diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
index 3385570..8848ed4 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
@@ -1273,9 +1273,6 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/fota 0771
     chown system system /data/fota
 
-    # Create directory for hostapd
-    mkdir /data/hostapd 0770 system wifi
-
     # Create /data/time folder for time-services
     mkdir /data/time/ 0700 system system
 
@@ -1435,13 +1432,6 @@ service loc_launcher /system/bin/loc_launcher
     class late_start
     group gps inet qcom_diag wifi
 
-service hostapd /system/bin/hostapd -dd /data/hostapd/hostapd.conf
-    class late_start
-    user root
-    group root
-    oneshot
-    disabled
-
 on property:ro.data.large_tcp_window_size=true
     # Adjust socket buffer to enlarge TCP receive window for high bandwidth (e.g. DO-RevB)
     write /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_adv_win_scale  2