	insmod input-core
-	insmod gpio_keys
-	insmod button-hotplug
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main preinit_mpc85xx_load_input_drivers
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/lib/preinit/05_ramips_load-input_drivers b/target/linux/ramips/base-files/lib/preinit/05_ramips_load-input_drivers
deleted file mode 100644
index fbd4c83d89487a5f37108c8afbbb38415df74427..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/lib/preinit/05_ramips_load-input_drivers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
-#
-
-preinit_ramips_load_input_drivers() {
-	insmod input-core
-	insmod input-polldev
-	insmod gpio_keys_polled
-	insmod button-hotplug
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main preinit_ramips_load_input_drivers