diff --git a/SPECS/kernel.spec b/SPECS/kernel.spec
index 4740b7b..29e0107 100755
--- a/SPECS/kernel.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kernel.spec
@@ -3071,10 +3071,6 @@ if [ `uname -i` == "x86_64" -o `uname -i` == "i386" ] &&\
    [ -f /etc/sysconfig/kernel ]; then\
   /bin/sed -r -i -e 's/^DEFAULTKERNEL=%{-r*}$/DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel%{?-v:-%{-v*}}/' /etc/sysconfig/kernel || exit $?\
 fi}\
-if [ ! -f /etc/sysconfig/kernel ]; then\
-   echo DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel > /etc/sysconfig/kernel\
-   echo UPDATEDEFAULT=yes >> /etc/sysconfig/kernel\
-fi\
 mkdir -p %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/%{name}\
 touch %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/%{name}/installing_core_%{KVERREL}%{?-v:+%{-v*}}\
 %{nil}