diff --git a/conf.d/modules b/conf.d/modules
index c35b9edf..d13ff895 100644
--- a/conf.d/modules
+++ b/conf.d/modules
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 #modules_2="ipv6"
 #modules="ohci1394"
 
-# Linux users can give modules a different name when they load - the new name
-# will also be used to pick arguments below.
-# This is not supported on FreeBSD.
-#modules="dummy:dummy1"
-
 # Linux users can give the modules some arguments if needed, per version
 # if necessary.
 # Again, the most specific versioned variable will take precedence.
diff --git a/init.d/modules.in b/init.d/modules.in
index d6dd7a29..08abae3d 100644
--- a/init.d/modules.in
+++ b/init.d/modules.in
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Linux_modules()
 		x=${x%.*}
 	done
 
-	local list= x= xx= y= args= mpargs= a=
+	local list= x= xx= y= args=
 	for x in $kv_variant_list ; do
 		eval list=\$modules_$(shell_var "$x")
 		[ -n "$list" ] && break
@@ -112,24 +112,13 @@ Linux_modules()
 
 	[ -n "$list" ] && ebegin "Loading kernel modules"
 	for x in $list; do
-		a=${x#*:}
-		if [ "$a" = "$x" ]; then
-			unset mpargs
-		else
-			x=${x%%:*}
-			mpargs="-o $a"
-		fi
-		aa=$(shell_var "$a")
 		xx=$(shell_var "$x")
 		for y in $kv_variant_list ; do
-			eval args=\$module_${aa}_args_$(shell_var "$y")
-			[ -n "${args}" ] && break
 			eval args=\$module_${xx}_args_$(shell_var "$y")
 			[ -n "${args}" ] && break
 		done
-		[ -z "$args" ] && eval args=\$module_${aa}_args
 		[ -z "$args" ] && eval args=\$module_${xx}_args
-		eval modprobe --use-blacklist --verbose "$mpargs" "$x" "$args"
+		eval modprobe --use-blacklist --verbose "$x" "$args"
 	done
 	[ -n "$list" ] && eend
 }