diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
index 4ebc713cc4e..736234c724e 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -724,8 +724,6 @@ setup_dnsmasq() {
       then
        echo "$ETH0_IP6 data-server" >> /etc/hosts
   fi
-   sed -i -e "/^dhcp-client-update/d" /etc/dnsmasq.conf
-   echo 'dhcp-client-update' >> /etc/dnsmasq.conf
 }
 
 setup_sshd(){