diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 39fd86f3c..686cc84b9 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ done
 if _tmpdir=$(mktemp -d -q /.diskless.XXXXXX); then
 	# only remove the directory
 	rmdir ${_tmpdir}
-
-	# cleanup configuration files from previous instance
-	# (does not work with install media unfortunately)
-	/bin/rm -rf /var/run/*
-	/bin/rm -rf /var/etc/*
-	/bin/rm -rf /var/tmp/*
 else
 	# fake a writeable environment in some subdirs
 	for i in conf etc home root usr var; do