diff --git a/init.d/bootmisc.in b/init.d/bootmisc.in
index 5e245310..9708a247 100644
--- a/init.d/bootmisc.in
+++ b/init.d/bootmisc.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 depend()
 {
-	use hostname
 	need localmount
 	before logger
 	after clock sysctl
diff --git a/init.d/sysctl.Linux.in b/init.d/sysctl.Linux.in
index 19c22b4a..71f61a52 100644
--- a/init.d/sysctl.Linux.in
+++ b/init.d/sysctl.Linux.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 depend()
 {
-	use hostname
 	before bootmisc logger
 	keyword -openvz -prefix -vserver
 }