diff --git a/system_files/deck/shared/usr/lib/sysctl.d/65-hpet.conf b/system_files/deck/shared/usr/lib/sysctl.d/65-hpet.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 553410645a..0000000000
--- a/system_files/deck/shared/usr/lib/sysctl.d/65-hpet.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-dev.hpet.max-user-freq=3072