diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/profile b/package/base-files/files/etc/profile
index e8dd704cbb..283a62dc74 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/profile
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/profile
@@ -51,12 +51,3 @@ in order to prevent unauthorized SSH logins.
 --------------------------------------------------
 EOF
 fi
-
-service() {
-	[ -f "/etc/init.d/$1" ] || {
-		echo "service "'"'"$1"'"'" not found, the following services are available:"
-		ls "/etc/init.d"
-		return 1
-	}
-	/etc/init.d/$@
-}