diff --git a/etc/netstart b/etc/netstart
index b66505a495a..885932d11f7 100755
--- a/etc/netstart
+++ b/etc/netstart
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ _start=quietstart
 # . /etc/rc.d/atm3.sh ${_start}
 /etc/rc.d/netif ${_start}
 /etc/rc.d/ipsec ${_start}
-/etc/rc.d/dhclient ${_start}
 /etc/rc.d/ppp ${_start}
 /etc/rc.d/ipfw ${_start}
 /etc/rc.d/routing ${_start}