diff --git a/finit-alt.c b/finit-alt.c
index 7077c3b5..b65353c3 100644
--- a/finit-alt.c
+++ b/finit-alt.c
@@ -339,14 +339,12 @@ void shutdown(int sig)
 
 	system("/usr/sbin/alsactl store > /dev/null 2>&1");
 	system("/sbin/hwclock --systohc --localtime" HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA);
-	system("/sbin/unionctl.static / --remove / > /dev/null 2>&1");
 
 	kill(-1, SIGKILL);
 
 	sync();
 	sync();
 	system("/bin/mount -n -o remount,ro /");
-
 	system("/sbin/unionctl.static / --remove / > /dev/null 2>&1");
 
 	if (sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGUSR1)
diff --git a/finit-mod.c b/finit-mod.c
index 6957c7a0..61626167 100644
--- a/finit-mod.c
+++ b/finit-mod.c
@@ -283,14 +283,12 @@ void shutdown(int sig)
 
 	system("/usr/sbin/alsactl store > /dev/null 2>&1");
 	system("/sbin/hwclock --systohc --localtime" HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA);
-	system("/sbin/unionctl.static / --remove / > /dev/null 2>&1");
 
 	kill(-1, SIGKILL);
 
 	sync();
 	sync();
 	system("/bin/mount -n -o remount,ro /");
-
 	system("/sbin/unionctl.static / --remove / > /dev/null 2>&1");
 
 	if (sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGUSR1)
diff --git a/finit.c b/finit.c
index f0f31285..8364d737 100644
--- a/finit.c
+++ b/finit.c
@@ -240,14 +240,12 @@ void shutdown(int sig)
 
 	system("/usr/sbin/alsactl store > /dev/null 2>&1");
 	system("/sbin/hwclock --systohc --localtime");
-	system("/sbin/unionctl.static / --remove / > /dev/null 2>&1");
 
 	kill(-1, SIGKILL);
 
 	sync();
 	sync();
 	system("/bin/mount -n -o remount,ro /");
-
 	system("/sbin/unionctl.static / --remove / > /dev/null 2>&1");
 
 	if (sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGUSR1)