diff --git a/debian/udev.init b/debian/udev.init
index 398784d6c..4cb3cb7c5 100644
--- a/debian/udev.init
+++ b/debian/udev.init
@@ -140,115 +140,6 @@ if [ -d /sys/class/mem/null -a ! -L /sys/class/mem/null ] || \
   sleep 30
 fi
 
-##############################################################################
-
-# this is experimental and may not work well
-if [ "$UDEV_DISABLED" = "yes" ]; then
-  udev_root=/etc/udev/.dev
-  export UDEV_ROOT=$udev_root
-fi
-
-udev_root=${udev_root%/}
-
-dev_mount_options='mode=0755'
-if [ "$tmpfs_size" ]; then
-  dev_mount_options="size=${tmpfs_size},${dev_mount_options}"
-fi
-
-if [ "$udev_root" != "/dev" ]; then
-  log_warning_msg "udev_root != /dev/"
-
-case "$1" in
-    start)
-    if init_is_upstart 2>/dev/null; then
-	exit 1
-    fi
-    if mountpoint -q $udev_root/; then
-	log_failure_msg "$udev_root is already mounted"
-	log_end_msg 1
-    fi
-
-    echo > /sys/kernel/uevent_helper
-
-    mount -n -o $dev_mount_options -t tmpfs tmpfs $udev_root
-
-    log_daemon_msg "Starting the hotplug events dispatcher" "udevd"
-    if udevd --daemon; then
-	log_end_msg $?
-    else
-	log_warning_msg $?
-	log_warning_msg "Waiting 15 seconds and trying to continue anyway"
-	sleep 15
-    fi
-
-    log_action_begin_msg "Synthesizing the initial hotplug events"
-    if udevadm trigger --action=add; then
-	log_action_end_msg $?
-    else
-	log_action_end_msg $?
-    fi
-
-    ;;
-    stop)
-    # make sure a manual invocation of the init script doesn't stop an
-    # upstart-controlled instance of udev
-    if init_is_upstart 2>/dev/null && status udev | grep -q start; then
-	exit 0
-    fi
-    log_daemon_msg "Stopping the hotplug events dispatcher" "udevd"
-    if start-stop-daemon --stop --name udevd --user root --quiet --oknodo --retry 5; then
-	log_end_msg $?
-    else
-	log_end_msg $?
-    fi
-
-    log_action_begin_msg "Unmounting $udev_root"
-    # unmounting with -l should never fail
-    if umount -n -l $udev_root; then
-	log_action_end_msg $?
-    else
-	log_action_end_msg $?
-    fi
-    ;;
-
-    restart)
-    if init_is_upstart 2>/dev/null; then
-	exit 1
-    fi
-    log_daemon_msg "Stopping the hotplug events dispatcher" "udevd"
-    if start-stop-daemon --stop --name udevd --user root --quiet --oknodo --retry 5; then
-	log_end_msg $?
-    else
-	log_end_msg $? || true
-    fi
-
-    log_daemon_msg "Starting the hotplug events dispatcher" "udevd"
-    if udevd --daemon; then
-	log_end_msg $?
-    else
-	log_end_msg $?
-    fi
-    ;;
-
-    reload|force-reload)
-    udevadm control --reload-rules
-    ;;
-
-    status)
-    status_of_proc /sbin/udevd udevd && exit 0 || exit $?
-    ;;
-
-    *)
-    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/udev {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}" >&2
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-  exit 0
-fi # udev_root != /dev
-
-##############################################################################
-
 # When modifying this script, do not forget that between the time that the
 # new /dev has been mounted and udevadm trigger has been run there will be
 # no /dev/null. This also means that you cannot use the "&" shell command.