diff --git a/target/linux/s3c24xx/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/s3c24xx/base-files/etc/inittab
deleted file mode 100755
index feb997ff64..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/s3c24xx/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
-s3c2410_serial0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
-s3c2410_serial2::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
-tty1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/s3c24xx/base-files/etc/preinit b/target/linux/s3c24xx/base-files/etc/preinit
deleted file mode 100755
index abba12dd63..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/s3c24xx/base-files/etc/preinit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
-export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
-. /etc/diag.sh
-rm -rf /dev/console
-mknod /dev/console c 204 64
-exec </dev/console > /dev/console 2>&0
-
-failsafe_ip() {
-	ifconfig $ifname 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 up
-}
-
-failsafe() {
-	[ -n "$ifname" ] && grep "$ifname" /proc/net/dev >/dev/null && {
-		failsafe_ip
-		netmsg 192.168.1.255 "Entering Failsafe!"
-		telnetd -l /bin/login <> /dev/null 2>&1
-	}
-	lock /tmp/.failsafe
-	ash --login
-}
-
-mount none /proc -t proc
-mount none /sys  -t sysfs
-
-size=$(awk '/MemTotal:/ {l=5242880;mt=($2*1024);print((s=mt/2)<l)?mt-l:s}' /proc/meminfo)
-mount none /tmp -t tmpfs -o size=$size,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777
-
-if grep devfs /proc/filesystems > /dev/null; then
-	mount none /dev -t devfs
-	M0=/dev/pty/m0
-	M1=/dev/pty/m1
-	HOTPLUG=/sbin/hotplug-call
-else
-	mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /dev -o size=512K
-#	mknod /dev/console c 5 1
-	mkdir /dev/shm
-	/sbin/hotplug2 --coldplug --set-rules-file /etc/hotplug2-init.rules
-	/sbin/hotplug2 --no-coldplug --persistent --set-rules-file /etc/hotplug2-init.rules &
-	M0=/dev/ptmx
-	M1=/dev/ptmx
-	HOTPLUG=
-fi
-
-mkdir -p /dev/pts /dev/shm
-mount none /dev/pts -t devpts
-
-# the shell really doesn't like having stdin/out closed
-# that's why we use /dev/pty/m0 and m1 as replacement
-# for /dev/console if there's no serial console available
-dd if=/dev/console of=/dev/null bs=1 count=0 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && {
-	M0=/dev/console
-	M1=/dev/console
-}
-
-exec <$M0 >$M1 2>&0
-
-echo "- preinit -"
-trap 'FAILSAFE=true' USR1
-[ -e /etc/preinit.arch ] && . /etc/preinit.arch
-set_state preinit
-echo "$HOTPLUG" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-eval ${FAILSAFE:+failsafe}
-lock -w /tmp/.failsafe
-#mount_root
-[ -f /sysupgrade.tgz ] && {
-	echo "- config restore -"
-	cd /
-	mv sysupgrade.tgz /tmp
-	tar xzf /tmp/sysupgrade.tgz
-	rm -f /tmp/sysupgrade.tgz
-	sync
-}
-
-echo "- init -"
-	
-killall hotplug2
-exec /sbin/init