diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/20_failsafe_set_boot_wait_brcm b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/20_failsafe_set_boot_wait_brcm
deleted file mode 100644
index 001f5f4d3fb0fa390f7c44d96636f7b88d9ef8b0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/20_failsafe_set_boot_wait_brcm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. /lib/functions.sh
-
-set_boot_wait() {
-	[ -x "/usr/sbin/nvram" ] && {
-		[ "$(nvram get boot_wait)" != "on" ] && {
-			nvram set boot_wait=on
-			nvram commit
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-boot_hook_add failsafe set_boot_wait