diff --git a/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h b/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
index 540318fd5..2c9c82b56 100644
--- a/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
+++ b/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ static const struct fs_path_config android_files[] = {
     { 00550, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/etc/init.ril" },
     { 00550, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/etc/init.testmenu" },
     { 00550, AID_DHCP,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks" },
-    { 00440, AID_BLUETOOTH, AID_BLUETOOTH, 0, "system/etc/dbus.conf" },
     { 00444, AID_RADIO,     AID_AUDIO,     0, "system/etc/AudioPara4.csv" },
     { 00555, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "system/etc/ppp/*" },
     { 00555, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "system/etc/rc.*" },
diff --git a/rootdir/Android.mk b/rootdir/Android.mk
index e6887bb21..3417f54f3 100644
--- a/rootdir/Android.mk
+++ b/rootdir/Android.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 # files that live under /system/etc/...
 
 copy_from := \
-	etc/dbus.conf \
 	etc/hosts
 
 
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/dbus.conf b/rootdir/etc/dbus.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 75586b92d..000000000
--- a/rootdir/etc/dbus.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-Bus Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
- "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
-<busconfig>
-
-  <!-- Our well-known bus type, do not change this -->
-  <type>system</type>
-
-  <!-- Only allow socket-credentials-based authentication -->
-  <auth>EXTERNAL</auth>
-
-  <!-- Only listen on a local socket. (abstract=/path/to/socket 
-       means use abstract namespace, don't really create filesystem 
-       file; only Linux supports this. Use path=/whatever on other 
-       systems.) -->
-  <listen>unix:path=/dev/socket/dbus</listen>
-
-  <!-- Allow everything, D-Bus socket is protected by unix filesystem
-       permissions -->
-  <policy context="default">
-    <allow send_interface="*"/>
-    <allow receive_interface="*"/>
-    <allow own="*"/>
-    <allow user="*"/>
-    <allow send_requested_reply="true"/>
-    <allow receive_requested_reply="true"/>
-  </policy>
-</busconfig>