diff --git a/debian/extra/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/udev b/debian/extra/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/udev
index 687911f..87f1121 100755
--- a/debian/extra/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/udev
+++ b/debian/extra/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/udev
@@ -31,11 +31,5 @@ if [ -d /sys/bus/scsi ]; then
 	udevadm settle || true
 fi
 
-# If the rootdelay parameter has been set, we wait a bit for devices
-# like usb/firewire disks to settle.
-if [ "$ROOTDELAY" ]; then
-	sleep $ROOTDELAY
-fi
-
 # Leave udev running to process events that come in out-of-band (like USB
 # connections)