diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf b/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
index 4ea01bb4c9a..ef3db4ec50d 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=1
 net.ipv4.tcp_sack=1
 net.ipv4.tcp_dsack=1
 
-net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
-
 net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct=1
 net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_checksum=0
 net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max=16384