diff --git a/net/coova-chilli/Makefile b/net/coova-chilli/Makefile
index 47c11ad14..a4f1db7e0 100644
--- a/net/coova-chilli/Makefile
+++ b/net/coova-chilli/Makefile
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ define Package/coova-chilli/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/etc/chilli.conf $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/chilli
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/etc/chilli/* $(1)/etc/chilli/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/chilli.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/30-chilli
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/chilli* $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/
diff --git a/net/coova-chilli/files/chilli.hotplug b/net/coova-chilli/files/chilli.hotplug
deleted file mode 100644
index e12812b49..000000000
--- a/net/coova-chilli/files/chilli.hotplug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-[ "$ACTION" == "ifup" ] || exit 0
-
-[ "$INTERFACE" = "wan" ] && {
-	/etc/init.d/chilli restart
-}