diff --git a/boot/loader.conf_wrap b/boot/loader.conf_wrap
index b14f2a7164..d846f12960 100644
--- a/boot/loader.conf_wrap
+++ b/boot/loader.conf_wrap
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ autoboot_delay="5"
 beastie_disable="YES"
 vm.kmem_size="435544320"
 vm.kmem_size_max="535544320"
-hw.usb.no_pf="1"
diff --git a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
index ed0fc8074b..f923e4e0f1 100644
--- a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
@@ -1042,8 +1042,7 @@ function setup_serial_port($when="save", $path="") {
 				if (!empty($bcs) &&
 				    (stripos($bcs, "console") === false) &&
 				    (stripos($bcs, "boot_multicons") === false) &&
-				    (stripos($bcs, "boot_serial") === false) &&
-				    (stripos($bcs, "hw.usb.no_pf") === false)) {
+				    (stripos($bcs, "boot_serial") === false)) {
 					$new_boot_config[] = $bcs;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1065,7 +1064,6 @@ function setup_serial_port($when="save", $path="") {
 				}
 			}
 			$new_boot_config[] = 'comconsole_speed="' . $serialspeed . '"';
-			$new_boot_config[] = 'hw.usb.no_pf="1"';
 
 			file_put_contents($loader_conf_file, implode("\n", $new_boot_config) . "\n");
 		}