diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/mountfs b/src/initscripts/system/mountfs
index 2e2ff0b5b..8975eb02c 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/mountfs
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/mountfs
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ case "${1}" in
 
 	stop)
 		boot_mesg "Syncing discs..."
-		sync && sync
-		sleep 2
-		sync && sync
+		sync
 		evaluate_retval
 
 		# ExtraHD