diff --git a/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api b/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api
index aff3b969..dd6e0abc 100755
--- a/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api
+++ b/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api
@@ -16,7 +16,3 @@ if [ $RAM -lt $((48*1024)) ]; then
 else
 	uci set uhttpd.main.max_requests=32
 fi
-
-if [ -x /etc/init.d/rpcd ]; then
-	/etc/init.d/rpcd disable
-fi