diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/nvram.sh b/package/base-files/default/etc/nvram.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ddbd88b52f..0000000000
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/nvram.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/ash
-# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
-
-
-# allow env to override nvram
-nvram () {
-  if [ -x /usr/sbin/nvram ]; then
-    case $1 in
-      get) eval "echo \${$2:-\$(/usr/sbin/nvram get $2)}";;
-      *) /usr/sbin/nvram $*;;
-    esac
-  else
-    case $1 in
-      get) eval "echo \${$2:-\${DEFAULT_$2}}";;
-      *);;
-    esac
-  fi  
-}
-