diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index a2c9c0fd9..62598a0af 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/app-lib 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/app 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/property 0700 root root
-    mkdir /data/ssh 0750 root shell
-    mkdir /data/ssh/empty 0700 root root
 
     # create dalvik-cache, so as to enforce our permissions
     mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 system system
@@ -609,10 +607,6 @@ service dumpstate /system/bin/dumpstate -s
     disabled
     oneshot
 
-service sshd /system/bin/start-ssh
-    class main
-    disabled
-
 service mdnsd /system/bin/mdnsd
     class main
     user mdnsr