diff --git a/etc/init.rc b/etc/init.rc
index 42772776..b7759259 100644
--- a/etc/init.rc
+++ b/etc/init.rc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import /init.recovery.${ro.hardware}.rc
 
 on early-init
     start ueventd
-    start healthd
 
 on init
     export PATH /sbin:/system/bin