diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf/network.sh b/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf/network.sh
index 3ee92714af..ace38808cd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf/network.sh
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf/network.sh
@@ -6,38 +6,6 @@ echo "$INTERFACE" | grep -q wifi && exit 0
 # udevd does clearenv(). Export shell PATH to children.
 export PATH
 
-# Check if /etc/init.d/network has been run yet to see if we are 
-# called by starting /etc/rcS.d/S03udev and not by hotplugging a device
-#
-# At this stage, network interfaces should not be brought up
-# automatically because:
-# a)	/etc/init.d/network has not been run yet (security issue)
-# b) 	/var has not been populated yet so /etc/resolv,conf points to 
-#	oblivion, making the network unusable
-#
-
-spoofp="`grep ^spoofprotect /etc/network/options`"
-if test -z "$spoofp"
-then
-	# This is the default from /etc/init.d/network
-	spoofp_val=yes
-else
-	spoofp_val=${spoofp#spoofprotect=}
-fi
-
-test "$spoofp_val" = yes && spoofp_val=1 || spoofp_val=0
-
-# I think it is safe to assume that "lo" will always be there ;)
-if test "`cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/lo/rp_filter`" != "$spoofp_val" -a -n "$spoofp_val"
-then
-	echo "$INTERFACE" >> /dev/udev_network_queue	
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-#
-# Code taken from pcmcia-cs:/etc/pcmcia/network
-#
-
 # if this interface has an entry in /etc/network/interfaces, let ifupdown
 # handle it
 if grep -q "iface \+$INTERFACE" /etc/network/interfaces; then