diff --git a/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker b/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker
index 4ee46bb02b..2b75c6903f 100755
--- a/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker
+++ b/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ prestart() {
         service cgconfig start
     fi
 
-    preexec="/sbin/sysctl"
-    [ -x $preexec ] || exit 6
-    $preexec -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > /dev/null 2>&1
-    $preexec -w net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1 > /dev/null 2>&1
-
 }
 
 start() {