diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/init.d/S00asplash b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/init.d/S00asplash
deleted file mode 100755
index 2c52ed5f..00000000
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/init.d/S00asplash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Loading boot splash
-#
-
-start() {
-	printf "Loading boot splash ..."
-	cat /dev/zero 1> /dev/fb0 2>/dev/null
-	fbv -f -d 1 /opt/mycroft/splash/boot.png > /dev/null 2>&1
-	echo "[OK]"
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-        start
-        ;;
-  *)
-        echo "Usage: $0 {start}"
-        exit 1
-esac
-
-exit $?