diff --git a/etc/hosts b/etc/hosts
index 57b516fda03..1e29598c37c 100644
--- a/etc/hosts
+++ b/etc/hosts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 # not be consulted at all; see /etc/nsswitch.conf for the resolution order.
 #
 #
-::1			localhost localhost.my.domain myname.my.domain
-127.0.0.1		localhost localhost.my.domain myname.my.domain
+::1			localhost localhost.my.domain
+127.0.0.1		localhost localhost.my.domain
 #
 # Imaginary network.
 #10.0.0.2		myname.my.domain myname