diff --git a/live/livesys b/live/livesys
index 8e54155..8ad5710 100755
--- a/live/livesys
+++ b/live/livesys
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ for arg in `cat /proc/cmdline` ; do
   fi
 done
 
-# enable swaps unless requested otherwise
-swaps=`blkid -t TYPE=swap -o device`
-if ! strstr "`cat /proc/cmdline`" noswap && [ -n "$swaps" ] ; then
-  for s in $swaps ; do
-    action "Enabling swap partition $s" swapon $s
-  done
-fi
 if ! strstr "`cat /proc/cmdline`" noswap && [ -f /run/initramfs/live/${livedir}/swap.img ] ; then
   action "Enabling swap file" swapon /run/initramfs/live/${livedir}/swap.img
 fi