diff --git a/boot/boot.c b/boot/boot.c
index a93fd764c..f913f934f 100755
--- a/boot/boot.c
+++ b/boot/boot.c
@@ -742,14 +742,6 @@ int b_setenv(int flags, char *name, char *arg, char *value)
 	e->arg= copystr(arg);
 	e->value= copystr(value);
 
-	if(e->flags & E_DEV) {
-		char newname[30];
-		strncpy(newname, name, sizeof(newname)-3);
-		newname[sizeof(newname)-4] = '\0';
-		strcat(newname, "_n");
-		b_setenv(E_VAR, newname, arg, value);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }