diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 362bdc6e..304f6a90 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ All relevant changes are documented in this file.
 
 ### Changes
 
+#### -rc3
+* Removed `finit.conf` option `check DEV`, replaced entirely by automated
+  call to `fsck` for each device listed in `/etc/fstab`
+
 #### -rc2
 * Support for a fallback shell on console if none of the configured TTYs
   can be started
diff --git a/doc/config.md b/doc/config.md
index eaee6361..c89dde67 100644
--- a/doc/config.md
+++ b/doc/config.md
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ so usually only bootstrap (runlevel 'S') services are declared in the
 
 Syntax:
 
-* `check <DEV>`  
-  Run fsck on a file system.  Only needed if not listed in `/etc/fstab`,
-  Finit 3.0 and later check all file systems automatically at boot.
-
 * `module <MODULE>`  
   Load a kernel module, with optional arguments
 
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 28a5ef18..05865de2 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -226,18 +226,6 @@ static void parse_static(char *line)
 	char *x;
 	char cmd[CMD_SIZE];
 
-	/* Do this before mounting / read-write
-	 * XXX: Move to plugin which checks /etc/fstab instead */
-	if (MATCH_CMD(line, "check ", x)) {
-		char *dev = strip_line(x);
-
-		strcpy(cmd, "fsck -C -a ");
-		strlcat(cmd, dev, sizeof(cmd));
-		run_interactive(cmd, "Checking file system %s", dev);
-
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (MATCH_CMD(line, "user ", x)) {
 		if (username) free(username);
 		username = strdup(strip_line(x));