diff --git a/init.d/sysctl.BSD.in b/init.d/sysctl.BSD.in
index eba9d4d6..892c0caf 100644
--- a/init.d/sysctl.BSD.in
+++ b/init.d/sysctl.BSD.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 depend()
 {
-	use hostname
 	before bootmisc logger
 	keyword -prefix
 }