diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/dnsmasq.conf b/package/base-files/default/etc/dnsmasq.conf
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index 4ef96803a..000000000
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/dnsmasq.conf
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@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# filter what we send upstream
-domain-needed
-bogus-priv
-filterwin2k
-localise-queries
-
-# allow /etc/hosts and dhcp lookups via *.lan
-local=/lan/
-domain=lan
-
-# no dhcp / dns queries from the wan
-except-interface=vlan1
-
-# enable dhcp (start,end,netmask,leasetime)
-dhcp-authoritative
-#dhcp-range=192.168.1.100,192.168.1.250,255.255.255.0,12h
-#dhcp-leasefile=/tmp/dhcp.leases
-
-# use /etc/ethers for static hosts; same format as --dhcp-host
-# <hwaddr> [<hostname>] <ipaddr>
-read-ethers
-
-# other useful options:
-# default route(s): dhcp-option=3,192.168.1.1,192.168.1.2
-#    dns server(s): dhcp-option=6,192.168.1.1,192.168.1.2
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S50dnsmasq b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S50dnsmasq
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index cce957573..000000000
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S50dnsmasq
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@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-. /etc/functions.sh
-. /etc/network.overrides
-[ "$FAILSAFE" != "true" -a -e /etc/config/network ] && . /etc/config/network
-
-# interface to use for DHCP
-iface=lan
-
-ifname=$(nvram get ${iface}_ifname)
-ipaddr=$(nvram get ${iface}_ipaddr)
-netmask=$(nvram get ${iface}_netmask)
-
-(
-	# check for existing DHCP server
-	udhcpc -n -q -R -s /dev/zero -i $ifname >&- || {
-
-	  ipaddr=$(ip2int $ipaddr)
-	  netmask=$(ip2int ${netmask:-255.255.255.0})
-	  network=$((ipaddr&netmask))
-	  
-	  start=$(nvram get dhcp_start)
-	  start=$((network+${start:-100}))
-	  end=$(nvram get dhcp_num)
-	  end=$((start+${end:-150}))
-	  
-	  args="-l /tmp/dhcp.leases -K -F $(int2ip $start),$(int2ip $end),$(int2ip $netmask),12h"
-	}
-	dnsmasq ${args}
-) &