diff --git a/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules b/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
index a5f08233ed5..7e09ea19bb1 100644
--- a/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
+++ b/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
@@ -112,6 +112,3 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="rtc", DRIVERS=="rtc_cmos", SYMLINK+="rtc"
 KERNEL=="mmtimer",		MODE="0644"
 KERNEL=="rflash[0-9]*",		MODE="0400"
 KERNEL=="rrom[0-9]*",		MODE="0400"
-
-# do not delete static device nodes
-ACTION=="remove", NAME=="", TEST=="/lib/udev/devices/%k", OPTIONS+="ignore_remove"
diff --git a/rules/rules.d/80-drivers.rules b/rules/rules.d/80-drivers.rules
index d0485e13c43..86eb9187a9b 100644
--- a/rules/rules.d/80-drivers.rules
+++ b/rules/rules.d/80-drivers.rules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
 
-ACTION!="add", GOTO="drivers_end"
+ACTION=="remove", GOTO="drivers_end"
 
 DRIVER!="?*", ENV{MODALIAS}=="?*", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b $env{MODALIAS}"
 SUBSYSTEM=="tifm", ENV{TIFM_CARD_TYPE}=="SD", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b tifm_sd"