diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
index e065fa64..46b9a75c 100755
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ on post-fs
 
     write /sys/class/graphics/fb0/idle_time 100
 
-on late-fs
-    start themed_bootanimation
-
 on early-boot
     # set RLIMIT_MEMLOCK to 64MB
     setrlimit 8 67108864 67108864