diff --git a/net/openssh/Makefile b/net/openssh/Makefile
index f28461434..8f83a5e6c 100644
--- a/net/openssh/Makefile
+++ b/net/openssh/Makefile
@@ -181,24 +181,6 @@ define Package/openssh-server/postinst
 name=sshd
 id=22
 
-# do not change below
-# check if we are on real system
-if [ -z "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ]; then
-	# create copies of passwd and group, if we use squashfs
-	rootfs=`mount |awk '/root/ { print $$5 }'`
-	if [ "$$rootfs" = "squashfs" ]; then
-		if [ -h /etc/group ]; then
-			rm /etc/group
-			cp /rom/etc/group /etc/group
-		fi
-		if [ -h /etc/passwd ]; then
-			rm /etc/passwd
-			cp /rom/etc/passwd /etc/passwd
-		fi
-	fi
-fi
-
-echo ""
 if [ -z "$$(grep ^\\$${name}: $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/group)" ]; then
 	echo "adding group $$name to /etc/group"
 	echo "$${name}:x:$${id}:" >> $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/group