diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/gluon/sysctl.lua b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/gluon/sysctl.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index ee429437..00000000
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/gluon/sysctl.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-local util = require 'gluon.util'
-
-
-module 'gluon.sysctl'
-
-function set(name, value)
-	local new
-	if value then
-		new = name .. '=' .. value .. '\n'
-	end
-	util.replace_prefix('/etc/sysctl.conf', name .. '=', new)
-end