diff --git a/net/banip/Makefile b/net/banip/Makefile
index e2170a172..ddcf90dc1 100644
--- a/net/banip/Makefile
+++ b/net/banip/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=banip
 PKG_VERSION:=0.3.12
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0-or-later
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Dirk Brenken <dev@brenken.org>
 
diff --git a/net/banip/files/banip.sh b/net/banip/files/banip.sh
index b5685148d..708c88387 100755
--- a/net/banip/files/banip.sh
+++ b/net/banip/files/banip.sh
@@ -121,16 +121,6 @@ f_envload()
 		ban_target_dst_6="${ban_log_chain_dst}"
 	fi
 
-	# log daemon check
-	#
-	if [ "$(/etc/init.d/log running; printf "%u" "${?}")" -eq 1 ]
-	then
-		unset ban_logger
-		f_log "info" "your log daemon 'logd' is not running, please enable 'logd' to use this service"
-		f_rmtemp
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
 	# version check
 	#
 	if [ -z "${ban_basever}" ] || [ "${ban_ver%.*}" != "${ban_basever}" ]