diff --git a/cpukit/libnetworking/ChangeLog b/cpukit/libnetworking/ChangeLog
index 4ee34256fe..5599427955 100644
--- a/cpukit/libnetworking/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/libnetworking/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-10-02	Eric Norum <eric.norum@usask.ca>
+
+	* rtems/mkrootfs.c: As part of PR283, remove redundant code that
+	creates /etc/passwd and /etc/group.
+
 2002-09-16	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* netinet/Makefile.am, netinet/udp_usrreq.c: Back off some of
diff --git a/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/mkrootfs.c b/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/mkrootfs.c
index eff49ff9a0..de258fc813 100644
--- a/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/mkrootfs.c
+++ b/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/mkrootfs.c
@@ -310,21 +310,6 @@ rtems_create_root_fs ()
                             default_directories[i].mode))
       return -1;
 
-  /*
-   * /etc/passwd, /etc/group
-   * Maybe needed by some tools.
-   */
-
-  lines[0] = "root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh\n";
-  
-  if (rtems_rootfs_file_append ("/etc/passwd", MKFILE_MODE, 1, lines))
-    return -1;
-  
-  lines[0] = "root::0:root\n";
-  
-  if (rtems_rootfs_file_append ("/etc/group", MKFILE_MODE, 1, lines))
-    return -1;
-
   /*
    * The TCP/IP stack likes this one. If DNS does not work
    * use the host file.