diff --git a/init.d/localmount.in b/init.d/localmount.in
index f4bf15f..f4a8c1c 100644
--- a/init.d/localmount.in
+++ b/init.d/localmount.in
@@ -64,31 +64,6 @@ stop()
 
 	. "$RC_LIBEXECDIR"/sh/rc-mount.sh
 
-	if [ "$RC_UNAME" = Linux ] && [ -d /sys/fs/aufs ] ; then
-		#if / is aufs we remount it noxino during shutdown
-		if mountinfo -q -f '^aufs$' / ; then
-			mount -o remount,noxino,rw /
-			sync
-		fi
-
-		local aufs_branch aufs_mount_dir aufs_mount_point aufs_si_dir aufs_si_id
-		for aufs_si_dir in /sys/fs/aufs/*; do
-			aufs_mount_dir=${aufs_si_dir#/sys/fs/aufs/}
-			aufs_si_id="$(printf "%s" $aufs_mount_dir | sed 's/_/=/g')"
-			aufs_mount_point="$(mountinfo -o ${aufs_si_id})"
-			for x in $aufs_si_dir/br[0-9][0-9][0-9]; do
-				aufs_branch=$(sed 's/=.*//g' $x)
-				eindent
-				if ! mount -o "remount,del:$aufs_branch" "$aufs_mount_point" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-					ewarn "Failed to remove branch $aufs_branch from aufs \
-						$aufs_mount_point"
-				fi
-				eoutdent
-				sync
-			done
-		done
-	fi
-
 	# Umount loop devices
 	einfo "Unmounting loop devices"
 	eindent